Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 20, 2000, p. 16

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-1- 5- rt c come from a family of history if it dies fine but it wont live oh macbheryb not with me sometimes its better lost for the right reason if our generation doesnt take the v time to appreciate it bydawnliersch staff writer hen the day comes that robert little closes his stbuhvilletbased stone- carving shop he-wor- v final chapter of an s ancient art- v sometimes toiling into the wee hours of the morning using wooden- mallets and hand- forged chisels little has faced an uphill battle in his attempt to carve out a niche in the slowly dying artof stone carving the irishborn craftsman who now makes his home in cedar vauey is one of only a handful of masterstone carvers in northfamerica jusirig tools from the late 1800s ancf early 1900s he forges classically detailed porticos and pediments louis xrvstyle man telpieces and grecian urns in the manner of artists of old j modern fools take the charm out of the purpose he photography by steve spmerville said gently running jhis hand along the neck of a handforged victorian reproduction called lady anne to show the move- merit of the chisel work if you can achieve it by hand with great discipline you dont need modern tools litde works from three- dimensional sketches and then makes moulds outof clay to iso late any flaws before chipping away by hand he stressed a knowledge of the human anatomy is key when working by hand and measuring by eye more often with a template scestohe page 17 community garage sale i in support of the markriam stouffville hospital and rmcg saturday may 1 3th 900 am 200 pm r w mcdonalds restaurants hwjmccowanhwtwarden hw 1 6th avefsandiford drive- stouffville bookschildrenstoys sports equipment small household items customers and staff garage sale item donations gladly accepted at this mcdonalds between may 812 xciearour your childs unwantedtoys or books can help dcwreyoimoldsro v7w7fvi nfour unuseosmali rremscan be another persons treasure- i ofckjsi mchappy day may 1 6th 2000 in markriam and stouffville we are raising funcbfor the markhafh stouffville hospital and ronald mcdonald childrens charities j you can help us raise funds for these great organizations j helping hands minimum donation of 1 00 display the hand in your car at home or at the office v lapel pins minimum donation of 200 r wear with prideto show your support get your company involved with advance i 00 off coupons for a big mac or bagel your staf will love you for it ask us how you can be a vip on mchappy dayi m ay uiklojoo for further details call v janet peters at 9054772891ext23 v wl rfj v v- j i v- v

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