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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-27, Page 9k Jewellery di s6lays,were one -of the:.outst.anding attractions during the sidewalk sale sponsored by the Goderich Businessmen's Asso- ciation last week. The popularity of this merchandise 'with shop, pers Was not surprising after a look ,at this dazzling array of beaded necklaces. Here a lady pauses ,and• examines her, purchase , under the shade of a large beach umbrella. and ales Prom. ro appy Combination One of the main attractions during the fifth annual Art Mart held last week in the Courthouse park was the portrait sketching of a Woodstock artist, Tom Cayley. Mr. Cayley had no trouble finding work to keep him -busy. Subjects appeared one after the other to sit while,their features were skillfully reproduced on•paper by the deft strokes of the artist's. crayons_ T.he-fascinated.group of on-, lookers hown here, one of many who gathered here throughout the event, id not distract the. Woodstock artist in the least. • oberttb titat= Kneeling in front of a Goderich harbor scene paint- ing which drew' considerable attention from the, many visitors to' the Art .Mart exhibits, •is Linda Basler,' nine-year-old daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Fritz Basler, 171 East St. Linda, who is ‘ nine, had the added distinction of being the youngest salestady at' the. event., She assisted •her tattler at, the Industrial- Therapy hobbycraft exhibit, spon- sored by the Industrial' therapy divi $ion of tbe" Ontario Hospital; Goderich, where her father is supervisor of the carPenter's section. THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1967 SECOND SECTION r... A Photo Story, 6y Sandy McDonald Fair skies, soft breezes and balmy temperature favored the fifth annual Art Mart, an an. nual project .of the .Goderich Art Club. Each summer they have been collecting and arrangingan ex. hibit of members', work and Works from out of town. This year the Goderich Bus. inessmen's ` Association Side - The scene in the Courthouse park on Friday' night. bore• a close -resemblance to, a Mardi'Gras atmos- phere which prevails in South American countries. The balmy summer night' enabled visitors to relax and enjoy themselves at whatever type of carnival game they chose. The majority chose the monster bingo sponsored by the Kinsmen while others, as pictured here, became involved in a crown and anchorgame. dr Night visitors to the exhibit ,ofoil paintings which were displayed and hung on snow -fence stretched around the Courthouse, were kept entertained by this group of youthful. local musicians. who have only recently organized a band which they have named "The Pros and Cons". The band, which was watched by a large nurhber of teen-agers, was a popular hit with that age -group. walk Sale, held in conjunction with the Art Mart,was also a' definite success. Certainly. the weatherman must have appre. ciation for works of art to fav- our the Art Group with such ideal" conditions for the three- day event,held in Court House Park Thursday; Friday, andSat. urday. ° Many- exhibits coming from such distant points as Elmira; Kitchener, Waterloo,Exeter, London, Toronto and many other, points were nicely % displayed. They featured mainly still life subjects, many'' abstract or semi abstract. Others were very realistic, such as the boats and harbour Scenes done by Brian George of London., Snow fence erected around the south end of the building, ser. ving as temporary outdoor. art galleries, were covered with paintings covering a.wide .field of subjects. Other paintings were hung from, mounted peg Wards set .up in different areas of the. tree shaded lawn. A great deal of ,attention went . to Woodstock portrait artist, Tom Cayley, who sketched his subject before a curious ,and intrigued .group' of spectators. The' Woodstock artist had no trouble finding candidates ifor portraits and he seldom left his stool all day. Onlookers gazed with admire ation as the sttbjeCt's features rapidly took shape with each , deft stroke of his cragon. Many collections of Ho*' Craft were ,,displayed. Feat. ured in the crafts was a very interesting Nut Craft display, , made by Mrs. Elvera Johnston from Kitchener, along with her excellent 'oil paintings. Another table of leather 'craft made by former CNIB student 'John Clements of the Nile area, Ashfield township. John's col- lection of leather craft articles included handbags, card packs, belts, and many other items. Another display was a collection of drift wood handiwork of Muriel Fisher of Goderich. A fine display of aprons of all shapes, colors and sizes was made by Mrs. Eason of