An unassuming alleyway on Blowers Street has been converted into a tropical wonder world by Alex Thuku’s new mural. Filled with exotic leaves, flamingos, elk and lemurs, fantastical shades of yellow, turquoise and pink define the landscape. This scenery spanning the side of Blue Apples Arts and Wellness Centre (formerly The Blowers Street Paper Chase) […]
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Where I work: The Blackbook Collective
WHO WE ARE “We started the collective last September,” says Michael Burt, co-owner with Joey Cook of The Blackbook Collective. “He was doing a lot of large-scale murals, I was doing commissioned artwork; we linked up through that.” Advocates for legal painting, the duo opened the art supply shop and gallery at 5540 Kaye Street […]