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The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville, October 18,1989 9 Visual Arts Centre Hosts Interesting Glass Sculpture Exhibit Shirley Fineblit sets up two of her glasswork pieces for the glass show at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. The all-glass show runs from October 12th to the 22nd and includes six artists in all. Shirley feels that working with glass is infinitely infinitely rewarding. Her Glassworks Studio in Toronto produces pieces for gift shops, exhibits, private collections and even industrial decor. "Glass is a wonderful medium to work in. "Glass can be many things and many things can be glass." says Shirley. Her work is both beautiful and functional and takes on many forms as she works towards her goal of making life-size, glass figures. by Lorna Miller Two of these artists, Shir- Glass: State of Matter/ ley Fineblit and Irene Kind- State of Mind is the theme ness, although working in for the glass sculpture ex- the same mercurial medium hibit at the Visual Arts. Cen- of glass, and expressing tre on Simpson Avenue in equal concern for the envi- Bowmanville. ronment, produce works as Six artists will have their different as the sun and creativity on display from moon. Shirley's work is a Friday, October 13 until Sun- combination of the function- day, October 22. al and aesthetic in fine etch- THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE RECONSTRUCTION OF TRULL'S ROAD (COURTICE) (NASH ROAD TO GEORGE REYNOLDS DRIVE) INFORMATION CENTRE The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle have tentatively planned the reconstruction of Trull's Road in the 1990 Construction Construction Programme. The reconstruction project also includes the Nash Road and Trull's Road intersection. Detailed construction design drawings shall be prepared in 1989 with commencement of construction in the Spring of 1990. The proposed work shall include road excavation, placing granular granular road base, curb and gutter, storm sewers, hot mix asphalt and concrete sidewalks. You are cordially invited to attend an Information Centre to be held between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Wednesday, October 25, 1989, at Courtice Secondary School, Library. Preliminary plans for the proposed reconstruction will be available for inspection and staff will be on hand to answer questions. Input ' from the public is respectfully solicited. Date of Publication: October 18,1989 Mr. W. A. Evans, P. Eng., Director of Public Works Corporation of the Town of Newcastle Municipal Building, 40 Temperance Street, BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 3A6 (416) 623-3379 ings, bowls and plates. Irene is showing work influenced by helmets on medieval suits of armor. Both categories categories of sculpture are beautiful. beautiful. Both express the artist's state of mind at the time of their creation. Giassmaker and designer Shirley Fineblit is the owner-designer owner-designer of the Glassworks Glassworks Studio in Toronto. Shirley worked for ten years as an interior designer. But, during a stay in Eurdpe, found herself impressed with the "fine quality of design design that was married to what we call crafts." When she moved to Holland, Holland, she inquired about a beginner's course in graphics graphics in glass at the renowned Geritt-Rietveld Acadamie. Three days after joining the institute, she says, "I had a wonderful sense of having found a medium that worked for me." "In Europe the classes are more along the lines of a Free School," she explains "I was more or less self-taught. I visited glass factories and built my own equipment." Having widespread connections connections worked for Shirley when she was ready to use them. "I got a job at a glass factory in Venice, the famed Vinini Factory. Here she was accepted as a guest designer. designer. "Opportunities are everywhere, everywhere, she states, running her hands through her curly hair. "We have to be open to stumbling blocks as opportunities." opportunities." She leanes forward, elbows on the table, "Nothing "Nothing is easy. I just happened to stumble through a succes- Combined Experience of over 117 years • Fuel Oil, Gas, Diesel • High Efficiency Oil Furnaces • High Efficiency Oil Burners • 24 Hour Emergency Service • Humidifiers • Free Furnace Replacement Plan • Electronic Air Cleaners • Central Air Conditioning ^ 728*5138 FOR COMPLETE HOME SERVICE sion of happy accidents." It was no accident that Shirley has achieved what she has in life. She's worked hard at her chosen profession. profession. In 1982 she instigated a program in glass blowing, casting, colouring and forming forming at the Ontario College of Art. "They asked me if I could teach with the existing equipment. I said yes. But, when I checked into it, I found that they had nothing, so I had to build it all from scratch." She laughs at her own brashness and naive confidence. But, with determination determination and hard work, she pulled it all together. "If you're going to put something in tne world, you should put something of yourself into it.' Shirley firmly believes. In 1979, she ventured into the business world, going going commercial with her- designs designs from her Glassworks Studio on Bathurst Street in Toronto. "I attended trade shows, and took my work to stores. Eventually, I was producing for outlets in the area and had one full-time and one part-time helper and we were putting out 10 to 30 pieces a day." Shirley soon had outlets across North America handling'her work. "Gift shops, galleries, furniture stores and industrial industrial foyers and boardrooms had my pieces on diaplay." she says. "Every year I design design new pieces in new shapes and colours to keep the line fresh. After 2000 pieces of anything flood the market, people get tired of seeing them." Her premise that her work should be aesthetically aesthetically pleasing and affordable was paying off, if not in a grandiose manner, it at least giving Shirley a modicum modicum of freedom to pursue her love of creative glassworking glassworking for shows and exhibitions. exhibitions. Shirley found new and exciting ways to express her gift for working glass into functionally beautiful shapes, and her second career career as an artist in glass took flight. "I didn't recognize until then that I was attracted to glass in the hot stage. 