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Celebrate the harvest with the most famous of German Festivals! _ Bountiful Gourmet Foods and German oktoberfest and westfacler sausages, German Specialties from our kitchens will be the highâ€" potato salad, sauerbraten, herbed liverwursts, \;VITI\(I)AG?Em light of your fall menus. smoked Kassler and much more! Eounesy of * Over 100 German products featured! * Inâ€"store tastings, etc. * From our kitchens: Fleischkaese, veal, * Hurry â€" Oktoberfest celebration ends Oct. 23 r ’/fi G’ 1 V/ VAâ€"\ Deadline â€" October 31st, 1993 Contact this community newspaper for details. 1993 ONTARIO JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS The store‘s name, not surprisingâ€" ly, came from a love affair with France that Kim May has harâ€" boured since she was 10 years old. The souvenier she returned home with at that young age was a small tin with Van Gogh‘s Starry Night painting on it. A beautiful butterfly collection hanging on one wall provides an interesting eyeâ€"catcher but to Kim May it represents the inspiration for her plunge into textile art, "to transâ€" fer the beauty and art of nature onto clothing." "I have always appreciated the art in nature, " she says. Appreciating the art in nature (Continued from page 12) Who really has the Best Selection? Best Service? Best Value? C H BE 5L E R ofc 284 King E. Jackson Square 2410 Lakeshore Rd. W. 826 Queenston Rd. She was assistant curator at Artisan Centre in Mississauga and an artist in her own right before she decided to work on clothes, a move she made because of the recession. 9 "Quite simply, art is a luxury,‘ says Kim May who is partial to big acrylics or "dreamscapes" as she refers to them. "Art in clothing satâ€" isfied my ven for art. The recession Born in Oakville, Kim May knew she was headed for a career in art and attended the University of Toronto for Fine Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, then set about pursuing a career in "the crazy art gallery scene." 699 Guelph Line Oakville Stoney Creek Burlington Hamilton WIN A JUNIOR MOUNTAIN mâ€"â€"â€"= Courtesy of Specialities from Germany of course! 740 Upper James Centre Mall Calling all turkeys! New Art Space, 83 Reynolds St., is hosting a Thanksgiving wreathâ€"making workâ€" shop Sunday, between 2 and 4 p.m. for children over 8 and adults. Cost is $15. Call Ilze Berzins at 338â€"5139 for information/registration. "I hope people feel the same way in appreciating oneâ€"ofâ€"aâ€"kind pieces as I do. For what goes into my piece, they get a very good deal," says Kim May who says she has Tâ€"shirts starting at $30 with, on average, tops going for between $95 and $100 and a threeâ€"piece suit, $250. Her studio, tucked in at the back of the shop is where Kim May can spend 16 hour days, an area brimâ€" ming with ‘works‘ in progress â€" cotton tops, even a black leather jacket, awaiting her finishing touches. From the quality clothing to the classy dressing rooms â€"based on the beach houses of the French Riviera â€" one might mistake Kim May as a serious retailer â€" she is quick to point out, however, no matter how keen her sense of business, she‘s in it for fun. She creates surrounded by her glossy art books and if a sculpture inspires her, she gives credit on the sales tag. As you browse through the comâ€" fortable stylish clothing you will notice there are no specific sizes â€" clothing is adjustable to fit several different sizes. . You will also notice that Kim May doesn‘t selfishly restrict her inventory to her own line of clothâ€" ing â€" she features five other artists. When she opened her doors last May, she was afraid of scaring off people who might think the store was "too much" but she feels she has discovered a happy medium between artsy and classy. Although most of her styles are geared for women, she says she designs for men, and also sees a lot of male customers "because they like to see their favorite woman wearing something unique." "They can be comfortable being original," says Kim May. "There are some extremely strong characâ€" ters in Oakville. They like to be umque like to be their own perâ€" son 'Turkeys wanted "It goes against my nature to do more than one," she smiles. "It goes back to my university days. I would drive the professors crazy because I‘d never show sketches. I‘d always arrive with the finished piece.I work on site. It has to hapâ€" pen at the moment." (The Shaw Festival in Niagaraâ€" onâ€"theâ€"Lake â€" for ‘one‘ was enthralled with her creations as organizers have ordered thematicalâ€" lyâ€"related clothing for their gift shop for the 1994 season.) Kim May coâ€"creates her designs with two seamstresses but she is the one who decides if one top will carry gems and Van Gogh‘s irises or metallic leaves, or perhaps carry a design based on a famous sculpâ€" ture. And even though her popular line of jean shirts with cowskulls on the back are in high demand, no two are ever exactly the same. had a strong play on this (deciâ€" sion)."