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Inukshuk opens new gallery ‘‘The people in Waterloo seem to be a whole different breed compared to people in Kitchener and other places," said Mrs. Socha. We really enjoy getting to know them and serving them. By Terry James Erla and Norman Socha have been serving their customers on a personal basis for the past five years. The husband and wife team are the pwners of the Inukshuk Galleries at 25 Young Street East in Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Socha have become so involved with serving Waterloo people that in March of this year they started to make plans for opening another gallery. Mrs. Socha describes Mr. Perkins as an excelâ€" lent craftsman and artist. She hopes that by having someone from out of town that other craftsâ€" men and artists will come to the @Mlery and ask to exhibit their work rather than the gallery searching for them ‘‘We wanted to provide a greater service to Waterloo and provide a few of the things that we felt were lacking." said Mrs. Socha. . The young couple agreed that their new gallery was to be completely different from Inukshuk and would not feature any Indian or Eskimo art. ‘‘We wanted to leave the Inukshuk Galleries as it was. It is already one of the largest galleries in North America to feature Canadian Native art." said Mrs. Socha. After many decisions and jostling about of ideas, the new gallery became a reality. _ Its grand opening is Wednesday. July 21. at 19 Young Street East. ‘‘The corner house." as Mrs. Sqcha sometimes calls it is next door to the Inukshuk Gatleries and at the moment it has no fixed name. The front room with its high ceiling. large winâ€" dows and hardwood floors. will be used by artists and craftsmen for exhibitions. It will open with a one .man potter‘s show. . Duane Perkins from Winnipeg will show his artistic platters. bowls, vases and hanging planters Mr. Perkins is the type of artist who works on his designs for a few months. exhibits his work and then takes time off to design another showâ€" ing _ His products are not massâ€"produced. Mrs Socha hopes to exhibit his work two or three times a yvear Mr. and Mrs: Socha welcome children to the gallery and two of the rooms have been completâ€" ed especially for them. When she was planning the gallery. Mrs: Socha did not want to use Glassblowing and jewellery are other exhibit possibilities Patti Anne Socha shows some of the books and graphics that will be displayed in her parents new gallery at 19 Young Street East in Waterloo. Eria and Norman Socha are owners of the Inukshuk Galleries and the new gallery is next door. waterioo chronicle â€" 12 1st Year No. 31 Wednesday, August 4, 1976 Inexpensive posters of Jemima Puddleâ€"Duck, Peter Rabbit and other story book characters will decorate the walls and can be purchased Mr. and Mrs. Socha hope the people in Waterloo will find their gallery useful. They want it to reâ€" main on the same personal level as the Inukshuk Galleries Although we have seven partâ€"time people workâ€" ing for us we do not farm out the jobs and make the galleries into a big corporation â€" We don‘t want it to become impersonal," said Mrs. Socha. Before becoming interested in art galleries. Mr. and Mrs: Socha were both teachers. They started Inukshuk by collectmg Indian and Eskiâ€" mo art for their home. Before moving to their present location. they had a small gallery in the.basement of their home When she saw the works of Rita Brianski, Botello and Moya, she fell in love with their work and changed her mind. All three artists centre their pieéces around children and as a result the one room is hung totally in graphics. graphics because the Inukshuk Galleries features a large number. & With a five yearâ€"old son and threeâ€"yearâ€"old daughter. the Sochas are interested in obtaining children‘s books that will help them develop their reading skills. They believe that other parents have the same concern so they designated one of the rooms as a book room. The authors of the selected books include Wildâ€" smith. Beatrix Potter. Peter Burgess and the whole series of Lady Bird books. Rita Brianski is from Montreal and is wellâ€"known as a printmaker and graphic artist. She hasÂ¥ done a special series on children at play. The new galâ€" lery will have a few prints from this collection. Botello and Mayo are Puerto Rican artists. Botello specializes in linoâ€"cuts and he cleans his media so that every print is in a different colour. His work is limited edition prints. Moya speâ€" cializes in serigraph graphics and a number of his works are on display . ~Eventually we may put in little chairs and desks and a