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stouflvilksuntribunem saturday oct 6 2007 3 tribune people tree gets trimmed in tour preview by hannelore volpe staffwriter part of a stately ash that once grew in geneva park near orillia is being transformed into an unusual art object by stouffvilles sandra cole burke she has been turning the slice from the tree into a woodblock for prmtmaking over the past few weeks she is one of the 34 artists on the seventh annual stouffville studio tour oct 13 and 14 she is one of the 34 local artists on the seventh annual stouffville studio tour oct 13 and 14 the artists will show oil acrylic and watercolour paintings pottery jewelry stained glass and other media in 24 locations throughout the town the love of- jo coffee house is exhibiting the works of artists on the tour throughout october stouffville picture framing will have a sample of the potters and jewellers work during this time mrs burke has been carving out ail abstract design on the wood block for several weeks using hand and power carving tools to see how this relatively rare art form is created visit the lobby of the latcham gallery and care and share thrift store tuesdays and fridays between 2 and 4 pm mrs burke is working on the project to give people a chance to see the process in action it is one of the more abstract images she has worked on she said and the piece will be inscribed with a variety of organic forms that appear in nature the circular piece of wood is interesting because the growth rings are clearly visible the artist also enjoys creating watercolour landscapes many of them painted outdoors during the tour she will show landscapes painted during her trav els across canada she will also show intuitive watercolours this process involves dropping colour on to paper when it is wet covering it with clear plas tic until the paper dries and then working on the images that appear the studio tour from 10 am to 5 pm both days visitors can enter a free draw for a 200 artwork by one of the tour members admission is free go to stoufmllestudiotourcom for a map and more information the latcham gallery is 6240 main st in stouffville call 905-640- 8954 staff hotosjoerd witteveen sandra cole burke is working on her wood block printing piece at lat cham gallery in preparation for next weekends stouffville studio tour ey didnt pack it in erin brooks and her mount calyn by jim thomas it was a combined decision between horse and rider for stouffyilles erin brooks and calyn a treakaner mare it proved a turning point they switched from the hunterjumper to dressage with amazing results winning five blue ribbons in recent shows in orangeville calyn wasnt happy in the hunter division and neither was i said the 24yearold eques trian it was no longer fun i thought seriously of quitting krista pollack trainer at whitchurchstouffvilles pause awhile equestrian centre changed her mind krista gave me new hope an assurance i could do it she said and she did in a big way it was spectacular i couldnt believe it said elizabeth brooks her mother erins interest in horses began at age 9 while attending summit- view school it was a friends birthday party there i rode a horse for a first time and was hooked she said for five years she attended an equestrian summer camp then at age 15 acquired her own horse a thoroughbred mare now retired and stabled at pt bolster calyn was purchased six years ago they entered hunterjumper competitions at various locations including palgrave collingwood barrie and pickering with considerable success in 2004 she finished 20 points below a reserve national cham pionship a year later she was a provin cial reserve champion then came the switch the improvement was incredible erin said my trainer believed in me and encouraged me to believe in myself at orangeville her team also finished second teammates were roz pritchard susie wynn and emily archer whitchurchstouffvmje news digest visit yofkregioncom for more t on these and other stories hockey enforcer appearing in new mike myers movie stouffvilles brandon sug- den earned a reputation as an enforcer in the junior and minor pro hockey leagues add actor to the resume mr sugden is an extra in the mike myers move the love guru filming is taking place in toron toarea locations including the air canada centre the story is based on the toronto maple leafs 40year stanley cup drought the movie stars mr myers jessica alba verne troyer and justin timberlake mr sugden 29 retired from the syracuse crunch the colum bus blue jackets top farm team last season and is playing semi- pro in montreal the movie is scheduled for release in june farm markets place to be looking for something to do this thanksgiving weekend farmers markets are in abundance in the whitchurch- stouffville area you can pick up fresh locally grown produce for a listing of farm markets and other places to visit and things to do close to home go to yorktourismcom election results online ontario goes to the polls wednesday the suntribune and 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