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Live Ban WOES F1SHHG RODS LUHHJENSON BIG JON 130GUELPHST GEORGETOWN L7G4A5 y SECTION HIE IIKltAlD Wednesday August 1984 Page I Rug hookers working tomorrows heirlooms There is familiar saying among rug hook ers today you arc members of the guild hold an exhibit of their work This September for he first here w ill be for sale ill the cultural centre to make them working on tomorrows heirlooms The craft is time con suming but very satisfy ing members of the Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild wont sell a lot of their work says pastpresident Long Every two years the In Acton Herald photo In the spring the Georgetown Rug Hook ing Hooking Guild com plcted the wall hanging of names who financial supported he centre complex It took nearly three years to complete from the planning stages to hand- dying the material to the actual hooking Currently on display it the Georgetown Pub lie Library is a map of a da hooked by the guild far their con It was donated to the Hills Library Cultural and lb valued at about In light of our bicent ennial some members are preparing pnmit rugs for the Sept ember showing in Georgetown means they will be mak ing copies of rugs made by ihe pioneers out of old clothing The Georgetown group Mas formed in as a result of night school classes taught Shirley Lyons The lJ members decided to meet once per month enjoy and further their craft according to their charter Die organization has workshops and instruct Audrey Deere Dor Long and Shirley Lyons arc three local teachers who leach about the variety of rug hooking possible fruit flowers oriental animals and Modern day rugs done by hand dont usually get used on he floor because so much work has gone into them Mrs Long Reflections gallery Reflections Gallery supervisor Joan Invites local artists to bring their work to the Old Hide House In Acton if they would like the gallery to Bell their art on consignment Reflections which is part of the Artisan Vil lage has been in existe nce since September The gallery deals strictly with paintings and prints which arc sold on consignment Prices for the work displayed runs from just under on upwards depending on the sue and what the artist Is asking When Mrs was asked to work as supervisor In the department just over a year ago she said it was a little scary at first because of her lack of knowledge in the field BEAUTIFUL I enjoy working at It and meeting the differ people Ive seen quite a bit of beautiful work since Ive been involved here she said Three area artists Intimate atmosphere of Forge Gallery About years ago the county had plans lo widen Winston Churchill Boulevard In Terra and an old house on the cast side of the roadway became in jeo pardy of being de stroyed after the county had purchased it Six years ago after graduating from the Crafts and Design course at Sheridan College Agnes Olive approached town coun cil with a proposal for the house when she heard through a contact at Ihe genera store it might be available Winston Churchill Boulevard was never widened and the house is now known as the Forge Studio Gallery Three area artists Agnes Olive Jo Walter- son and dc Jong are now leasing the house and have turned It into a gallery with three separate studios where visitors may be able to see the artists working It Is the most fabu lous way an old building in Hie community con be used We realize every day how lucky are Mrs Olive said Agnes Olive is a potter who is presently work Ing in a 10th century Japanese art form call This Involves removing pottery from the kiln while it is red hot and placing It in a sawdustfilled bin Prom this process a special finish is formed Georgetown Pallet Vivian Hunter sells a variety of Tibetan work which she uses lo help fund programs for re tigers Iking in the northern parts of India Herald photo Terra Cotta Gallery Tibetan art helps preserve culture Most of the work on display is from artists in the Hills area Mrs low lea pointed to a print of a train and station done by and explained that most of the people who buy he station prints actually worked on that particular type of train or lived near the Acton residents re- then Day and Carol Fuller have work on display there while Ruth Gibson from George town and from also find the gallery useful place for their art Herald Staff Its what you might expect in a small village Hints known for attracting creative art ists but one there is bringing part of the world closer to Hal ton Hills Vivian Hunter is the owner of Terra Tibetan spec lalizing in paintings drawings rugs and handicrafts from libel A retired woman that has lived in Terra for years Mrs Hun opened her business in 1979 Through her three trips to Tibet and her sponsorship of on boy that she has ponded with fur years appreciation or the Tibetan culture She admits that be fore he gallery first Dinned she didnt have anv intensive lime in art ion but her skills im proved steadily in being able lo understand the symbolism in art It vvasn until hat any Hung but rehg ions art was painted by Tibetans Mrs Hunter Childrens Theatre The Childrens Theatre is coming to Friday presenting their show entitled Mime Music and Melodrama Sponsored by the Hills Recreation and Parks Department the theatre troupe performs for children years Curtain