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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-11-28, Page 15In Canada 0 ONE YEAR $9.00 ADDRESS SIGN MY GIFT CARD... DONOR'S FULL NAME ADDRESS :4*Zip„ ?SubscriptionCertificate iwira usaws Ia.ur ;Pit eNitvia GS ems eina rAN v451 Christmas 52.y A, (A 4?* To faithful friends, old and new, we tune up with happy holiday wishes. May your Christ' mas dreams come true. Jim, Joan, JIMInie, and Janice Jones cr. ts.iv %Soo tet tsa vita nr.5:tiea Vie: This Style With Illustration Crisis $1.54 Per Inch Minimums Size 3 1 2" I Oies 11,E C,Gs ts.at tsiz cur+ vs.c eiea Op cssa zsiz SMITH To all ow neighbors, relatives and friends, a very merry Christmas and hest wishes for the new yeal. John .mcl Mary Smith and family 43 sun [gm suc 4,4 SS,0 41.0 cert ss ssto 51,0. treA.0, 51.0 5,4S nom SMITTS Giddings to Jill our fu ends and relatives this festive season Best vvishe, tot the 110W Glen, Lois and family Ovo 4,0 Cuz sSat cs,0 0,4 This Style Costs $2.00 For 25 Words or Less (8c Per Word After That) One Hundred and Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 28, 1974 SECOND SECTION Master craftsman horn Germany creates unusual memorial art Shown are examples of Edmund Drumm's efforts. Original and beautiful masterpieces created in stone is the trade practiced by German artist and craftsman, Edmund Drumm who was visiting in Exeter this week. Using a technique never before seen in Canada and working with tools found only in Germany, Drumm brings out the aesthetic quality in black granite to produce a unique quality of memorial art. Edmund Drumm, who is touring several Ontario cities was in Exeter Monday to produce some of his masterpieces for Pryde Monuments Limited. During a four week summer tour Drumm visited many cities in South Western Ontario doing work for several of the major monument dealers. Drumm specializes in religious themes for cemetery monuments and applies his art to black granite stones. His themes in- clude Christ on the Cross, Madonna and Child, The Garden of Gethsemane and other biblical scenes portrayed in detailed carvings on the stone. He is the only person in Europe known to be carrying on this particular craft and he has perfected his skill over years of work, ac- cording to an article in a National trade magazine. The basics of the trade were learned in the school he attended in Germany and in five years of training but, as the artist says "Experience is the best master". Edmund Drumm began his career as a portrait painter in Europe and continued in this form of art for 15 years before turning to portraiture in granite, He now works on cemetery monuments all over Europe, The artist commented Monday that he loves Canada "it is a young country" and would like to move here but the trade isn't well enough established yet. He said that there is also a potential for selling his work in the United States, as well, but hasn't visited that country yet. Gerry Fergusson of Pryde Monuments in Exeter said that he heard of the artist from his father-in-law in London who is also in the business and had the opportunity of seeing his work when Drumm toured the area in July. He ' said that in Canada there is better access to the type of black granite required for the masterpieces. The artist con- siders black granite, with no flaws the best canvass for his work, because it gives much better contrast and detail than grey or flecked stone. While some of the black granite used in production of the monuments is quarried in Canada, at a mine about 150 miles north east of Quebec City, much of the stone comes from South Africa, Sweden and South America. Drumm estimates that it takes an average of one hour to com- plete the designs on the monuments, He begins each illustration with a wax pencil outline drawing on the stone and then begins sanding with a high- speed drill similar to those used by dentists but larger. The glossy surface of the granite is sanded in the outline of the drawn image and detail is added by shading or sanding deeper. Each stroke of the drill across the granite must be perfect in order to achieve results. The artist works quickly, ad- ding facial features to the biblical characters in the design and detail as intricate as wrinkles and fingernails. The finish ap- plied to the picture brings out detail, depth and dimension. The drills used by Drumm are his own and can only be pur- chased in Germany. The National trade magazine writes that "he brought four sets of tools with him for his Canadian tour in July and he was working at such a pace he was wearing out one set a .week", While in Exeter he did eight monuments, all with dif- ferent designs which are on display at Pryde's. He was invited to Canada by a Kitchener man who had seen samples of his work in a German cemetery and searched five years to find their creator. Drumm's work displays a unique sensitivity for his medium and and uncanny knack of capturing religious moments, for eternity on the monuments he works with. The designs are all his own and carry a copyright. The protection however, seems unnecessary since only a master craftsman could copy the technique and no one could , duplicate the part of himself that Drumm puts into his work. The feelings of the artist show through his work and each is really an original. After the main figure of design is applied to the stone, Drumm adds scenery, clouds, sunrays and small animals to augment the design as the mood strikes him. Travelling with him is Dorothea Mallot of Windsor who acts as interpreter for Drumm while on tour. She heard of him through her son while Drumm was working for a monument dealer in Windsor and offered to act as interpreter. Fluent in his native tongue of German, she was with him during his summer tour and joined him again this time. This unique craftsman has a talent for beauty and a skill beyond compare. The monument designs he creates are master- pieces in stone, Century farm signs continue "Century Farm", a centennial sign project initiated by the Junior Farmers' Association in 1967, identifies farms in Ontario that have been owned by descendents of the same family for 100 years or more. With considerable renewed interest in the project by owner families now eligible, as well as the need for replacement of original signs, the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario is undertaking the project again as one of its current activities. The new signs-16 by 19 inches and pre-drilled for hanging are, constructed of high quality, satin coat steel. They are printed on both sides, with the only dif- ference from those distributed in 1967 being that the year is removed. Persons wishing to apply for one of the signs must meet the qualifications established for the project. Each farm must have been owned by direct descen- dants of the same family for 100 years or more, In addition, the farm must have someone living on it and still be in active production. Incorporated farms are eligible if they are still owned by the same family. A county or district supervising committee will make the final decisions on the eligibility of a farm in each area. The signs -will , sold:, qualifying dwners by the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario at cost price —$7, subject to change without notice. Application forms for the project and further information should be obtained from the county or district Junior Farmer provincial director or from the local offices of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. MASTER AT WORK — Master craftsman, Edmund Drumm of Germany wii4'G?a c:i'Ait:?.te:Ntr*itqA.iiq:,;itIv‘iti-in2trqki =NI (:si,sc17.t.izrNs.=Nstqxsc:NizN6ctic trzi•s:N4zwd.wAiloxt is shown completing one of his designs carved on black granite cemetery monuments. With him are Dorothea Malott of Windsor, Hs interpreter and The easy, inexpensive way I Gerry Fergusson of Pryde Monuments Limited. Mr. Drumm was in Exeter 1 Monday and completed 8 monuments for Pryde. 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Ross Ltd, Friday night ratepayers in Stephen will have an opportunity to attend a candidates night at the Centralia Community Centre at 8;30 p.m. All nine candidates in Monday's election, for three persons to Stephen council will have a chance to speak. 0 RENEWAL $21.00 Police find stolen cattle Ontario Provincial Police of- ficers at Lindsay recently seized 33 head of cattle from a pasture farm in Mariposa township. These valuable cattle had been obtained by means of false pretences and rustling from livestock sales barns and farms throughout Ontario. A number of the animals in- cluding one valued at $10,000 have been returned to their owners. Still remaining unidentified are eight Herefords, eight Charolais and seven cross-bred Chatolais. Anyone who has lost cattle fitting these descriptions should contact their nearest OPP office or call the Lindsay detachment at (705) 524.6741v