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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-05-14, Page 11by Bud Sturgeon Jennifer Bayley was, born in Cheshire, England, and studied theatre design and sculpture at `.the Bir- mingham College of Art and later worked, at the "theatre" in London, (England) before ern - migrating to Canada , in 1999. Here she worked in commercial art for several years, raising her young family of two girls and a boy at the same time. ' Three years ago, she was prompted to return to snaking clay sculpture and "stiple" drawings Now living in Bayfield, Canadian artist Jenny Bayley is shown°with one of her beautiful "stiple". sketches. She also does unique sculpting. (photo by Bud Sturgeon) whereby her unique method of clay sculpting was developed. The technique is to build each sculpture as if it were a pot so it will be hollow arid therefore can be fired in a kiln. Each pied is hand -built with "coils" of clay, beat with a huge stick to make the, clay more durable, and pushedtogether to form the required shape. EaCh form is built gradually because the weight of the clay "would cause it to collapse if put together too quickly. Jennifer has worked on up to three different sculptures at once but admits it takes after-theet-in sS g 'tc'a'can-A-r De '�Q eirorrrnous•--eaneentr•ation- to change mood for each separate piece. When the rough form is complete, it is sculptured with a small sculpting tool and then' textured Clercq who owns a pot- tery studio in London, Ontario. There she began "coiling" pots which somehow always turned into ar sculptured piece Council confronted by citizens... •from page 10. Mrs. Argyle stated: "I am convinced that I have driven over no finer streets anywhere than we have here in the village of Bayfield. A drive through Goderich, the Main Street in Hensall, or anywhere in Seaforth or Clinton will verify this. We can be justifiably proud to have people drive on our streets. Many thanks: — As reported from the March 17 council meeting, the threat of the withdrawal •of the am- .bulance service func- tioning from Zurich still remains. The village clerk explained that the ambulance and the equipment are owned by the government. Therecent decision of Mr. Westlake to discontinue his services has resulted in a proposal to change the base of the ambulance and` such a change would inevitably delay the availability of ambulance services as far as the residents of Bayfield were concerned. The village council will be supporting a request to the health ministry that the service should con- tinue to function from Zur ich. Cou cll agreed on the usual annual donation being sent to the Huron Ploughman's Association. • John Chapman requested permission to berth his boat on the south side of the river, which is controlled by the council, and was in - for med that on receipt of an official application for a warrant this would, be dealt with in accordance with the regulations, the Lampooner by Bud Sturgeon A funny thing happened on the way to "the Forum" last year: The six of us almost drowned in a bottle of coconut rum on the train, but that's another story that we'll relate next November when the time is right. This-week_we .-have_ .to talk about some extraneous. nonsense that is floating around the "Hollow's History Book (and the book is another story too) . As we turn back the pages we find that we're back in the dirty 30's already. Bayfield was still a thriving little community but the town was supposed to be as dry as ' dust. For the most part it was, as the prohibitionists had put the clampers on the availability of booze, or so they thought. Just thinking for a second of the fact that there used to be so'many glorious hotels here, it's enough to make you sick. All that saloon space going to waste. A- few of the hotels had shut down' (for various. reasons) but there still was illegal booze to be had in at least one. The story is oft told by some of the older gents of the village, who hastened over maybe once a month to wet their whistles; but before a drop passed their lips they were cut off. The old bartender (who was also the proprietor) had such a load on himself, he wasn't about to serve anyone in the establishment. But those were the good old days when men drank because they were thirsty. How thirsty could one get? Well, there were no beer stores in the immediate vicinity, so you had to prac- tically make a day out of the trip to the nearest "in and out". Thedford was a wet town and had a beer store, so that was a likely destination. Pack up the old Model T or whatever, pile in about five or six thirsty lads and head out for better times. The roads weren't so good in those days and cars didn't move so fast as they do now. On a hot day the car was like an oven, but if you knew the right farm, the good smooth taste was only a detour away. The return trip to Bayfield was always better 'cause the spirits were high. The beer may have been a little on the warm side but if you opened the case upside down, you were laughing. You see if the case was ,opened from the bottom, when the beers were finished and slipped back in, it looked like it had never been 'opened right-side-up. This was an ounce of prevention in case you were stopped by a ""County Mountie" or an "Occifer of the Law". Those in the know never had to leave town. Besides the local retailers there were a few (a lot of) stills operating in Bayfield. These were well used by the local connoisseurs as well as the local teetotalers, prohibitionists or what have you, who always bought after dark so nobody would see them. You can only use the "for medicinal purposes only" a few times before it wears out. One of the brewers used to laugh and laugh because to certain preacher paid a visit every week with his little jug ready for a refill. This particular brewer was a master alright, because the revenuers often paid him a visit in search of his still. They searched and searched the whole place over but never found it. They should have looked up because there it was tied high up in a tree, partially hidden by the leaves. • It's funny to look back because half the people in town were brewing their own bootleg whiskey much to the disgust of the other half that wouldn't or couldn't or just didn't know how. But that's life, or that was life half a century ago. The times may have changed now, but not too much if you really care to think about it 1 A fees being those laid down by the government for the use of such facilities. Following the reported break-ins which • had occurred last month, two further offences had