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20 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 21, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" shapes, colors Colors. Bright, warm and vi- brant colors. Pinks, greens, blues. Catherine Carroll loves col- ors. Ms. Carroll, a well-known To- ronto-based potter, is the fea- tured artist at the Scugog Me- morial Public Library. Her exhibit, which features colorful pottery, opened on Sat- urday and runs until May 8. Ms. Carroll's pottery takes on many shapes: platters, mugs, vases, bowls, cannisters, and one of her most recent creations --a mirror. The deep warmth and colorful ornamentation of Ms. Carroll's ceramic work is based in the Mediterranean art form "Majol- ica", an earthenware process re- discovered during the Renais- sance. Her individually handmade and handpainted pieces are thoroughly crafted with love and attention while designed and detailed for both aesthetic appreciation as well as func- tional use. In fact, all her work is lead free as well as both mi- crowave and dishwasher safe. "I like it (her pottery) to be used," she said. "It's totally functional." The vibrant, energetic style of Majolica is achieved by painting a series of colors over top of an opaque, white tin glaze base be- fore firing. This base acts as a natural canvas for the colors. The result is earthenware so full of life it calls out for visual and tactile exploration. "The best part is seeing the finished piece," she admits. Because she handcrafts each piece, they are all one of a kind creations. Always changing, Ms. Carroll used to paint abstracts on the pottery. She is currently paint- ing flowers and fruit, and plans to paint people next. "I see a lot of interesting peo- plein Toronto," she said. Ms. Carroll has an extensive educational background. She received her Master's from Bos- ton University in Artisanry and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. 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VI. 5 42d 1 241 4, 2 results guaranteed Stouffville & Markham 2686-5785 PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER § on N & i 5 3 EF 5 be. , a 1 N 4 ON a SARIN : DN Colors abound in the current exhibit at the Scugog Memorial Public Library. Artist Catherine Carroll is displaying her colorful pottery at the library until May 8. (See story for more details.) - by Michelle Bull generation on. It will not be the economy or po- § litical allegianes, but how well we were able to [& I was going to devote this column to the | cvents happening in this area to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. As it turns out, there aren't a whole lot of things planned, mostly because so . much other stuff is happening on the same = weekend. So I'll tell you what is happening and = then make some suggestings for your own per- sonal projects. The Kawartha Region Conservation Authori- ty is sponsoring a clean up of the causeway on Sunday, April 26. If you would like to help with this, meet at the intersection of Hwy. 7A and the Scugog Island Road at 1:30 p.m. with your rub- ber boots and gloves. The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Au- thority is sponsoring a two-for-one project at Lynde Shores Conservation Arca in Whitby (on the Baseline Road, just west of Hwy. 12) from 1-5 p.m. You can go there and watch the migra- tory waterfowl with a guide, and/or you can : help plant trees. The local schools are getting involved in a = big way in Earth Week, with projects ranging from planting trees to sorting through the lunch- time garbage to see what's in it. I often think that if the adults did about a quarter as much as the kids at school do, I wouldn't need to write this column. The Scugog Township has no plans for Earth Day, but the first week in May is Pitch-In Week. If you or an organization you belong to would like to help clean up our township, you should contact the township offices and suggest & a project, or sce if they have onc you would like to take over. So much for what has been planned for us. . This ycar we must all take the initiative and think of some projects for ourselves that sym- . bolize our love for this earth, our home. Be- & causc if we think about it, we do all love the = carth. Especially at this time of year, we are re- minded of the incredible beauty of nature, and we all start planning outdoor activities. If we want our children and our grandchildren to have the same pleasure, we must think now of how to perserve our natural heritage. Ultimately, our ability to do this is what history will judge our preserve the quality of life on earth. So what are some Earth Day projects? Tradi- tionally people have planted trees on Earth Day. We might consider doing that. Is there a part of our property which could use some trees? If not, we could consider supporting the Boy Scouts |. and Cubs, who plant thousands of trees at this time of year. If you want to sponsor them, call + Lloyd Greenough at 985-8047. One of the biggest problems our society faces is consumerism. We could try going the whole §& of Earth Day without shopping. Or maybe going the whole of Earth Week (April 20-26) without buying anything except groceries. Now there g would be discipline! I find that it is fairly easy to go without things §& if you don't know they exist. I don't know about & hundreds of handy dandy items that no house- wife can do without, simply because I do not {i have a television. I also avoid reading advertis- §& ing that I get in the mail. Without seeing the ad- § vertising, I don't realize that Sudso can get my §& laundry cleaner than clean, so I make do with § Brand G (G for Green) which just gets them clean. I don't realize that I need a car with "more § available power and the luxury I deserve" so I Gi make do with one that gets me from place 10 § place without using too much gas. Better still, my kids don't realize that they can - never be cool if they don't have the latest Kill'em | in fact § toys, so they never ask me for them -- they've never heard of them. They're happy and so am I. Maybe a good Earth Week discipline would L be to go without TV for a week. If you find that §& too hard (actually, after a while you get so used to it that you forget all about it, and you discover nN how many other things there are to do), you might just limit yourself to VCRs with no ads. So there are a couple of ideas. I'm sure if we put our minds to it we can think of dozens more. If you can't, feel free to call me and I'll give you some ideas (985-0775). No idea is too small. Start where you are and do something, anything, to celebrate this beautiful Earth we've been giv- A proven performer for 125 years and now in the mail for Tuesday delivery in Port Perry area I ----ej eee