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Artist will have own showing next month Kersti Abawi has been told her house is quieter than one would expect with three children in it. Abawi puts its down to the com- munication skills she acquired teach- ing children according to the Montessori method. As a Montessori teacher for six years, first at Dearcroft Montessori School on Lakeshore Road and then at Rotherglen Montessori at Sixth Line, she communicated with chil- “It works with my children,” she said. “You get results right away.” (Continued from page 36) read,” the Oakville artist said. “The direction of paint is so clear, the emoâ€" tions of the pictures.” She too; has always painted from the heart. It seems inevitable that Goodfellow would eventually find her calling. In 1971, she took a series of lessons from local landscape painter Tom Chatfield. A year or so later she took a job as teaching assistant in the art department of Lord Elgin High School in Burlington where another painter was employed... a certain Robert Bateman. There is, no doubt, she wanted to work with Bateman. In her words, “see what I could absorb from him,” but she also observed, “In those days, you had to have a job to gain credibili- ty. Otherwise, you were ‘only a house- wife’ and painting was ‘only a hobby’. Nobody would take you seriously.” She taught in the Burlington school for five years and left to prepare for her first, one-woman show. Meanwhile, Bateman had urged her'to come and work in his studio for a cou- ple of years, which she did. Things were starting to happen for Goodfellow then, with six shows in five years at various galleries. In 1983, she went back to reaching for one year in the Halton Board before landing a position at Appleby College instruct- ing privileged young artists. She loved it; witness her eight year tenure there. “I love the hugeness of painting sets,” she asserted, though bemoaned the labor involved. She called it a lot of exhaustive work for a few, fleeting moments of glory. I'"""0§ ""_'1I l‘“§§§§%§~ : I A More recently, she has pursued an interest in theatre, designing the set for a local production of, On Golden Pond. I“ Lumbers will be Autogr-aphing Glass F Show Specials |* Join the Collectors Club A A I'L_A_..- II7._‘LA..-.. Individual family and marital counselling services with specialization in the neannent of . a , childhood abuse. Art Picture Frame Warehouse 5317 Hwy. 7, Woodbridge [“ng ska-2766 The Dorval Medical Associates 465 Morden Rd, is pleased to announce the opening of her private practice Sat, Nov. 13 i 1â€"4 ll.m. ! 845-9788 MS‘W‘ dren. Eventually she came to realize that, to be truly effective, a continu- um of good communication skills was necessary to create an indepen- dent, selfâ€"fulfilled child with high self-esteem. Parents had to be involved, too. And so she is embarking on a sec- ond year of Communication Skills workshops, starting Monday, Oct. 18th at 277 Lakeshore Rd. E., Ste. 404, above the Royal Bank on Trafalgar and Lakeshore roads. The area will hold a maximum of 10 peo- Still, she noted, theatre offers a different kind of artistic experience, more communal. She admitted also, the physical part was “rather thera- peutic, sort of like digging in your garden.” Another good thing (therapeutic is good, right?), Goodfellow had the opportunity to paint for the produc- tion a lyrical woodland scene titled, “Will the party be over when I get there?” It is a multi-unit picture of epic proportions, suitable for display in corporate offices or public build- ing. (It’s for sale.) There is a wealth of subtle humor and concern for the ecology of the planet underlying this artist’s work. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, sewing, and sailboat racing. Asked if there was a painting of her own she favored above all others, she laughed and said it was usually the one she was working on. m . onducls gwe you belle! pomauls Chrisnnas background available a! no um: charge. PRICE INCLUDES $2 DEPOSIT, paid at photography. Each additional subject photographed odds $2 to the ckoge price, paid at pho' raphy‘ Poses f: odvertisefil povjrails our se ection Harry And Get 100 Portraits - The Portrait Offer Of The Century! â€" on your choice at background. Your favorite props welcomed. One advertised package per lamily. Up to five additional pooes taken lor optional portrait collection with no obligation to purchase. 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In the meantime, if he had grown and learned to see things a little differently, that was so much the better.” So too in anists, Goodfellow said, “It’s interesting to see growth.” In teaching, the artists said, she always encouraged her students to throw away their erasers, and she told them to hang onto their drawings so they could look back and see the dif- ferences as they matured. “Never negate what you’ve done,” Goodfellow said. “Leam from it." (Good advice to us all.) Goodfellow will be having a showing of her paintings and sculp- tures Nov. 6th through Nov. 28th, in her studio at 3346 Lakeshore Rd. W. 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