Designer's Diary

Remember when you were little and became obsessed with collecting the randomest little things? In my case, when I was 8 and living in France with my family, I  went bananas over these tiny plastic babies that were sold at corner stores. I would get such a thrill at the discovery of these babies that I’m shamed to admit I would do the full on foot stomping tantrum to get my Mom to buy them for me.  More often than not, I  would be totally and swiftly denied (parents today take note) but on the rare occasion that my Mom treated me to one, the pleasure and excitement at discovering which little baby character I would get as I tore open the packaging was utter bliss.

Where is all this going you ask? Well, ever since I got my dog (Rocky) I’ve been doing a lot of walking around my neighborhood (Plateau, Montreal) and have started collecting photos on my phone of graffiti by street artist Stikki Peaches. He caught my attention with his tagline What If Art Ruled The World? and not since my little babies obsession have I been this into hunting down and collecting something so I thought I’d share.

Here’s a trio of images I discovered on my walk today on Marie-Anne corner St-Laurent :

Princess Diana & Virgin Mary

Tintin & James Bond

Marilyn Monroe & Fidel Castro