Precious Bonds

The Montreal Children’s Hospital Mural
Located in the entrance of The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, QC

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Lewis Lavoie

"Welcome"

34

Bowl of FUN!

87

Lewis Lavoie

"We ran a fair race"

105

Hélène Montpetit

ᓇᔭᑯᓗᐃᑦ
Little Sisters
Petites soeurs

191

Wendy Thomas

"I'll Carry You."
It is a portrait of my grandson carrying his Teddy, as he said, "Like Papa carries me."

261

Annette-Wolfstein-Joseph

196

Julie Blais

383

Lewis Lavoie
Sunrise -
Lewis poses with Tenille Towns, Juno Award winner for Country Album of the Year, showing her support with her tile.

45

Barbara Sala

Three little piggies are going places
Visiting the Big White North,
Whales, penguins and wild geese meet them,
One iceberg is travelling South,
The piggies are dancing to tunes of accordion and violin,
Snowy owl watches over everything.

78

Donna Casa-Martin
Chair of Hope
This piece was inspired by the parental need for comfort & good news while caring for their children ,in hospital ,waiting in the chair and the playful pot holding helium balloons represents the hope and playfulness of children during illness and hospitalization.

81

Lewis Lavoie

Building Blocks

98

Meta MacLean

"Proud Puffin"
One of the most charming birds in Newfoundland are the puffins. They float down to the water from the cliffs and skid across the water in a very amusing way. Their colourful markings are displayed on their oversized beaks which they carry with pride in spite of the effort it must take to bare them.

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Veronica Dragnef

untitled

291

Sandra-Rhodes

Watching over you

249

Morgan Shannon

214

Debbie Gencher

untitled

134

Carol Rabinovitch

Mamma Bear and Baby Bear

74

Daniel Coulombe

127

Julian Baslyk

213

Celeste Bouchard

169

Michele Bujold

"La cachette"

53

Denise Roy

"Blue Delight"

244

Kim Bruneau

265

Ken Lee

“For The Love Of Maa Maa”

Maa Maa is the Cantonese word for paternal grandmother
My kids, her grand-kids, brought her absolute joy
My kids miss her dearly
xoxoxo
xox

232

Janet Sargisson

Bears in Blue

104

Deanne Hall Habeeb

109

Avy Loftus

"Peace/La Paix"

117

Julie Harmer

A Red Moon Chorus

I chose the subject of Wolves as they are NATIVE FAUNA TO QUEBEC and “THE WOLF SYMBOLISM” represents Loyalty, Family, Communication, Wisdom, Teaching, and Intelligence.
They are a social animal that live in families called packs, and all communicate through body language, vocalization and scent marking.

160

Ginette Fontaine

"Par la main"

197

Bozzo

173

Bozzo

201.5

Marjolaine Lachance

Le dé représente 1-5-4  (19) pour le jour anniversaire de Xavier et le fait que c’est le hasard qui nous a envoyé un coco différent puisqu’il a un syndrome inconnu. Les cœurs représentent tout l’amour qu’on a pour lui.

La maison est le Children avec vos couleurs bleu et mauve; un endroit où on se sent bien entouré et pris en charge avec tendresse (les fenêtres jaunes symbolisent la lumière du savoir).

L’étoile verte est le fait que Xavier est né sous une bonne étoile,  il est choyée et aimé – le vert représente l’espoir pour un bel avenir. Xavier est le beau chevreuil; gracile et doux, mais plein de résilience durant l’hiver

Patrick, Mathieu et moi sommes les 3 sapins; Xavier peut venir se réfugier à l’abri des intempéries sous notre sapinage et on est solides et disponibles pour l’abriter et le nourrir. Les oiseaux au ciel sont les grands-parents disparus, qui l’aiment tant et qui l’invitent à déployer ses ailes!

 

ENG:

The dice represents 1-5-4 (19) for Xavier's birthday, and the fact that it was chance that sent us a different kid, since he has an unknown syndrome. The hearts represent all the love we have for him.

The house is the Children's with your blue and mauve colors; a place where we feel well surrounded and cared for with tenderness (the yellow windows symbolize the light of knowledge).

The green star represents the fact that Xavier was born under a lucky star, and is pampered and loved - green represents hope for a bright future. Xavier is the beautiful deer; graceful and gentle, but resilient through the winter. Patrick, Mathieu and I are the three firs; Xavier can come and take shelter from the elements under us, and we're strong and available to shelter and feed him. The birds in the sky are his late grandparents, who love him so much and invite him to spread his wings!

