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Art Walk bigger than last year
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Amber Stirling points to a picture of a timber wolf’s eyes, one of many she drew and had for sale at the Art Walk.
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Elena Streza of Canyon Creek puts prices on the flower pots she creates, during the third annual Art Walk.
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Dave Saunders looks at birdhouses created by Fred Proft, who uses wood from old buildings to make his creations. These include, besides the birdhouses, welcome signs and picture frames, among other items.
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Lucette Cheruka displays, and puts price tags on, the doll beds she sews. Cheruka also showed off preserves and other creations.
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This sign is an example of the work of Lucette Cheruka. She says items like this are popular as wedding gifts.
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Theresa Seraphim
For Spotlight
The third annual Art Walk was a success, according to organizers.
“It was awesome,” noted Big Lake Country Tourism’s Kathy Wright, who organized the event with her husband George.
Those attending the walk saw paintings, photographs, writing, drawing and handicrafts from area artists at the event, held August 7 and 8 at the Visitor Information Centre.
This year’s event was bigger than last year’s, with 598 visitors coming through to see the various creations, as opposed to 190 last year, and with a greater number of artists.
“The great turnout blew me away – I wasn’t expecting those numbers,” said Wright.
She said advertising, and word of mouth from previous years, made the difference in attendance figures.
‘A lot of people phoned us this year to find out when it was.”.
Wright said the hope is that the show will be even bigger next year, with dance and music potentially included.
“We have an amazing amount of talent. There’s (even) artists out there that we don’t know about,” she noted.
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