Art Workshop - Toronto

Montessori students and The Labyrinth Society Regional Rep from South Carolina come together annually in Toronto for an art day.  This year they  invited labyrinth walkers, teachers, and facilitators to join them.

The morning starts with art director Joan talking about art through the ages with activities on a level suited for introducing children to various art and artists.  She shares ideas from art by the early humans, the Egyptians, How to Introduce famous artist to children, Working like Picasso, Vasarelly, Monet, Mondrian, Pisarro and she finishes with Working from a dot.

After lunch Beth, a TLS Board Member and Regional Rep from South Carolina, presents an introduction to labyrinths,  teaches how to draw labyrinths from seeds, and highlights ways to use them with children and others, as she shares photos and stories about labyrinths.  Afterwards you are invited to create a labyrinth of your own, choosing from four different projects. Beth will provides guidance for Finger Labyrinth Painted on Placemats, Dream Labyrinth Cc collage for creating focus on a chosen goal for display or peace table, Air Dry Clay Finger Labyrinth, or her current favorite a Finger Labyrinth on a stretch canvas using pretty tissue.

The art workshop will be an annual event.  We may visit different labyrinths on the Sunday.  If this day is of interest to you send us an email 

On Sunday we walked on the Ward's Island labyrinth:  "A Walk Through Thyme", The Islanders welcomed us on Sunday for service and/or coffee and/or to walk our labyrinth. Sunday service is at 10:30 and coffee is at 11:30. 

The church is about a 20-minute walk from the Wards Island dock. We do have a van pickup from the 9:30 ferry at Wards for those with mobility issues. There will also be boats running from Centre Island as well (it’s a bit of a shorter walk to the labyrinth). Please contact me at 6477824145, if possible a day prior, should you know of someone who may need this van service. 

This is a recent renewal of a labyrinth that eventually became 'lost', but was first initiated by an islander (Laurie Jones) many years ago. I believe one year a number of volunteers from the Labyrinth group (LCNO) came to work on this same project? Kudos to them for keeping our hopes alive that this might really happen. Currently, it is still a work in progress, as a somewhat quirky seven-circuit labyrinth.  Now, moving forward, we hope to enhance the site and install a bench, herb garden, and a sign welcoming all to our “Walk in Thyme.” 

There is one restaurant, “The Riviera,” open at this time of year, should any of your group like to have lunch after your walk. You can google it for menus and times at islandriviera102@gmail.com.