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" P116 - Pumice Chronicle, Wednesday, Septemhol 29, 1976 By Dave Johnston become tradition. Art. When John Brown of John says, is creating with Waterloo County Hands your hands. says the group is a cul- Waterloo County Hands tural art society, he has create with their hands in some explaining todo. / traditional style. The group WIIIC "N"""""6 wuu. I ,Culture is living a lifé style long enough for it to SCBIBE 800K8TORE The Waterloo-Wellington Dental Society announces the electron of Dr Gregory L. Mason of Elmira as President Dr, Mason has practised In Elmira sence his graduation from the Unwersnty of Toronto in 1969. The Dental Society represents 172 dentists from the areas of Gambridge. Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo . Other members of the executive are Drs tru Howatson. CN Good. J F. Wahl. W H Jack. R W Hustwntt. R M Bey- ers. W Downer. L S Jones. and J C Dyer ammommwm IT'S “BACK to noon" "as; Waterloo County Hands: country artittt tlhtqtmetwtt Place - 576-7290 ”also! We, Kitchener - 576-0270 DR. MASON Waterloo County Hands create with their hands in traditional style. The group consisting of Dawn Bell- more, Kim Johnston. John Illteatayrutlll news and views Beside maérame. John sketches and paints. Kim does leather and bead .work and paints. Dawn is the _Eeaver of the group. She dyes the wool. spins it on a spinning wheel and weaves it into garments and blankets on her 60 inch loom. and Deedee all make ma- crame wall hangings and pot holders. They share ideas and sometimes work together . just like the Men- nonites', says John. 7 And art is not mechani- cal or commercial says John. and again he has Waterloo County Hands is unique. Not because they are artists living in the country, but because they view art and living in a unique way. , "Art is" life. Everything in life is art. Irs just how you look at it, .. says Kim. ARE PLEASED T0 ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH 938 King St. West DON R. ROBERTSON, CA. SCHLEGEL & MOORE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND THEIR CHANGE IN NAME TO SCHLEGEL, MOORE & ROBERTSON St. West - Phone 579-0700 KITCHENER. ONTARIO some explaining to do "First of all, art is an expression - a reflection. My art is how I reflect on everything. Art has to be human so it can't be mech- anical or commercial - but it must be perfect if it's going to say what it's supposed to." But that doesin't mean that art can't be made to be a commercial product. John feels pot hangers are a good example of practical art. They combine all the aspects of creating a well sculptured design with a practical use. ' And of course, John says you must use your hands which rules out mechanics. The same ethics apply to Dawn's weaving. First she buys freshly “sheared sheep's wool from a nearby farmer. Then she sep- arates the lumps of matted material twisting it into fluffy balls. The balls are raw material for the spin- ning wheel which yields fine or coarse thread. de- pending on how it's oper- Now the wool is ready to be weaved. Dawn weaves with an old style' shuttle operated by hand. The shut- tle carries the weft thread which weaves among the warp threads to form cloth. In the more automated systems, the hand shuttle is replaced by a "flying shuttle which moves along a tract without hands. “I never would use a fly- ing shuttle. It's just too mechanical. You could whip up a blanket in a day," says Dawn. By using a hand shuttle, Dawn might weave slower but each thread is guided by hand creating a more unique pattern. . And even the experts sup- port the hand made theory. In Mary Black's New Key to Weaving. she says "fly shuttle goods for sale should be clearly marked as such For fall knitting, crocheting and weaving. Beautiful new Needs. boucle. etc. See these exciting new yarns as we" as our usual extensive selection of yarns and acceséories. WESTMOIINT WEAVERY Open Daily 9:30 to t Westmount Place Shopping 0mm. Watodoo - 576-5470 SPECIALTY YARNS 5:30; Thursday & Friday to 9 ...The fly shuttle is good only for coarse, repetitive. monotonous activity. . . Dawn weaves blankets and comforters. runners for tables, clothing items. wall hangings and household items such as tablecloths All members of Wate'rloo County Hands are complete- ly self-taught. Their skill with art and crafts comes from within them. Thev HAVE ‘YOU DELAYED mvman. Kim mauve-mm) 745-6136. After hours 5797154 Largo mmttrdettomot- PHONE OR COKE IN TODAY. WE CAN ASSIST YOU. SUPERIOR MEMORIALS PURCHASING A MEMORIAL?