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B THE HERALD Wednesday March Arts Ideas Discovering a treasuretrove from the past Last fall I got a letter from a lady In East Germany She wrote me that her father had spirited away and kept hidden for years a part of my familys ar chives consisting of photographs letters and assorted documents This was a total surprise to me since I believe these things to be lost During the past winter the remains of a once fairly large ar- chive collection arrived here in Canada In several parcels and I have been sorting the un suspected treasures ever since One of the items in the collec tion is an exercise book filled with school essays written by my favorite grandmother when she went to school in Vienna When I knew her in the early 30s she was a wonderful old lady and great storyteller Our relationship was pure gold and her death in was the first great heartbreak in my life Here is the translation of a char ming school essayfairy tale my 13yearold grandmother wrote in the spring of Ttie ti tle of the story is Sunshine Spr- ingwinds The white blanket of snow was almost gone and the warm rays of the sun forced the ice to retreat No flowers had made their appearance yet They did not trust the early warmth of the sun because they knew that hostile winter had not been defeated Every night when the sun travelled to the other side of the earth winter returned The flowers loved their sweet slumber Only at noon when the sun shone warmest did a violet maybe open its purple eyes for a moment to close them fast again when winters icy breath blew against them Another spring day dawned with dear mother sun doing her best A little violet woke and mov ed with pleasure touching the primula that slept close by Oh Ideas and The Arts by John Sommer dear thought the violet I hope I wake primula She will start to talk and that will be the end of sleep Its much too early the frost will kill us I must close my eyes quick primula must not know that I was awake And back to sleep violet went Primula however had been stirred and halfdreaming half- waking felt the caress of the sun Warm loveiy sun primula mur mured you wake me because you want me to leave this dark bed of earth to follow you to the surface where a blue friendly sky beckons I have slept so long now I want to enjoy myself Primula stretched and looked at violet Did I not feel violet moving through primula I must have been wrong Wake up call ed primula how you sleep I You do not even hear me Good gracious grumbled the mole who had woken up instead What a noise you make go back to sleep it is much too early Too early How can that be respond- ed primula bow can you say that when I feel the longawaited warmth of the sun deep down here I will go and say hello to the sun Wait said the mole you know that I am your friend do not go yet it is still much too cold for you Yes the sun is warm during the day but at night frost is still attacking without mercy all life that dares to challenge frosts dominion Well mole said Porcelain work by Monica Johnston Environments 3 Women 3 Views Flying fish by Janice Environments 3 Women 3 Views with Monica Johnston Janice and CarolAnn This exhibition will be on view at the Halton Hills Cultural Cen tre Church Street Georgetown from March to April 22nd Monicas nationally exhibited work expresses her fascination with lines birds plant life and geometric patterning Vibrant colours in combination with sub tle variations of smoke firing enhance the beauty and decorative quality of her carved pieces Since graduating from OCA Janice has shown a remarkable ability to apply her vision of col our design and perspective com mercially as a wallpaper designer colourist costume jewellery designer and also through her paintings From her home in Glen Williams Janice of fers visions of fish CarolAnn works from her Glen Williams studio creating both functional and oneofakind vessals The works presented in this show are bold sculptural forms with hidden interior spaces which invite the viewer to con template the environment created by each piece Opening reception will be on March 27th from pm For more information please contact CarolAnn Michaelson at 8732147 The Quilt as Art featured Seventeen quilts which bridge the gap between craft and art form the Cana dian Art Collections Redefined The Quilt as Art The exhibition showcases artists and quilt- makers from across Canada and was organized and circulated by the Whyte Museum of the Cana dian Rockies in Banff The quilts will be on display from March 31 June 1991 at the Kleinburg gallery The works to be shown in corporate a wide range of materials- and techniques which challenge the basic premises of traditional quiltmaking Vinyl natural materials electric lights oil on canvas photography paper metal flannel and denim are just a few of the materials utilized From the traditional to the modern Redefined The Quilt as Art displays a variety of political and social issues The intent of the exhibition is threefold to ex plore the range of possibilities be ing examined by contemporary Canadian quiltmakers and quilt artists to promote the develop ment of the art quilt in Canada and to provoke thought within the contemporary Canadian community Themes explored in the quilts range from the serious to the humorous Violence against women the breaking of social conventions the changing roles of women the security of children- are some examples of the quilt themes Environmental ecological and Canadian subjects are other issues depicted in the quilts In the exhibition catalogue Wendy Lewington Coulter one of the artists in the show states quilts have been a medium for the development of a powerful visual language created and codified by women Whether it be grief joy love friendship religious beliefs or political con viction quilts have provided a place where women could ex press many aspects of themselves primula you are a sorrowful old fellow without a spark or a sense for adventure You always hide from the sun in your burrow deep in the ground No I will not listen to you I know what to do Dear primula said the mole I hope you will not regret it It would make me so sad to see you hurt because you are sweet and I like you But primula did not pay any more attention to him and the poor mole crawled away into the earth Out in the open was primula happily bathing in the sun The beautiful day ended The sun left- and night came The stars and the moon shone coldly and a merciless wind blew across the land How very cold it is sigh ed primula as the frost embrac ed the helpless little creature When morning came and the sun returned from her long voyage primula was dead and no sun would have been warm enough to return the keen little flower to life My grandmothers tale had to journey a long distance over time and space to finally reach me years after it was written Belov ed ancestress I greet you wherever you are For That Quiet Cosy Dinner Book Today I 8737402 VIDEO PLUS West of Georgetown Fruit BRING HOME A 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