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No time for calm and serene says Waterloo artist bard? Without a doubt she‘s a frighter ed one. The Waterloo resident sees the world as a frenzy of activity where peoâ€" ple are doing what has to be done in order to survive. Ms. Hubbard‘s perception of the world can be seen in her personality and her "I don‘t have time for the calm and serene,‘‘ she said. ‘"I get bored with it. I‘m always in a half frantic mood when I experience my highest level of functionâ€" Ms. Hubbard believes in pushing her medium to its full potential. The brilliant colours and free flowing designs set her acrylics apart from other works. ‘"Her work seems so loose but so sure,"‘ said Joy Stephenson. Ms. Stephenson is one of 10 artists working with Ms. Hubâ€" bard at Galerry Chimera in Salem. Chimâ€" era is an artists‘ coâ€"operative gallery representing area artists. ‘"‘Her work is appealing. It explores the dimensions,"‘ said a visitor to her recent oneâ€"man show at the Salem galâ€" lery. While some dimensions are flattened deliberately, others are three dimensionâ€" Ms. _ Stephenson described Ms. Hubbard as an artist who takes acciâ€" dental type techniques and then gives them direction. Her use of the colour white, although common mostly to waterâ€" colours, has been used to the best adâ€" vantage. For as long as she can remember, Ms. Hubbard has been involved in Are you interested in woven _ wall | hangings, pillows, _ ink _ sketches, prints or oils? Then make it a point to visit Gallery Chimera in Salem before May 4. Gallery â€" Chimera | is an artists‘ coâ€"operative gallery representing area artists. It‘s that time of year again when the 10 gallery members â€" are hosting a group showing of their works. What kind of artist is Judy Bass Hubâ€" Gallery Chimera: a work of art THE HISTORY OF THE TALE OF PETER RABâ€" BIT. Taken mainly from Leslie Linder‘s "A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter‘" together with the text and illustrations from the first privately printed edition. Saunders of Toronto Limited, Toronto. 64 pp. One of the most popular children‘s books of all time is the little production of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit which was written in a letter to a child in 1893 by Beatrix Potter who only much later thought of putting it into a book, and then she was unable to find a pubâ€" lisher and decided to have it printed at her own exâ€" pense. Then Frederick Warne & Co. reconsidered their rejection and the book was published by them less than a year after the private printing appeared on Dec. 16. 1901 How all this happened is told in the attractive little book ‘The History of the Tale ‘of Peter Rabbit" which contains a facsimile of the letter and the text of the privately printed edition. The book also tells of the translation into other languages and of the subsequent history of Peter Rabbit and his relatives. COLLECTED TALES AND STORIES OF MARY SHELLEY. With Original Engravings. Edited, with show will be reâ€" By Terry James presentative of Bill Acres‘ abstract acrylics, Joanne Colman‘s weavâ€" ing. Elien Forrester‘s water . colours and Sharon Lehnert‘s woven and metal forms. Michael Manson will be showing his paintings and drawings and Marg Peter is a renowned print maker. Joe Somfay is also known for his prints of white on white Three dimensional forms, weaving, prints, â€" draw the world of art. Upon graduation from an art school in the United States, she M_muucmgmw_m through courses offered at YMCA‘s, YWCA‘s and neighbourhood groups. For a short period she taught the subject to persons undergoing psychiatric treatâ€" In the fall of ‘77 Ms. Hubbard left her teaching position at WLU after two years of both partâ€"time and fullâ€"time instruction. This spring she will graduate from York University with her Masâ€" ters Degree in Interdiscilplinary studies with an empl::fls on art and psychology. After all years in the profession where does she see it heading? ‘‘People (artists) are very much going back. to doing what pleases themselves versus what pleases the patrons," said Ms. Hubbard. "The public could do with more education concerning what goes into art work." Ms. Hubbard said that