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Oakville Beaver, 22 Jul 2006, p. 7

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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday July 22, 2006 - 7 Artist has knack for monstrous creativity Continued from page 3 "At the One-of-a-Kind Show, people saw the bowls and said, `What a wonderful baby bath,'" he said, smiling. "I just said, `Ok, whatever it is for you.'" Posa's knack for monstrous creativity came from watching his father work on huge pieces of marble and bronze for 25 years in the same room Posa now calls home. "That's where I was trained in how to think, and the whole freedom of it," he said. At three years old, Posa made his first bronze sculpture. At age eight, he and his dad, Andrew, built a giant concrete dinosaur. His father's giant sculptures are all over downtown Toronto, including his most famous on Wellington Street. He has left his mark, and Posa is hoping to do the same in Oakville. "The town has a ton of artists, it has a ton of art-lovers, but it has no public art, nothing that people say, `If you're in Oakville, you've got to see this,'" he said. "I want something in Oakville that makes it artistically special." If the giant 250-year-old oak tree in front of the Regional Centre on Bronte Road has to be cut down to expand Bronte, Posa has an idea. "I think it's great if people can save it, but if they cut it down, it would be a shame to just cut it into pieces," he said. "Commission me to work on that tree." Posa would deliver, he says, "whatever the people want." "I could carve it into an interesting piece, heritage ideas, buildings, characteristics of what Oakville is. I could even make it a giant wind chime. It would be one of the biggest instruments around." While he admits the wind chime idea is "probably a little too much for people," his point is that the tree shouldn't go to waste. "I don't want to see it come down, but if it does, let me attack it, let me create something with it for the town. You let me attack this thing for a year and there won't be anything to match it, except maybe at the ROM." Posa also has his eye on a "monstrous oak" in Lyons Valley. Town employees cut off the limbs of the approximately 200-yearold tree, and it's just sitting there, dead. "It's got a lot of character growths in it," said Posa. "The uglier the wood, the better. As a carved sculpture, that one would be gorgeous." On top of the furniture he creates, which he'll be showcasing at an at-home show in the fall, Posa's sculptures can also be found in several galleries, including one in Yorkville. His artistic resume also includes five years on the road across Canada painting murals for Laser Quest, and he has also painted several murals for Holt Renfrew over the past few years. But when it comes to creating, nothing beats sculpting. "I love it. It's completely addictive," said Posa. "It's such a high when you create something." As for what he's hoping to create in the future, he has plenty of big ideas. "I've always wanted to build a giant hottub or bathtub," he said, smiling. "I just haven't found the right log." For those wanting to get rid of a dead tree, or for more on Richard Posa and Baumbaba, call 905-257-1297. -- Krissie Rutherford can be reached at krutherford@oakvillebeaver.com. Home energy discussion Get some ideas on lowering your home energy costs with Certified Energy Advisor Don Eaton at a free public seminar hosted by Energy Action Halton. Bring your home energy questions for Eaton on Wednesday to Knox Presbyterian Church (upper hall), 89 Dunn St. in downtown Oakville. Eaton is director of the Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence and has more than 35 years of residential construction and home energy experience. Energy Action Halton is a local group that formed to help consumers lower their energy consumption and costs and learn about new energy-saving technologies as they become available. For more information on Energy Action Halton or the seminar call Paul Benson at 905-844-0405 or email him at pbenson@sympatico.ca. Pud By Steve Nease snease@haltonsearch.com Kitchen Transformations With A Lifetime Limited Material Warranty BEFORE AFTER We can transform your existing cabinets with new doors and laminate in your choice of style & colour. Select complimentary hardware & have the kitchen of your dreams. No Payments, No Interest for 6 Months O.A.C. Visit our showroom or call for your FREE In Home Consultation 1313 Speers Road, Oakville · 905-847-8964 Mon. - Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 10am-4pm www.granitetransformations.ca

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