This is a First Person column by Carla Rae Taylor, who lives Edmonton. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
“Thank you so much,” I heard her say through the temporary cage that surrounded me to keep me safe while I painted.
The mural I was painting was in the heart of Edmonton in an underground pedway between train stations. There are people of many walks of life that frequent this hallway, including those that seek refuge from extreme poverty and find themselves homeless.
“Thank you for the art,” she said. The woman, who looked Indigenous, no more than