few colouring books so the children can sit and read while their parents browse," said Mrs. Socha. "I‘m not really sure yet. All things are subject to change." Parents are also welcome to sit down and look through the books with the option of purchasing them ‘‘These graphics look great in a young child‘s room and they are something that can be taken with them when they are adults,"" said Mrs. Socha. Waterloo, Ontarie The seminar is being sponâ€" sored by the city‘s communâ€" ity services department to see if local children are inâ€" terested in learning arts and crafts during regular classes. If interest in the seminar is high, the deâ€" partment will organize fall One of the most controâ€" versial aspects of the park concept is the recommendaâ€" tion to stop mowing areas around the Potters‘® Workâ€" shop. a section of land beâ€" tween the wildlife display and Laurel Creek and land near Seagram Drive. (Origâ€" inal proposals to stop mow:â€" Glass sculpture, collages and jewelry are just a few of the items that will be made by children at an arts and crafts seminar August 17â€"19 in Waterloo. ‘‘We saw a dual role for the park and we tried to recommend the best for everyone... These were the guiding principles of our committee,"" replied Mr. Dysart. Arts and crafts _ seminar planned Although many councillors expressed opposition to the plan, they didn‘t put their votes where their sentiments lay. All seven councillors in â€" attendance unanimously supported a motion by Ald. Carroll to implement the three year park policy. But as two members of the committee, Aldâ€" Marâ€" jorie Carroll and Brent Dysart, sprang to the deâ€" fence of the jeopardized plan, they found they were fighting a straw man. Ald. Turnbull also asKed Brent Dysart, chairman of the park advisory commitâ€" tee, if the group‘s concept for the park would have been different if it had deâ€" liberately sought to plan for people, instead of wildâ€" life. ‘"‘To me it‘s a distinct change in policy and I‘m uneasy about it."‘ he said. By Mary Stupart A _ plan to redevelop Waterloo Park proposed by the city‘s Wildlife Advisory Committee came under sharp fire from counciliors Tuesday. . _ some areas of the park in a natural state conducive to the preservation of small wild animals, would lessen the public‘s enjoyment of the park. One of the strongest critâ€" ics of the park concept originally â€" presented to council June 7 was Ald. Brian Turnbull. He expressâ€" ed fears that the plan, New concept for park _ =â€"Ey is criticized Waterloo Historical Society Museum co Kitchener Public Library, Queen Street North, KITCHENER, Ont. â€" Mr. Dysart said no cost estimates were available at present but the first year of the plan "will not cost very much. In fact, there will probably be a saving"‘. The park concept was also criticized by several aldermen on a cost basis. Aldermen _ Wagner _ and Kominek asked how the city would pay for the proâ€" posed _ park _ renovations and how much they would cost. R One area of the report. dealing with the revamping and reorientation of the Wildlife Display, drew no comments from councillors, Tuesday. This segment of the plan calls for the deâ€" velopment of a home for animals native to Waterioo County instead of a zoo for exotic animals. Mr. Dysart said the comâ€" mittee proposed to return a picnic area west of the wildlife display to natural vegetation because conâ€" tinued overuse would turn the area ‘"into what the elk and bear pens currently look like". He also said ‘"if the community serâ€" vices staff feel that stop mowing areas are detrimenâ€" tal they can always start mowing again without losâ€" ing anything"‘. mendation by the committee is planned to improve the natural habitat for small wild animals and allow for the establishment â€" o f marked nature trails Seâ€" lected plantings of bushes and plants are also proâ€" posed to protect sensitive areas and prevent them from overuse. The seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon August 17â€"19 at Waterloo arena,. Albert McCormick arena and Sandowne school for children aged 7 to 16 vears. â€" Children need no prior experience in arts and crafts for this free proâ€" gram. _ However. parents should register the children in advance by calling the community _ services _ deâ€" partment classes on a regular basis ing land by the swimming pool, between Laurel creek and University Ave. and near the Centennial ball diamonds were removâ€" ed from the park concept after the city‘s community services department voiced objections to them). Ald. Turnbull expressed his doubts about having areas of the park revert to a patural state of tall grass (Continued on page 2)