A symbol of resilience: Monique Martin s paper dandelions fill downtown Saskatoon Martin, in partnership with Downtown Saskatoon, is presenting her art installation Context is Everything from March 1 to April 15.
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Publishing date: Feb 27, 2021 • March 1, 2021 • 3 minute read • SASKATOON, SK FEBRUARY 25/2021 - 0301 News dandelions - Artist Monique Martin places paper dandelions inside the old bus station downtown. The installation, featuring thousands of the paper dandelions, is sponsored by Downtown Saskatoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Peer into the windows of storefronts and unused buildings in Saskatoon’s downtown starting on Monday, and you might be delighted to see a splash of yellow flowers brightening up the area.
Monique Martin s paper dandelions fill downtown Saskatoon
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Paper dandelions will be sprouting all over Canada this year
Don t call them weeds they re survivors. And thanks to artist Monique Martin, spring s arriving early.
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Don t call them weeds they re survivors. And thanks to artist Monique Martin, spring s arriving early
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 1:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 11
One down . 1,599 to go. Artist Monique Martin planted her art in Edmonton this past fall as part of The Works. The installation will appear in several Canadian cities through 2021.(The Works)
It s odd to be planting flowers in winter, and stranger still if you re cultivating dandelions, a plant that s never seemed to have much trouble proliferating on its own. But then, Monique Martin s not in the business of honest-to-goodness gardening. Rather, the Saskatoon artist tends dandelions of the paper variety and now through Jan. 15, the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum in Saskatchewan is blooming with Martin s hand-crafted flowers.