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angora rabbits in her back Her rabbit collection is now up to 15 and she careâ€" fully grooms and plucks her furry pets to obtain the fur she needs to spin placemats assortment of materials. dozen artists displaying their talent at the UW arts July 19 in the campus cen weaving for four years," she said. "A friend said I was good in designing and sewing and should take a course in â€" weavingâ€"that I‘d be successful." Her first lessons began with night courses _ at Conestoga College. She is now involved in a threeâ€" taught in Guelph. three looms in her basement valued at $840 on order from Montreal. It‘s an expensive hobby. Marcella now works on Although she has a family of three children to look after, she tries to weave a bit every day. "It can be very frustratâ€" ing,‘‘ she says. ‘"It took me a whole year before things By Margaret Russell l y e Why pay for wool to spin terials, warp, tension Marcelia Wolfe looks after 15 angora rabbits and plucks their fur to spin into place mats and wall hangings on the three looms in her basement. "‘I‘ve been spinning Local craftsmen displayed works at UW _ in weaving do a good job."‘ Her talent is paying off. Last month, she won a loâ€" cal contest for her wall hangâ€" ing and this is now on disâ€" play in the Ontario Craft Council in Torontoâ€" before going to the CNE. Interest in weaving is on the rise according to Marâ€" cella, but only one in 10 perseveres with it. *‘*Unfortunately the marâ€" ket is not very good in this area,‘‘ she says. ‘"I‘m thinkâ€" ing of taking my work to Toronto for a sale later She‘ll be busy in the fall teaching for the Kâ€"W Weaver‘s Guild at the and this could be full of fun and surprises. A while back, a girl approached her with some freshly trimmed cella if she could spin that for her. Another exhibitor last week at UW, Dennis Luken, 22, is a student in fine arts at UW and found his first year "frustrating and disâ€" appointing because of the lack of painting facilities." ‘"‘The teachers tend to stunt everyone," he said. ‘*At the end of the year, all we were doing was drawing 24 squares and blending soft colors. _ We learned nothing about theory, perâ€" spective, techniques."‘ landscapes and abstracts done in acrylics, were accomplished through readâ€" ing books, magazines and experimenting and using his imagination. joke," he said. "It‘s an easy pass for engineers and Dennis Luken, a student in fine art at UW, has always been interested in art but never had any lessons. His ambition is to teach art in high school. His paintings, â€" mostly â€" math students." . "A lot of the kids are though," he said. ‘"Here at least the professor comes to class. At Guelph he‘d just write the instructions on the board, then leave. Fortunately, Dennis reâ€" ceived some encourageâ€" ment at the UW show. He managed to sell a 7 feet by 4 feet painting for $200. . The craft show is now in its third or fourth year and is usually held three wants to teach art in high school, he has to stick it out until the end to get his times a yearâ€"in the fall, at .Christmas and in the spring. ‘‘Students wanted to be able to buy crafts on campus," said Carole Hincks, â€" coâ€"ordinator of used to run the show for one week and charge the participants. This year, we had it for just the one day but there was no fee conâ€" nectedâ€"they put on a demonstration instead." Carole feels the advantâ€" age of the show is that it gives artists exposure. Several people came up to her after the show and asked how they could contact the craftsmen. ult Amateur Sem|iâ€"Professional Professional or Business Properties Rose Garden Street View Landscaping Vegetable Garden Apartments Large Lots * & = & 4 . 8 Classes oUTDOOR GARDEN °COMPETITION sponsored by Waterloo Horticultural Society Open to all citizens of Waterioo “we 55 Erb St. East WATERLOO (opposite Liquor Store) PHONE 886â€"2321 PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED R. J. FINNEY Hundreds of the Latest Styles FAST EFFICIENT SERVICE PHONE 742â€"2834 Complete Collision And Refinishing Service EXPERT PAINTING Exterior Specialists â€" _ Fully insured To enter your garden or for further information notify Mr Leland Schweitzer Phone 886 â€"2334 or Roy Bauman Phone 745â€"5857 on or before August 2nd Lab on Premizes FREE PARKUNG