218

Valeriya Khomar

"Best Friends"

My son and his budgy were very attached to each other. This is their portret.

187

Valeriya Khomar

"Tree of Life"

175

Francis Bruni - 8 years old.

250

Aria Bruni - 4 years old

220

Suzy Charto

301

Danika Azevedo

295

Shirley Shoub

"Walking towards sunshine"

My painting evokes a message of hope, confidence and independence for children

122

Mimi Kitner

205

Rachel Chavannes

Come and jump in the water with me!
Viens sauter avec moi dans l'eau!

72

Kristen Neudorf

"White tailed deer fawn"

Oil

290

Nathalie Plourde

"Patinoire de jeunesse"

"Childhood ice rink"

Acrylic

82

Shelley Freeman

"Upstream"

150

Marja Hogan

141

Lisa Kimberly Glickman

161

195

Diane Heaganton

"Mackenzie at Sandbanks"

219

Giovanni Vuch

Froth, La mousse

209

Jasper Oldland

250

Lily Sakkas 12-yrs

237

Madii Collective

297

Ibrahim Bashir

163

Nikol(Nicole Bouchard)

"Pirouette"
Ma fille qui s’amusait à faire des roulades, son Big Bird tout en haut sur l’armoire et le téléphone Fisher Price avec lequel on a tellement joué et qui symbolise lien communication entre la mère à l’enfant.

212

Gertrud Antoine

"Sunshine Girl"

213

Marc Belcourt

"Dominque 1965-1973"

335

Apostolos Peter Kouroumalis

164

Sandy Baylin

100

Nadia Mytnik-Frantova

198

Ross- Cote

99

Nicole Dorion

138

Sandra Tremblay

143

Sandra Boorne

149

Jackie Rae-Wloski

170

Alicia Sosa

236

Spencer Sakkas 10 yrs

235

Robyn Goodman

235

Robyn Goodman

280

Marie Helene St-Michel

217

Martine Ménard

"Manga Stella"

300

Gianni Giuliano

"Come lift me up"

123

Peggy Curran -  Safe Journey

156

Esther Calixte-Bea

Little female doll

294

Heidi Spector - This is the wonder of Devotion

214

Timoleon McCall - Downy Woodpecker

120

Kai Mcall

262

Karam Arteen

Man on Horse

69

Denis Jacques

Heureuse Alice

114

Ann Bilodeau

Thorin finds a gnome

194

Stephanie Gallant

115

Marilyn Ruberstein

School-Days

71

Anastasia Belenko Frantova

103

Sharron M Gallagher-Amilapin

Rabbit Friend

190

Amelie Poirier Rever Le-Futur

270

Jessica Loft

Patchwork Principles

240

Pamela-Mercer--Children,

-Like flowers, Grow and bloom And consistently Bring Joy and Beauty To all those they surround

238

Julie Fetherstonhaugh

Canada Cycles for Kids From Sea to Sea to Sea

199

Josie Lapara

211

Bayus Family - Adrian 9-Leila 7-Julian 6

292

Kristen Neudorf

13

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Jennifer Laoun-Rubenstein
“After the Rain”
Pleurotus Ostrearus (oyster mushroom), is one of the wild edible mushrooms found in Quebec. Its smooth, fan shaped cap and gills fruit in clusters on dead trees after heavy rain. This beguiling fungus is a reminder of the continuous and cyclical nature of life and the promise of light after dark.

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Julie K

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57

Pierre L

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90

73

111

210

Dina Bourdakos

186

JC Little

Flying

75

Randi - Deskin

279

Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo

211

Dario Mazzarello- family

262

Sophie Tretiak

277

Andy Alain

185

Christian Matossian

185

Ali Itzkovitz

242

Ronald Vincelli

211

Melina Scourtallk

185

Marie Josee Doyon

269

Pino Diloia

207

Nektar Diamantopoulos

262

Rose Sondola

209

EmmA Howick

243

Sharon Cheong

263

Eden Polansky -

Caring in Chaos

211

Dario Mazzarello (Family)