Auburn. ; The Country Studio of Blyth, operated by Miss Ann Fair. service and her partner Miss Claire Taylor, had a good dis. • play of pottery, ceramics, and" water color paintings. A group of " interested boys and girls gathered around to learn the art of pottery making. The child• ren were making "pitch pots", but the Studio has the potter's wheel and other equipment. Another tablepresided over by Mrs. Bean of the Carlow District displayed therope mats which she makes from baler twine. These colorful door mats were a popular items. Mrs. 1can estimated she has made more than three hundred of them siiiee she began (the hobby.. A large display which attrac- V w ted considerable attention was the exhibit of hand crafted art. icles made by members of the Ontario Hospital's' Industrial Therapy classes. Staffed 'by Mrs. Agnes Moon and Mrs. Jack Daniels and other helpers, many items such as the tote. bags, hand bags, pillow cases, towels, aprons. and numerous other items including. pieces of furniture were eagerly pick. ed up by --the visitors to the booth, Anyone strolling thro', the park, or _ visiting the many dis- plays could stop for refresh. ment •at the "Sidewalk Cafe" set up and operated by the Maple Leaf Chapter of the I,O,D.E. Lots of pink lemon. ade, coffee, and hot sweet rolls were sold. The atmosphere of a continental Cafe 'was en. hanced 'by' accordian music by °14 -year-old Janice Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al. lister Green, Goderich. The Goderich Art Club acted as art dealers for the sales of paintings by 'maintaining a secretary at a sales desk. Any paintings which were sold were bought through thei..agency 01 the Goderich Art Club, , ►„hick took a -percentage of �' the sale price. 1 All the paintings which were on -display during the three- day art mart, were registered with the Goderich Art Club. All told, over 200 paintings were on display. , Of this,number, many :were works li local artists, the maj- ority of whom are members of the club. The other paintings repre.,_.,e, sented works of out-of-town artists. One other display was embroidery .work by E. Young, a former tailor, who lives' in , Florida during the winter months, which were framed and put on display. Adding to the extra attraction 'at night was the music pro- vided by a local band which call themselves the "Pros and Cons." The group, wnich con- sists of Jeff Such doing vocals in the style of the Rolling Stones and the McCarthy bro. thers on drums and bass. In other areas of the park, a monster bingo game attrac. ted a capacity crowd. A wheel, of fortune was also operated; both games were projects of Goderfch service clubs. The merchants sidewalk sale also attracted much attention. Each block of stores around the Square featured a sale. In some cases it was footwear, in other places jewellery, some stores exhibited clothing and at other places itwas•furni'ture. Visitors to ' the Square of Godericl'r last Weekend must surely have come away with the impression that the busi. , nessmen and Citizens of this town are a sales minded and art' -minded community. It was an excellent opport. unity for people to meet and discuss art exhibited in a most beautiful setting. : The sidewalk sale, held each year in cprijun,ction with the Art Mart, attracted equal ly. as much atten- tion as the display, of art and hobbycraft. Spon- sored by the Goderich Businessmen's Association, the sale features outdoor displays of varying lin es of merchandise,••aIl reduced -in price to offer the. sidewalk shopper attractions. Here, two sidewalk salesclerks, Linda Hicks and Mary Jayne McManus < preside over a display of jewellery:, -- A sidewalk cafe operated by the Goderich Chapter' of Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire allowed visitors to the Art Mart in Courthouse park to re- fresh themselves with coffee and pastries, while they relaxed at tables set up under the maples surrounding the courthouse. Shown here as they serve a customer are I.O.D.E. members: from left, Mrs. H. Murphy, Mrs. J.W.,Coates, Mrs. J. Skeoch and Mrs. C.N. Edward. Anpfher popular display during the three-day Art Mart, spontored for the'fifth cpnsecthWW'e year by the Goderich Art. Club, was this demonstration of pottery -making by two I ad i es' who operate a Country Studio at Blyth, Ont. Here the ladies, Claire Taylor, Left and Ann Fairservice, a a at right. show Lr techniques of pottery -craft to a group at faaisCi, rimed pupils, some • of whom kept returning,: each day for more instruction on their latest Martha Rathburn. an active menibi•r of the doderie1 Art Club, can be seen in the background studying. one of the finished pieces of pottery.