time is 10 a m Centennial Middle School Admission is DO cents For more information call and Pencil member Jo is Involved with and mono prints in which no Iwo prints taken from a glass face are the same Jong is the gallerys silversmith Mrs Olive feels the Forge Studio Gallery has an intimate atmo sphere We are con stonily educating people and have a very person gallery she said Although the gallery is uile unique the art would like to sec more people from the Hills communi ty visiilng them and not jusl become a tourist attraction There is a group of Americans that visit the gallery every Olive said most of the people come from the Toronto area Club president suggests coop for artists like up or crafts men so they may sell their crafts to stores ami help gel rid of the factory produced crafts that some stores sell On a recent trip a town near the Kills area Mrs shocked the walk an annua inirj shelf sale also fin the dub Arts and rafts of Georgetown will hi off fall courses in crafts such quilting and glass staining The members deride what course- would like to take and we hen try and offer them Mrs said The club was helping al recent Robert show and don to Bruce Trail Association from Ihi proceeds For centennial project the artist Brian to build the hospital gates in Georgetown Thuy also helped Sheridan College put together their art made crafts aailabh for sale which she reckoned were made m a Theres a lot of lal in Georgetown atom Mrs Beer said and would like to see good quality sold in and regional One our members designed and made chain of office for the a back she said The Arts and raits or Georgetown was formed in 1M2 to mile and handicrafts During this time gifts and luxury and I very said Through the influence of Toronto man Tibet refugees were pcrsuad to paint other feat of their culture in order preserve their heritage she said There are Tibetan refugees in India who have fled from the persecutions of the Chinese government since 1950 which emergencies of war had separated from the people The club is open to ive original design and own work craft are presently mem and Mrs Beer would like to sec the number of members under the mark Meetings are held in member homes During the meetings which arc held on the third every second month the club has guest speakers art or movies The is financed and re no money from outside sources is raised through their innnul crafts sale in October the North 11 Golf and Country Club are ex peeled to pay a small and that Getting bored There arc still some openings in the Departments drens Summer Activity Programs which operate until August Whether you sign up for a week day or half a day your child will enjoy a variety of filled activities Programs are for J through 12 year olds and include regular and Small towns should never be satisfied Small towns should never be satisfied with amateur art work but be striving for the highest quality says local art dealer John r of The House Sol gallery Giving his impressions of the artistic i Mr commented that it is a fallacy to say This is good enough for the should never be satisfied with second best In Ins role of the art fallen within a should be mainly educational concerning itself not with making moiiev but with setting standards For example in organizing art shows at the cultural t Hire Mr Sommcr wants to the highest ibij possible role of this gallery is a public institution lie said funded by public and kept in operation through volunteers gallery by comparison is primarily concerned with selling paintings and sculptures If aits trc to flower it will be through a greater invuliemenl and commitment the community declared Mr Summer Currently Ihe arts are being developed h several based activities with the publicly financed centre as a focus home thing different is planned each month for art it the centre langing from the summer long show to the Tall photo art which promises o become an annual The Palette and Pencil Club started by local Frank Black years ago has developed inlo an active group of la lent painters In discussing the local artistic community inphasizcs again his belief that hi take the enough that ample amateur heat re acturs should be to gel better and better The whole idea is lhat are giving your best an experienced art Mr Sommcr contends Mi belie that great art be under poor conditions in dusty ttics Mi attributes the strong of great American art over the last vial sin freedom mid wealth of that I know oo m my artists who are giving it up clause llin can I make a living said Mr felling small lown residents never to fee in 1orunto sari community Mr Sommcr Missed it is not the size of the place liit rmine the qu of art Asked to compare North art style illi Mr commented that an have heavy lion of and hostilities we are freer of Thenfurc we may hove Some art historians intend thai great art is created out of neurosis mil as llu works of Fran K ifka who definitely iniliippiness for great forms of art Mr Sommcr believes bat this iniiiiiual artists but not in countries makes ail lower is what makes everything le freedom of speech tolerance In picturesque Terra setting Agnes Olive work away at craft They arc here Inside Hie some of Iheir work and Jo Waltcrson Gallery with Herald photo INSIDE Acton Arts and Crafts Georgetown Weavers Guild Glen potter Grace McKnight