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Contrasting styles, but like themes is the focus of this two-women exhibit currently on
display at the Bainton Gallery in Blyth Memorial Hall. The exhibit, which features the works
of Liisa Rissanen and Vanita Jay, was officially opened on Friday evening.
Gallery exhibition opens
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By John Schedler
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Graduation
Steacy Elliott successfully
graduated from Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, Waterloo In 1992
with a B.A. and on June 15,
1995 from York University,
Faculty of Education with a
Bachelor of Education
Degree. Congratulations
from Dad, Darryl and Jason.
PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1995.
Celebrity cooks
headline food fair
which depict the same theme, that
of people and their lifestyles all
over the world.
The Finnish-born Rissanen, who
has lived in Ottawa since 1980, cre-
ates her ethnic work on large can-
vases. It deals with language and
culture, she says. Many of her ideas
have come from her visits to her-
itage language schools in Ottawa,
where she goes to teach arts and
crafts to the children.
She also shares her knowledge
with senior citizens. "My oldest
student is in her 80s. They are the
liveliest group I have," she said.
Rissanen has created murals at
several elementary schools, includ-
ing a 4' by 40' one done to com-
memorate that particular school's
75th anniversary. "The students
from kindergarten right through to
Grade 6 were involved. Everyone
participated, which is good. I
believe artists have to work for the
community."
Rissanen's work has been exhib-
ited at shows in Ottawa, Montreal,
Toronto and Vermont.
The seven pieces she has in Blyth
are part of a series of 20. The oth-
ers are currently on a touring exhib-
it in her native Finland. The 60" by
48" works all have a story to tell,
she says.
By contrast the work of Toronto
artist Jay is miniatures, many bare-
ly over an inch square. Similarily,
however, Jay's paintings depict
images of people in everyday sur-
roundings, such as market places,
and in motion. "I like to paint pic-
tures with a lot going on, a lot of
movement," Jay says.
Though this is the first exhibit of
her work in Blyth, Jay has had 35
other shows of her work, mostly in
the U.S. and Toronto.
Jay has been exhibiting her paint-
ings since 1992. Prior to that she
"dabbled with art". A neuropathol-
°gist by profession, Jay says most
of her time is devoted to her career,
though she would love to be able to
paint full-time.
Marie & Leonard
Phillips married
July 25th, 1945!
CONGRATULATIONS
Mom & Dad
on your
50th Wedding
Anniversary
Love, Mary, John,
Jayne & families
Radio and TV personalities
showing off their best kitchen skills
will be among the attractions at A
Taste of Country, the 1995 food
fair at the Blyth and District Com-
munity Centre, Saturday.
Jim Swan of CFPL TV and Don
Fraser of CKNX radio will be in
the cooking demonstration theatre
during the day. They'll be assisting
home economist Deb Campbell to
transform recipes for various Huron
County-grown foods.
But fair visitors won't have to
just watch food being cooked.
Throughout the arena they'll have a
chance to sample everything from
egg dishes and cheese to exotic fare
like emu meat, pheasant, wild boar
and venison. Thirty exhibitors will
be displaying and selling a wide
variety of foods such as jams and
jellies, herbs, apple butter, maple
syrup and rutabagas. Most will be
handing out free samples.
This is the second year for A
Taste of Country. Last year's event
attracted a large crowd including
then Agriculture Minister Elmer
Buchanan. Proceeds of the fair,
which is open from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., go to the Blyth Festival.
During the day several seminars,
sponsored by the Huron Business
To a great dad and a
wonderful husband
Lots of love
Kendra & Blake
X0X0X
Centre, will be held for those inter-
ested in operating a food business.
Topics include: Finding the Right
Niche — New Market Opportuni-
ties for Locally-Grown Food Prod-
ucts, conducted by Bill Baxter,
Rural Business Consultant with the
Rural Development Secretariat;
Giving People What they Want —
Customer Service and Quality
Assurance in the Food Sector with
John Needham, Case Counsellor
with the Federal Business Develop-
ment Bank; -a seminar on how to
deal with health regulations in pro-
ducing food, with officials of the
Huron County Health Unit; and a
panel discussion on Co-operative
Approaches to the Marketing of
Food with representatives of sever-
al successful co-operative market-
ing ventures.
The day's activities will wind up
with a barbecue, catered by Cardiff
Catering, featuring beef, pork,
turkey and venison. More taste
experiences await with hors d'oeu-
vres including emu pâté, smoked
trout, venison pâté and more. There
Continued on page 27
Happy 25th
Anniversary
August 1"
JIM & ANN BOSMAN
Tracy & Tina wish to
invite you to an
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY JULY 23, 1995
1:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
Winthrop Ball Park
to celebrate our
parents' 25th
Anniversary
Graduation
Darryl Elliott graduated from
Sir Sandford Fleming
College, Lindsay In 1993
with a diploma in Forest
Technology. He Is
presently employed with
Strategic Silvaculture,
Cranbrook, B.C.
Congratulations from Dad,
Steacy and Jason.
By Bonnie Gropp
Like a trip around the world.
This was the simile used by Jerry
McDonnell of the Art Gallery
Committee of the Blyth Centre of
the Arts, at the opening Friday
night for a two-woman exhibit.
The works of Liisa Rissanen and
Venita Jay will be on display at the
Bainton Art Gallery until Aug. 5.
McDonnell, who was instrumen-
tal in bringing the two artists
together for the exhibition said he
was drawn to their different styles