FROM FRONT -

Artist
visits
China

Through him, { was able to givea ...f

talk and slide presentation to two
classes of senior art students.
With translation, I spoke about
using my art as a kind of univer-
sal language and how important it
is to use. my art to see the. whole-
ness of the earth, as my painting:
focus is primarily the land,

The students asked many ques-

tions: about Western art training —

methods, about the importance of
learning a style or tradition in art-
(Western spontaneity vs. Oriental
tradition and: emphasis on skill
development), whether the cmo-
tions we experience, in the East
and the West, are identical. As
you can read, the questions
caused me to think hard.

My next long voyage will be for
the remaining month, to the pro-
vince of Sichuan where I will be
accompanying nty host and about
20 of his art students on a paint-
ing field trip to‘.the famous
mountainous region, with its Bud-
dist shrines. Evidently, Sichuan,
though very poor, is very beautl-
ful and a favourite place for art-

ists. It’s also famous for its hot .

food.

That’s a whole topic in itself I
never did tell you about the fresh-
ly roasted locusts, the snake, eel
and other delicacies I have eaten.
Well, eating has been a real ad-
venture. I’m never really sure
what I’m consuming but gener-
ally speeking I've enjoyed every-
thing.

Every day I’ve. tried to ac-
comodate the new images and ex-
periences, but. still it's a
cacophony. of diverse images,

‘ smells, tastes and sounds. In fact,
at this momicnt,, carly in the mom-
ing, Chinese music is playing
across the street and a large or-
derly group: of elderly Chinese

are doing their morning exercises
in a courtyard between three
apartment, blocks.

Help stop
homeless
pet tragedy

- Contributed by
Terrace & District SPCA

There aren’t enough good
homes for the dogs and cats we
have, and-more are being born
every day. .

Each year an average of 15 mil-
lion. pels’ are. turned in to
municipal: and- private animal
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Some are sirays or abandoned.

animals. brought in by animal
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Many are brought in by their
owners. who find it inconvenient
or impractical to keep them.

Only 25 to 30 per cent of these
animals are. reclaimed by their
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Therest — some 11 million
dogs and cats, puppies and kittens
— must be put'to death because
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‘The ‘best way to reduce the

number. of pets that must be
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The.. truth: is. “they have only
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There are ‘only so many good
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