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weekender july 20 1985 p7 wizards and witches are a favorite subject of stouffville artist michael red- quest michael redquest intense artist would rather be sculpting prices effective mon tues july 22nd 23rd 1985 only ap reserves the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements by greg coates staff reporter he doesnt smoke drink or eat meat but he sculpts and sculpts and sculpts in fact if he had it his way stouffvil- les michael redquest would be at it 24 hours a day he almost is now im like a mole i stay down here day and night he said speaking of his stu dio in his parents home its like brea thing i have to do it all the time michael 24 has been interested in sculpting most of his life he started as a child using plasticine and later with clay in high school at stouffville dist secondary school and what began as a hobby has now turned into a prosperous career in an interview michael explained that while he has always worked with his hands he never really got serious until he was 15 thats when he bought his first kiln the unique part is that michael has had no training his talent comes natur ally and he doesnt use pictures or mod els when sculpting his ideas all comes from his head how own thing i like to do my own thing things that havent been done he said anyone can go to the ontario college of art and learn how to sculpt but what they cant teach you is how to think i want my work to be original and if practice makes perfect then michael is well on his way he literally spends day and night sculpting i enjoy it its what ive always done he said its more like a hobby than work and what does he do when hes not sculpting he sculpts for pleasure and relaxation michael likes to work with plasticine he also enjoys building mod els again working with his hands one drawback about spending so much time working is the lack of expo sure which michael admits he has to develop and although most of his work is sold before its made he says he has a long way to go im just now starting to get on my feet as far as showing my work goes he said ive got to get into the art world he is currently preparing to display his work at an ontario potters associa tion juried show in yorkville sept 10 to oct 2 its creatures exhibition featuring sculptures of exotic zoologic al wonders very creative what does he sculpt well just about everything from basic bowls to very creative ceramic pieces he enjoys doing fantasy stuff such as wizards two dragons and very detailed architectural work wildlife is now his main subject mat ter because its more appealing to everyone the realistic animal pieces are also more marketable than some of his more abstract creations i like to stay away from the standard sculptures he said its much harder to be original to come up with your own ideas its unlimited the things you can do once i get an idea i usually end up get ting several others from it he added theres not enough time in my life to do what i want to do but itll be fun trying monday and tuesday only beamce super buy partly skimmed fresii 4 litre bag jane parker apple pie 624 g size 99 assorted flavours ap deluxe ice cream 2 litre carton 269 super buy first grade gay lea butler made with 100 pure vegetable shortening jane parker italian bread 675 g loaf product of ontario canada no 1 snow white fresh large cauliflower m m save 150 instant rich 8 oz viva or colombia nescafe sculptor michael redquest of stouffville is focusing much of his con siderable talents on the subject of canadian wildlife he plans to in corporate gold jewelry into some of his sculptures ap brand side bacon we redeem all food store coupons sm1nos shown in this ao based on ap current regular retails ap stouffville 399 main st w open til 9 pm monday thru friday nights saturday till 6 pm asp 8190 bayvlew avenue thomhlli now open 24 hours monday 9 amsaturday 9 pm