1 found liquid glass to be very seductive. The way it moves and flows while you work with it becomes very involving," involving," Shirley says, as she moves her hands to mimic the flowing patterns of hot, molten glass. "A lot of people are afraid of glass, hot or cold. They find it too fragile in the cold, set state and fear the heat of it when it's hot, organic and alive. I don't find it fragile. I find it to be incredibly tough. It transforms light and space. It dominates the environment. environment. It's the duality that's so exciting." Shirley is certain that when they dig up remnants of our civilization in 2000 years or so, they will find a lot of glass and we will be judged by what they find. "Glass is very durable." That's why she feels the artist artist has a responsibility for what she produces. It's going going to be around for a long time in some form or another. another. "What else do we know of that can be there and not be there at the same time?" she questions. "Glass can be many things and many things can be glass." In this vein, her etchings on frosted glass are chipped and uneven along the edges and the bases of rusted steel roughly reflect the outline of the etching itself. "I feel that this is what most glass pieces pieces will look like when they are unearthed in the future." future." Shirley explains. Shirley has the ambitions of the fearless. "I would like to work life-sized figures." she says. Her etchings are the prototypes for this ende- vor. She feels strongly that the artist must be responsible responsible for what issues from his studio. "Art creates its own burden of responsibility for what you produce." she points out. "Be it garbage or self-expression - it's going to be there. So you have to ask yourself: "Does the world need one more thing?" When Irene Kindness was in grade three she was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. She replied " An artist." Her concert musician fa- Many thinking people are pre-arranging funerals Atquiettimes, along with their own private thoughts, many people --both young and elderly --are maklngthe sensible decision to pre-arrange theirfuneral. Their wishes are made known well before time of need, removing stress from surviving relatives. Call or write for our selection of brochures on the various aspects of funerals and pre-planning. Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home 53 Division Street BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 2Z8 Phone 623-5668 THAT HELPS Young Drivers of Cumula Is more Hum just a way to save on. Insurance premiums. It's a complete defensive driver training course that teaches Young Drivers how to survive accidents by avoiding avoiding them. And that can help parents of new drivers breathe easier and sleep easier. of Canada For information, brochures and course schedules call Young Drivers of Canada 98 King St. West, Bowmanville 623-7017 ther wanted young Irene to be a concert pianist. "But," she says with a laugh, "I didn't like Bach, among others. others. I love music, It's all around me all the time when I'm working. I love the Blues." The boom and tattoo of the primitive jungle drums are also among her favorite music. Born in Indonesia, she was raised in Brisbane, Australia, Australia, where she also studied studied the art of stained glass. She came at last to Canada. "The move to Toronto was a happy chance. Canada has been very supportive of my work," Irene says as we chat at the Visual Arts Centre. "I was ready to make a new life and at the moment, here's where it's at." Irene finds inspiration for her work in many forms. "I took a trip to Europe in 1973 and fell in love with the suits of armour," she explains explains as we set her pieces up to photograph them, "especially "especially the helmets. It took me years to manifest (these works)." The pieces exude a netherworld netherworld aura. The solder and glass move and flow in a self-contained pattern of light and substance. They truly have a life of their own. "This is not all I do," she says, "I'm a painter too." Glass became a challenge to me. It can exude a new personality, personality, a side of life which provides that enigma of personification personification of the work." She pauses to feel the top of a newly-painted stand. "I guess I work with glass because because of the unknown, the problem the question mark of it. It tells me what it wants to be and when to finish," finish," she confides. Irene believes her inspiration inspiration comes from without as well as within the medium medium and herself. "You have to listen to that energizing voice that talks to you. When you listen, something hapens. Great energies come." She opens wide her arms and gathers the forces to her in a massive sweep. "When you are a catalyst for a message, the awarensss takes over." Both Irene and Shirley are vehemently opposed to the inconsiderate way we are treating our lifesupporting lifesupporting environment. "The moment comes," says Irene, "when you realize Mother Earth must be taken care of. It's not too late. But, she's hurting." When she began to create with glass Irene conceived it as "an unstable medium to work with, but it lent itself to what I wanted to express. Life is constant, continuing changes and contrasts. Glass expresssed life to me at that time; it's fragility, transparency, translucency, the Ying ana Yang of life. The philosophy of Taoism." "You must get the ego out of the way and become one with the work that is an extension extension of what I used to say was myself," Irene confides. "Now, as I get older, I'm questioning that." "There is no definitive answer," answer," she sighs, "life is an on-going force." Irene regards her work with a critical stare, "I did these from 1984-1987. From paper through illusion and into the third dimension." Irene and Shirley are just two of the six creative artists artists who work with that tough, eternal, fragile and ephemeral medium of glass, who will display their works at the Centre. Bill Fraser, an artist well-known at the mill for his children's classes and his Jars exhibition, has created a glass sculpture which articulates the nature of the medium. Kevin Lockau's glass con structions express environmental environmental concerns. He is a former former resident of the glass studio at Harbourfront. Paulus Tjiang works with both clay and glass at his Harbourfront studio and at his farm in Codrington. He exhibits and sells his work at Gallery 70 in Toronto and at Gallery Linda Greenberg in Ottawa. Marc Werb is also a studio studio resident at Harbourfront whose work reflects current trends in glass art. BE A PART OF IT -- Heritage '90 is holding a planning meeting on Wednesday, October 25, to discuss plans for the annual Town of Newcastle Newcastle heritage festival. The Heritage Week Committee is looking for any suggestions and all the help it can get to make Heritage '90 a truly memorable week. This is a planning meeting which will be held in order to begin the task of organizing next year's event. The meeting takes place in Meeting Room Two of the Bowmanville Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. ARE YOU ONE OF THE 1/2 MILLION WOMEN IN CANADA WHO CAN'T WEAR PIERCED EARRINGS? Do your ears itch or break out whenever you do? 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