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ysaabw sb mtaifmpiwmfnwevfam p14 weekender july 101993 st 1 i 5 i ii ii i f 3 1 the arts aul simpson uppet master toymaker artist kate gilderdale correspondent after 16 years in the stouffville area toymaker puzzle designer and historian paul simpson is heading back to his west coast roots before he leaves he will be con ducting a series of workshops for young people at whitchurch- stouffville museum passing on his unique skills in creating cone puppets wooden tops and brazil ian beetles simpsons puppets are a well- known feature of the childrens section at whitchurchstouffville library where they provide an endless source of fascination for readers of all ages his designs are based on tradi tional toys such as jacobs lad ders and acrobats theyre redesigned from early material but theyre more solid and durable explained simpson most traditional toys were sin glepurpose but i feel they can have many aspects to them allowing them to be used in areas like therapy development and exercise simpsons role goes far beyond designing and making toys he has lectured extensively in schools as well as at museums teaching and health conferences and historical societies he has been featured in major newspapers and has appeared on television and radio in a variety of programs including cbcs morningside canada am and mr dressup last year simpson was asked to do a series of construction work shops for the ontario science centre it was a very large scale pro ject with anywhere from 100 to 200 people each day all those people had to be sup plied with kits and materials he explained and it went extremely well so we continued on through the fall his puppets and playthings workshops for eight to 14-year- olds at whitchurchstouffville museum will run july 24 and 25 well do brazilian beetles and tops combined on one day and on the other day well be doing cone puppets exactly like i make them with the puppets its mainly assembly but its complex assem bly he pointed out you do a dry run before you put the glue on because theres a cer tain way everything has to be done to make them work the workshops which will include demonstrations will give students a chance to understand the process involved in designing and making toys three workshops are planned for each day at 930 1230 and 230 cone puppets will be featured july 24 and registration is 10 including materials wooden tops and brazilian beetles will be the focus of the july 25 sessions with a registration fee of 7 while he will be sorry to leave the stouffville area simpson is looking forward to his new life in bc i had to make a survival deci sion he said with the uncertainty of business and the constant struggle to make ends meet he decided it was high time for a change you need to make a complete break and get out of where you are and that means he is selling all his toymaking equipment within a year i could buy the equipment again but then it will be because im certain its worth it simpson will be taking a num ber of toys and puzzles with him along with his extensive library of books on the history of toys which have been his inspiration since he started out 14 years ago in altona to register for the puppets and playthings workshops call the museum at 7278954 stouffville will lose a taiented designer when he moves out west later in the summer i i i hi s paul simpson is moving his toy shop puppets and everything else to the west coast after 16 years in the stouffville area i i 1 j y n f t- n ti theatrical wonder fantastic incredible 1 staggering tod cotfv 11 a musical phenortieno the curtain rises this thursday at the iviarkham theatre dont miss out on this spectacular event call 4790201 buy your tickets now summer special ticket rpbice mo hwi