in looking around a gallery like Chimera, the works are as different as night and day. She said that because the artists work so closely together there could very easily be a tendency to mimic others but there isn‘t. s "Artists are mustering up the courâ€" age to stand on their own feet and show themselves to the public,‘ she said. "An artist has to be in tune with himâ€" Ms. Hubbard said that all the artists she works with know what to paint, if they are interested only in sales. She said nature scenes, barns and landscapes sell easily but along with selling the paintâ€" ings, the artist is selling a little bit of himself down the drain.‘"‘ ings and poetry will be Joy Stephenson‘s contriâ€" bution to the show. Oils and inks will be displayed by Dorothy Warren, Ron MacDonald and Peter McLay. Gallery members each stage a one man show throughout the year and the gallery is rented to other artists in the comâ€" munity who want an outâ€" let for their work. The intent of the gallery is to give local artists exâ€" posure to the public. _ an Introduction and Notes, by Charles E. Robinson. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. (In Canada: Burns & MacEachern Limited, Toronto. $17.25.) 424 pp. While Mrs. Shelley‘s journal entitled "History of a Six Weeks‘ Tour through a Part of France, Switzerâ€" land, Germany, and Holland; with Letters descriptive of a Sail round the Lake of Geneva and of the Glaâ€" ciers of Chamouni "was published a year before "Frankenstein‘ came out in 1818, she did not take seriously to writing until after Shelley‘s death in 1822. se css s en d i Then followed five novels, none of which measured up to the gripping story of "Frankenstein : ‘‘Valperâ€" ga; or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca® (1823), "The Last Man" (1826), "The Forâ€" tunes of Perkin Warbeck® (1830), "Lodore~ (1835), ;'r{&""l-"'élhé":{&" (1837 ) â€"â€" the novella "Mathilda‘" was not published until 1959. _ â€" | . _ She wrote: râ€"ri;nfi short stories, which appeared in various periodicals or annuals, as well as some bio graphies and the mythological drames ‘"Proserpine Pus P T TeSF # L. 1 0 * rmas teILL t en Oe o cage n 8 m % and "Midas"‘ plus certain travel books. In 1891 Richâ€" ard Garnett made a collection of 17 stories. Now we have a collection of 25, the editor this time being Charles E. Robinson, author of ‘"Shelley and Byron: The Snake and Eagle Wreathed in Fight . If nothing eise Ms. Hubbard would ‘‘So many people are out for the total like to see the public thinking in terms look, for total coâ€"ordination," she said. of good art instead of buying a work _ "‘Some works of art are good no‘matter because it matches the drapes. Judy Bass Hubbard‘s acrylics depict the frenzy of the world. The Watericoo residents works are presently on display at the Stratford Public Library AV Lounge. _‘ Watérloo Chronicle, Wednesday, April 19, 1978 â€" Page 17 _ LET US ENTERTAIN YOU _â€"It will be found that these compositions are given over more to description than to action and there is a monotony of style so that if you have read one, you have, as it were, read them all. The book might well be entitled ‘‘Stories to Go to Sleep By®". The chief inâ€" terest will lie in the fact that they are by Percy Bys she Shelley‘s widow, the author of "Frankenstein‘‘. LHASA, THE OPEN CITY. By Han Suyin. Jonathan Cape, London. (In Canada: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, Toronto. $13.95.) 192 pp. The Himalayan country of Tibet was long closed to foreigners, but when the People‘s Republic of China took it over and made it an autonomous region, it was opened to visitors, although there were still in the capital city of Lhasa no hotels or restaurants, we are told by Han Suyin, the Chinese native of Peking who has given us the book "Lhasa, the Open City. Although the subtitle is "a Journey to Tibet", the book concentrates on Lhasa and tells us about the past of this city and of Tibet, then brings us up to date with what would appeJr to be Communist propaganda in showing the many improvements that have been brought to Tibet because of the Chinese conquest. There are a number of photographs and the book, though short, is worthwhile and easy to read. # * #