There's a bit of snow today--not the first snowfall, but the first that might stick around for a while. Branches of trees and bushes look like white lace, which made me think of this azulejo by Joseph Branco, a Montreal ceramacist of Portuguese origin.Branco made this design, inspired by his Azorean grandmother's lace, for a series of 12 granite benches, each bearing a quotation by a Portuguese literary figure. The benches have just been covered up for the winter to protect them from snow and ice, but their memory lingers on.
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Would you tell me where to find these benches so I may look for them in the spring, when they are uncovered?
Grand merci.
deBeauxOs, they are along boulevard St-Laurent, in le Petit Portugal south of Mont-Royal. I don't remember how far south they extend - perhaps a bit below Duluth?
Sadly idiots have graffitied some of them, but I think they are pretty solid. Think they are being protected more from snow-removal chenillettes than the actual snow and ice.
Don't miss Mary's blog in Portuguese! (scroll down for blogroll).
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