occurred during the weekend but the per- petrators had already been apprehended. The council's promise to Seed the fair grounds has been fulfilled and during the recent good weather this._ was com- pleted. Council had been ad- vised that Harry Baker, personally had raised the money to cover the outstanding debt .on the old town hall. Speaking to this Councillor Gwen Pemberton raised the question as to the responsibilities of the original committee which had been set up to ad- minister the building and requested that an account.. of their stewardship should be submitted to the village council from time to time. At the council meeting on March 3 relating to the Heritage Plan for the village it was noted that George Kapelos had been It was agreed that a approached with regard council representative to the balance of a grant would attend a meeting in On April 26,• Councillor Wingham later on in the Pemberton attended a month, . when Dr. Lynch heritage seminar in of the County Health Unit Whitby andreported that will discuss the situation as a result of the sub- in the area with regard to mission of revised plans Home Nursing Care. being for*arded to+ the The resignation of .'Mr. ministry of culture and Don Warner had resulted recreation, there was a in a vacancy on the possibility, of obtaining_ council. John Chapman the balance of this grant. has been invited to fill file It was agreed that the vacancy, and. has ex-' reepiirplans should he pressed his willingness to submitted. do so. I• Presbyterian news Knox Presbyterian. Church services will be at 11 a.m. on May 18th for regular Sunday services and will continue throughout the summer months. Mr. J. Smith, Toronto, will be conduting the service this Sunday and the following Sunday. Mr. S. Oakes will be in charge. On June 1, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harris and baby daughter, Angela, are returning from Philadelphia, Pa., to conduct the summer services. They will be living...,in the Herring home on Louisa Street in Bayfield. Smite There's a new com- puter that's almost human. When it makes a mistake, it blames it on another machine. with: ;a button or another household dbjeet. The piece is then dried and fired • in a kiln. After- wards, it Can either be left in its bisque 'state or finished with stain, shoe polish or even painted with acrylic paint: Sornetinies the work is very serious, portraying an . almost realistic .animal 'or •person but always: with the most important ' aspect being • the shape ,And line the sculpture makes. At other times she just has fun with clay,. ex- perimenting with new textures and shapes. Together with Suzanne -De•Clereq, they— ee•m-- pleted a "commission" for an Anglican Church on an Indian Reserve. From here Jennifer began selling her own work at the Grange Gallery in Toronto as well as at the studio, the Boardwalk in the City Centre Mall, London and private sales. Last year she moved to her present home in Bayfield to begin work on sculptures for an exhibition in Toronto at the Grange "Gallery, on May 24 of this year. Jennifer has also had an exhibition of drawings at the Nash Gallery in London, Ontario and is involved with the Professional Artists League (P.A.L.), who often exhibit on the -bridge-connec-ti-ng the --two— Holiday Inns in London. These exhibitions led to her beginning-,,; to rdo commissioned "stiple" portraits. Stipling is a form of "pointelism" (using small dots of paint to form a drawing) which uses small dots of ink to build a picture. She loves this type of work, but it also takes countless hours to complete one picture. Her plans for this summer include doing some children's portraits although firm corn, missions have not been received. ' Recently, Jennifer's drawings were featured •.on a Studio Ex, London Cablecast television program set up by prominent London artist Bill Johnson, Another program was being taped CHAIRS (With or without arm) Vinyl or Fabric - 10 colours to choose FOR THE OFFICE - KITCHEN -MEETING PLACES REC. ROOMS AS LOW AS Hexagon End Tables • All smartly styled Mahogany or light/dark finishes OPEN: 6 days a week 9 A.M.-6 P.M. MOST EVENINGS 2 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON ON HWY. 4 482-7922 Includes triple dresser, triple mirror, 2 night tables, 5 drawer chest, headboard, roller frame. USED APPLIANCES in like -new condition First time in this area SOLID RUSTIC CEDAR FURNITURE Ominty, .ong lasting workmanship at a reasonable price Example 72" x 46" OVAL TABLE Trestle Base $119. 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As for future goals, they are not definite sculptures for her • Toronto show: Although one large sculpture can becompleted in a month, she prefers to work more leisurely leaving time for the most important thing in her life, her dhildren. Jennifer also likes to take time to "live" whenever .possible and can often be found playing a "moody" game of tennis on the local courts or buying up armloads of "junk" at an a aonl ..- sale, working. -.a. except -for .-setting- down whenever an inspiration comes along. She also likes to spend time with her cats, two Siamese and two Himalayans, , or just -walking down the Main Street of the • village chatting with the friendly people there. On a long `walk up the beach (where she often trods for miles) she got the inspiration for what is probably one of her finest works. Seeing all the smooth rocks and pebbles washed up on the sand created the idea for a smooth, flowing sculp- ture which eventually took shape in the form of a weasel. But back in the workshop sat a huge sculpture of a walrus so heavy it would take three men to_ move It_ _aniLleft,�' - her wondering how she would get it dot* to London to be fired in order to have it ready for. the show. Proud to be a Canadian citizen and a Canadian artist, she is impressed with the way the art scene has come on in recent years. Whereas the traditional culture in England was old, 'here, everything is new and you are also : involved with educating the general public in the appreciation of art. Her immediate plans include hawing some local roots in the village because she loves Bayfield and also one day becoming self-suppclttive on her art work alone. Maybe one day she would like to create a piece of artwork she truly likes, but then notes her peak would have been reached and there would be nothing to look for- ward to. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TAKE NOTICE THAT a .Public Meeting of The Liquor' Licence Board of Ontario will be held; et the ROYAL CANADIAN. 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