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The 10h annual arts and
crafts fair In Terrace Saturday
to Monday was the occasion for
an Easter drive for many
Prince Rupert people of tne
weekend. .

The fair, showing a variety of
pottery, weaving, basketry,
quilting, leather work, lie
dyeing, batik,. silk screening,
taxidermy, lapidary: and
macrame, drew a large crowd
from the Skeena area. Dexter
and Zandra: Cummings of
Prince Rupert showed their
leather display.

‘The show even drew an artist
from Masset to demonstrate his
argillite carving. Claude
Davidson, who has been carving
19 years, said he came “to show
how much work is involved in
this.” He sells no work in shops
but takes private orders which
give him enough to live on.

He plans to take it up full-
lime. “Last year was my last
, for fishing. I was tortured out of

it by the jellyfish. They sting

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finally decided why should I

suffer aut here when 1 can be
sitting home carving?”

Mr. Davidson's father carved
argillite and new his son is
x ex  dging it. The rare stone is found
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makes three or four trips a year

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He sells it al $2 per ‘pound. ,

Every piece Mr. Davidsan
does is different because he
works free-fhand so people are
assured of getting an original.
The long hours spent on the
pieces are the reason

steep prices. Mr. Davidson

Terrace |
art show

‘so busy now.

"and then will return to Masset to

with a gang of men to dig iLout.

for their

carves a lot of tatem poles and
said that is what is keeping him

At the end of June he will be
going to Vancouver for a month

catch the latter part of the
tourist season. '

Theart association of Terrace
had many other exhibits and
demonstrations of merit and
interest. A. pottery demon-
stration drew one of the biggest
crowds up ta the wheel. Jan
McCleed of ‘Ferrace . demon-
strated a variety of formations
in clay, where the soft wet
material seemed to
miraculously form itself. :

Weaving was another big this
year far the show, mare so than
last year, association members
said. There were a number of

of her work to Harbour Crafts in Prince

Joan Humphries’ batik and tye dyeing
Rupert.

looms set up for the public anda works were popular displays at the
display showing each suc- show. The Terrace woman sells some
cessive step in the weaving - : . : . . os
craft from raw fleece to the aan ; le a ees ye ient thes
finished rug. CoN : a : : Bo

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macrame were others...
- The art associalion sponsors ©
regular workshop courses in!
Terrace; their next in May to be
natural dyeing of wool and,
pottery on May 4 and 5, The fee
will be $15 for the lwo days.

Recently the association sent
atravelling show with exhibits
of local ‘crafts to Smithers,
Prince George, Summerland,
Penticton; Kelowna | and
Kamloops. The response from
Smithers was good, said Jan
McCleod.

Next week a week-long music
festival will take place in
Terrace with musicians from
the region participating.

Rat lange iain of a
making “and thar haunt

Masset artist

‘comes to Terrace
to show carving |

with rare stone

at dolls made by a Terrace woman.

‘There were a variety of exhibits.of I
There were also’ wooden-toys and a

interest to children at the art show..

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, Quality painting ‘took over this year in favor of:
4 quantity, an art association member. said.

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