Artist Monique Martin spent years researching the dandelion for her exhibition. She assures each of her 3,000 dandelions tells the story of folklore past.

Monique Martin describing her fabrication process on the artist-led walking tour April 10, 2021

• Many beliefs centre on dandelions answering questions or bringing good luck. When the seeds are blown off a dandelion it was said to carry thoughts and affections to a loved one. As all parts of the plant may be eaten, the  dandelion is a valuable survival tool.
• The dandelion can be used as a barometer – In fine weather the ball extends to the fullest, but when rain approaches, it shuts like an umbrella. If the weather is inclined to be showery, it keeps shut all the time, only opening when the danger from the wet is past.
• Others claim that the number of seeds remaining after blowing the seed head, are how many years you have
  left to live. Another common belief is that the number of seeds left is the current time, which gave rise to the term dandelion clock for the seed head. Also, the dandelion flower opens an hour after sunrise and closes at dusk giving rise to the belief that it is a Shepherd’s clock.
• In wishing for good weather, a dandelion buried in the northwest corner of the house will bring favourable winds.
• It is also said that if you make a wish immediately before blowing on dandelion, your wish just might come
  true. Another belief was that the number of seeds left after blowing the seed head indicated the number of
  children that a girl would have in later life.
• Dandelions have also been used as a variation on the daisy petal plucking pastime of Loves Me, Loves Me Not. If you blow on a white dandelion head and every seed scatters then you are loved. If some seeds still
  cling to the stalk, then your intended has reservations about the relationship.
• One legend surrounding these flowers was that the tallest dandelion stalk that a child could find in the early
  spring will show how much taller they will grow in the coming year.
  Gold
  In medieval rituals, dandelions, being the colour of gold, were used to predict whether a child would be rich – When the flower was held beneath the chin, a golden glow indicated the child would be rich. In 18th
  century England, the more golden the glow of a dandelion held under their chin, the sweeter + kinder the child.
• When dandelions appear in dreams, they are thought to represent happy unions.
• Woven into a wedding bouquet, a dandelion is meant to be good luck for a newly married couple.

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Artist, Monique Martin + Downtown Saskatoon are selling the Context Is Everything exhibition posters, as still seen in the directories on 3rd Ave (at Sturdy Stone, Public School Board + Birks). The 10 prints (2 1/3 x 4 feet) will be numbered on the directories, themselves; Wander #BACKDOWNTOWN to make your selection, or be surprised with any from the series.

Proceeds will go to the Saskatoon Interagency Response to COVID-19 by DTNYXE’s Saskatoon Community Foundation. Like the strength + resilience of the dandelion, this local fund includes support for the mental health of frontline workers at the community level who have been working the past year to keep the most vulnerable in the community safe in this pandemic. If you wish, you may make an additional contribution 100% directly to the fund here. Please mark your donation in honour of “dandelions”.

**Original posters may have weather- + corner staple- damage. If we sell more than 10 posters, reprints will be made.

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FOR SALE

Remai Modern Art & Design Store* 102 Spadina Crescent East *exclusively selling glass domed dandelions + more	Saskatchewan Craft Council 813 Broadway Avenue

Find in yourself the strength + resiliency of the dandelion.

SOLD OUT in no time! Thanks for your support + interest!
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Spring Yoga in the Dandelions is a unique opportunity to practice yoga within Monique Martin’s exhibition of Context Is Everything. Not otherwise open for public to enter, we will gather in the Brute installation on Saturday, April 3rd, 2021. Yoga Teacher Carla Duval-Tyler will gracefully lead a 50-minute yoga practice, accessible to all levels. This will be preceded by an artist’s talk to set the mood of strength + resiliency for the practice.

Now is your chance to be part of the context in Monique’s installation, Context Is Everything. It was almost a year ago that Monique posted a picture of a dandelion in the snow. This simple, bright flower represents the strength + resiliency we have found within ourselves over this past year – a theme which has equally surfaced while teaching yoga through this pandemic. As we transition into the season that brings both sunshine + hope, we invite you to share this feeling by practicing yoga within the dandelions. Experience the enjoyment of this sculptural art, moving your body + reminding ourselves that we can always find the space to be strong, flexible + grow even in unlikely times or places. – Carla Duval-Tyler, Yoga Teacher, RYT 200 at Duval Tyler Yoga

EVENT DETAILS:

• Saturday April 3rd, 2021
• The Brute @ 50 23rd Street East (former STC Bus Depot)
• 3 sessions will be offered: 11:30 a.m. + 1:15 p.m. + 3 p.m.
• Registration is free, but required here.
• This will be a COVID-safe environment, including physically distanced + limited class sizes.
• If you register and your availability changes, please let us know as someone from the waitlist will be pleased to have the opportunity to practice.
• Please bring your own mat, water bottle, mask + camera! Photos will be encouraged. Tag @dtnyxe @MoniquesArt @Carla.DuvalTyler

See who’s already attending by visiting our Facebook event page, here!

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Wander #BACKDOWNTOWN with Artist, Monique Martin as she leads a guided tour of her Downtown exhibition of 3000 dandelions, Context Is Everything. Martin’s dandelions are a hopeful symbol of resilience that encourage us to persevere.  She will explain the reason behind the exhibitions, how they were made and what she has gained as an artist and a person by creating this work. Monique will walk a small group to all 7 locations. Wear your walking shoes!

EVENT DETAILS:

• Saturday, April 10th, 2021
• The ~1km tour will take~45 minutes, depending on pace + questions.
• 2 sessions will be offered: 11 a.m. + 1 p.m.
• Meet at the Downtown Saskatoon office (242 Third Ave S) to peer into our window first. On-street paid parking available.
• Tour ends at the Remai Modern Art & Design Store (102 Spadina Cr E, a few blocks away from the starting point). On-street and underground paid parking available.
• Registration is free, but required here.
• This will be a COVID-safe environment, including physically distanced + limited group sizes.
• All Downtown sidewalks are wheelchair accessible.
• If you register and your availability changes, please let us know as someone from the waitlist will be pleased to have the opportunity to practice.
• Please bring your own mask + camera! Photos will be encouraged. Tag @dtnyxe @MoniquesArt

 Thanks kindly to our venues, who literally opened their doors to this exhibition!
Interested in their space!? There’s #SpaceToGrow Downtown Saskatoon!

Download Map Here
*Paper copies available at Remai Modern Art & Design Store and Midtown Guest Services

 Download Map Here
*Paper copies available at Remai Modern Art & Design Store and Midtown Guest Services

The Brute Leasing Information
Fun Fact: The Brute is named after the style of Brutalism architecture!

The Radio Building Leasing Information

DTNYXE Directory Spec Sheet
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**Interested in purchasing a directory poster after the exhibition!? Proceeds to charity of Monique’s choice for Mental Health support. Contact Us.

Midtown Leasing Information

Canada Building – leasing Information to come…

Remai Modern Art & Design Store 
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*thanks to Banana Republic for supporting stands.
*when the dandelions are on the road – they’re delicately shipped by Rosenau Transport