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[1 Cogvadvi. yet2agld : §,.7? ARE BS IY 3 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 22, 1991 Local artist's sculpture A bronze statue by a Port Perry sculptor will soon be on permanent display at the Na- tional War Museum in Ottawa. The statue of a World War 1 cavalry officer on horseback, is the work of Tyler Briley, and he told the Star last week he's thrilled that his work was cho- sen by the War Museum. t's easy to see why. The 18- inch high statue is visually stunning. Cast in bronze, it depicts the officer and horse in minute detail, right down to the tether pole, sabre, ration kit, ammuni- tion pack and Lee Enfield rifle. The horse is rearing slight- ly on its hind legs, its head flung to one side (perhaps as a result of a wound) £nd the rider is try- ing to get it under control. Mr. Briley, a full time fire- fighter in Scarborough, worked on the piece "on and off for about eight months." He took his inspiration for the statue from an old post-card photo of his grandad William Briley, who was an officer in the British cavalry, and came through the entire Great War without a scratch. The War Museum is due to take possession of the statue on display at war museum some time after April 1. It will be part of a display this summer about WW 1 cavalry and then go on permanent display. The statue is now sitting in the front hall of Mr. Briley's Port Perry home, and he con- cedes he has a strong emotional attachment to it. ne Cos Ss Re ER RE EEE Mm ape te Se Or i es "I'm going to greatly miss it when it goes out of here in April," he told the Star. But, he is more than | pleased the War Muse de- cided to purchase the piece. The Museum is paying more for this piece than it has for art by any living Canadian. Mr. Briley said he didn't set out to create this statue for the Museum. A friend of his who has con- tacts with museum staff saw the piece put him in touch with the museum's art acquisitions office. He believes the committee was unanimous in its decision to acquire this piece. To create the statue he first : fashioned it in wax, which was i then dipped in a ceramic slurry 8 mix. A It was then dried, baked in a kiln, the wax melted off and rent rR NESTE ON oY ia Ch iti UE, 0, PAIR + singh never had a formal art lesson) admits a life-long interest in drawing and carving. He's been working in cast bronze for just a little over a year. He has commissions now to create a figure for the Shrin- ers, and he's working on a stat- ue of a firefighter and child that will be a memorial to men with the Scarborough Department who have lost their lives in the | § the molten bronze poured into £ the mold. = The statue was then col- E oured to give it a rich, brown 3 The 36-year old artist (he's WERE DRAWING DAILY QUALIFIERS! WINNERS RECEIVE: HERE'S HOW TO ENTER: * An escorted trip to Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens! * Enter as often as you wish. * Admission to see the Leafs and the visiting team * Tune in to win! Daily qualifiers announced in their morning skate, and the game that night. at 5:40 pm weekdays on CKLY. * Your very own Leaf sweater * You have 5 minutes to call after hearing your name. line of duty. with your name on the back. | * Two Grand Prize Winners picked from Mr. Briley, married with * Picture and photograph session with Leaf players. each month's qualifiers. three children, works in a tiny * Special letter of proclamation from the team, * Grand Prize Draw dates announced on CKLY. shy 10) 'Studio B iors grof certifying you "Leaf For A Day". * Anyone can enter. Winners are 13 years of age or younger. of Pact Porry. a residential ares A firefighter for the last ten years, he said he someday would like to give that up and concentrate on making his liv- ing from art. Man killed in auto accident A 74-year old Oshawa man was killed January 14 in an ac- cident at the intersection of Oshawa Blvd. South and Eula- lie Ave. : Durham Police said Frank Shine of Dundee Ave. was southbound on Oshawa Blvd when the car he was driving struck a westbound pick-up driven by 26 year old Robert McCabe. The victim was taken to A Oshawa General Hospital : where he died two hours later. : The driver of the second be- fy hicle suffered bruises. i There were no charges laid by Police. D.J. SERVICES Mike Benns 985-4744 FOR DAILY QUALIFIERS, LISTEN TO CELY 920 AT 5:40 PM WEEKDAYS. ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT! Forms available only at: COUNTRY STYLE DONUTS, Port Perry This draw is held in conjunction with CKLY. C A AAAS 2 ® oe RR 3: % . a : RENO Sd 3 Sm A 0 G3 ou 2% oo Rs Z v 2 ": Choose from our selection of Soups, Salads, Sandwiches and fresh-baked goods. Don't forget our superb coffee!