vs Lake Scugog Studio Tour April 30 to May 1 Andres Musta is not your traditional artist Can you ever have too many artists? It’s an interesting question and one that came up during a recent conversation I had with some friends. The unanimous answer was, ‘no’. Scugog Township is especially blessed with a vast variety of talent, which includes lour, weaving, pl phy, glass, metalwork, wood carving, acrylic, pottery and much, much more. Fortunately for the residents of our township, as well as their friends, springtime brings with it the annual Lake Scugog Spring Stu- dio Tour, this year held April 30th and May Ist. Among the more than twenty participants is one who stands out as a radical, free spirited artist. His name is Andres Musta and he has Andres Musta at work in his studio and a Ser portrait, above right. “The aim of art is . not the outward appearance of things, but, ‘hei om created some very controversial works. ward significance, a quote by Aristotle, describes Andres was born in Toronto to Estonian parents and was raised Andres’ self po! in an academic environment. His father was a teacher, consequently Photo by Jonathan van Bisen 4 dyes followed in similar footsteps. As a student he taught art at 14 FOCUS - APRIL 2011 APRIL.FOCUS.40.revisedindd 14 S/211 9:25:02 AM