Village Squire, 1979-10, Page 17Lorraine, creates fanciful people and animals out of porcelain. If
you wish to see more of their work, just continue on Highway 27
for a short distance. To the right you will see an old white school
house where Mr. and Mrs. Herman and Linda Hynes have their
studio.
Right now the crowning touch of The Mouse House is a grey
cat, curled up in a gingham -lined basket, nursing her two week
old kittens. Some time after the store opened in June, the mother
cat strayed in, obviously convinced that she had found the
perfect place to raise her family. There has been no problem in
finding homes for the kittens, but the mother will continue on at
the Mouse House, sharing the honours of hostess with Mrs.
Anna Klinemaus. The proprietors have named their cat
"Mouse".
There are other interesting stores along Kleinburg's main
street, including Jeremy, a workshop for silver and gold
jewellery run by David Watson and Donna Aspinall. The store is
located in the renovated driveshed of an old general store, and
contains a wide range of original designs in rings, pendants,
bracelets and other fine jewellery. The owners will readily offer
explanations of their materials and techniques, and they will
make up any item based on the customer's ideas or designs.
You can find good quality antiques and a delicious variety of
ice cream at De Riuter's Mill, and farther down the street is the
Kaiser House Gallery, displaying a fine selection of Eskimo,
Indian and wildlife art. The front part of the house dates from
1870, and the back addition has been built to resemble the same
period, using hundred year old lumber for the wood floors. Eric
Mitchell, who owns the Gallery, has spent many years in the
Arctic. and has come to know many of the Eskimo artists whose
work he displays. He has also become acquainted with Indians
through past work as a consultant, and is a friend of Clarence
Tillenius, a renowned painter of Canadian wildlife. The works in
the Gallery reflect Mr. Mitchell's intimate knowledge of native
Canadian art.
The Kaiser House is a fitting prelude for the magnificent
collection at the McMichael Gallery. There are 30 gallery rooms
constructed of hand-hewn timber and native stone, with large
glass panels interspersing wall space so that the worlds of art
and nature can be viewed simultaneously. The collection
includes an impressive number of works by The Group of Seven
and associates such as Tom Thompson and Emily Carr. An
interesting contrast to these works are pieces by Eskimo and
Indian artists and contemporary exhibitors. Robert and Signe
McMichael, who built up the original collection, donated the
works of art and the property to the Ontario Government in 1965.
Admission to the Gallery is free, and the works may be viewed
Tuesdays through Sundays from 12 to 5:30. A snack bar and a
dining room are open for lunch and afternoon tea, and the main
floor of the Gallery contains a good supply of Canadian crafts and
books on the art and.iistory of our country.
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