5 // Things are looking up

Trounce Alley (Abbott, between Cordova & Powell St), Gastown.

There are many alleys in Gastown that feature great street art. I put mine very close to the street, so you don't have to venture very far into the alley to find it and it's easily viewable from Abbott.

In Bishop Allen's song "Rain", there's one lyric I especially love: "If it's ever going to get any better / it's gotta get worse for a day". And so I think that even in the worst of times, the sentiment "Things are looking up" still rings true. I created this piece in the style of typical flyers with a tear-off, but instead of a phone number, they get my sentiment to carry with them.

(Update: the last photo in the series was taken just over a week later. Most of the tabs are gone, yes!)