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Port Perry Star, 22 Sep 1992, p. 17

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"A Family Tradition for 126 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 22, 1992 - 17 Jane Macintosh to display works at the library The Scugog Memorial Li- brary Gallery, recently named the Kent Farndale Gallery, is most fortunate to be able to open the season on Saturday, Sept. 26 with the work of potter Jane MacIntosh. ) Her new show is entitled Bugs and Jugs" and includes a number of her watercolors which throw an interesting sidelight on her pottery. Ms. MacIntosh is a potter who works with stoneware and por- celain with equal ease, using a classical oriental vocabulary of firing techniques and brush- of her work, from bowls to bak- work. Her constant desire to ex- "ing dishes, is entirely function- plore has led to the continuous development of her art. She gets enormous pleasure from facing the challenges of the process of pottery making. Each year has shown Ms. MacIntosh maturing as she searches for ways to win- now out the secrets of the integ- rity of each pot hidden in the wet clay. Kanging from serenely sim- ple vases and jugs to more elabo- rate lamps for which she custom designs harmonizing shades, all 2nd ANNUAL al. Her love of nature and natu- ral materials, as well as her vigorous, athletic personality help give her the discipline to work over and over again on the same shape and design. Both she and her husband lan are environmentalists. Ms. MacIntosh is an active propo- nent of the environmental is- sues and her husband promotes it in the houses he designs and constructs. Keeping it all in the family, her husband helps fire her wood SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 - 12 noon - 4:00 p.m. -- burning kiln, often with slab- wood from his own sawmill. The welcome addition of their two children keeps a playful edge to her pottery, especially in the en- chanting details of nature found ae ne a a es a a 8 8 ete 8 8 6 0 8 0 8 0 0 08 0 6 6 8 8 8 0 8 6 0 8 6 8 BEEBE 8 EE Bs Ee Ee Be EER Rt Rt ttt tt Sewing Classes For KIDS OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE Level 1 - 12 weeks - $60.00 Children 7-14 years Sewing machines provided 86 Chester Crescent, Port Perry To Register Call 985-3031 ARARAAAARAAAAR A RAMSAR SRS ARS LJ 1 98 SEEN ENERO EES SESS SE Sw LAA AA A J throughout her work. Come and enjoy the artist's reception Saturday, Sept. 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the Scugog Me- morial Public Library, 231 Wa- ter Streetin Port Perry. 2A ARARARARERAR A as emaee LE 2 BA J SCORE OOOO Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac GE® Willia Uxbridge 852-3331 Toll Free 1-800-263-2000 Since 1947 msoil Uxbridge Pontiac Buick GMC Trucks Uxbridge 852-3357 Toronto 294-9010

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