212

213

Véronique and Peter Black

Playing UNO

213

Megan Keenan

Liam Foundation

212

Andrea Krieble

185

David McEntyre

249

Pauline Triplet

297

Heather Leckner

175

Heidi Silver

224

Stefano Ruvo

212

245

Agathe Richard

212

Athanasia Nikas

We can 4 kids

239

Robert Sears

225

Charlie Casey -

Carmen Buch -Serenity

231

Anne Schwab

231

Gabi Bloom

181

Kristy Cullen

248

Anne-Marie - St Pierre

157

Alyssia-Marie Masella

267

Kathy Nakashima

266

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Maggie Zeng

52

Hannah Alpha

The Tai Chi Dance

162

AK Musselmen

17

Igor Postsh

58

42

Gertrud

63

126

Juliet K

Wishing upon a star

148

193

Julie Kaldenhoven

318

376

238

Julie Fetherstonhaugh

Canada Cycles for Kids From Sea to Sea to Sea

201

Adam Grazyna Murawski

174.5

Randi Deskin

174

Rosalia Bentivegna - Tiny Survivors

200

Sylvie Gerin-Lajoie

199

Josie Lapara

226

Josie Lapara

226

Catherine Desforges

225

Flavie Deslandes - Opération enfant Soleil

224

Line Dutton

250

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The Friends of MUHC

249

Zoe Vineberg - Slurpy Bear

249

Irene Mazaraky

Fly me to the sun

249

Morgan Shannon

274

De Karine Mondor  Loblaw - Nou rrir La vie

272

Rosalie and Nicolas Coté - ESPOIR

245

Lylia D

271

Dario Mazzarel - Romeo the Clown

297

Jacklin Tabac

Congreation Beth Ora

67

65

Julie K

86

Lewis Lavoie

Peaceful Sleep

36

Lewis Lavoie

The Pond

55

I Potash

20

32

31

Lewis Lavoie

"ABE"

119

118

The Bear on the Ball

68

the Montreal Children's Hospital - 1956

79

J Kaldenhoven

Doctor Barbie

80

146

Julie

54

7

Lewis Lavoie

PK

77

19

Julie Kaldenhoven

39

204

Julie

23

Carmen Gonzalez

Thomas

47

Arleen M

95

Julie

76

116

superman

92

Metis Bear

203

21

Carmen Gonzalez

Mr P.H

30

3

hold me tight!

2

Katherine Prins

28-29

Street Hockey fun

16

209

Luciano Cacciatore-age-7

211

Damiano Cacciatore-age-4

This mural made possible thanks to the generous donation of Claude Bigras and Andrée Lafleur

This magnificent composition comprises 750 paintings lovingly created by The Children’s Foundation’s community of patients, parents, caring staff, volunteers, donors, and professional Quebec artists.

Professional Artists

Alain, Andy 

Alpha, Hannah

Atkinson, Michèle

Azevedo, Danika

Baslyk , Julian

Baylin, Sandy

Belenko-Frantova, Anastasia

Benny, Cathy

Bilodeau, Ann

Blais, Julie

Boorne, Sandra

Bouchard, Nicole 

Boulais, Gaetan

Bujold, Michelle

Burton, Alicia

Casa-Martin, Donna

Carmina, Cara

Charto, Suzy

Chavannes, Rachel

Curran, Peggy

Dorion, Nicole 

Dragnef, Veronica

Fontaine, Ginette

Frantova, Nadia

Freeman, Shelley

Gabinet-Kroo, Kathryn

Gallagher, Sharron M

Gallant, Stephanie

Gencher, Debbie

Gianni, Giuliano

Glickman, Lisa Kimberly

Goodman, Robyn

Groom, Cheryl

Habeeb, Deanne

Hecht/Harmer, Julie

Hogan, Marja 

Jacques, Denis

Khomar, Valeriya

Kitner, Mimi

Kouroumalis, Apostoly Peter

Laoun-Rubenstein, Jennifer

Little, JC

Loft, Jessica 

Loftus, Avy

MacLean, Meta

McCall, Kai

Menard, Martine

Montpetit, Helene

Mortazavi, Homeira

Mytnik-Frantova, Nadia 

Neudorf, Kristen

Plourde, Nathalie

Poirier, Amélie

Rabinovitch, Carol

Rubenstein, Marilyn

Rhodes, Sandy

Roy, Denise

Sala, Barbara

Sargisson, Janet 

Shoub, Shirley

Sosa, Alicia

Spector, Heidi 

St Michel, Marie- Helene

Thomas, Wendy

Tremblay, Sandra

Vuch, Giovanni

Wloski, Jackie Rae

Wolfstein-Joseph, Annette

Zeng, Maggie