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[RA AWWATBRLOC CHRONICLE » Miepdprpsedgge by arch 464006 Gallery. "It might encourage some people to go home and look through their own family records or to find out more about Versailles or the past," said gallery curator Virginia Eichhorn. "I think (the public is) going to find three very very thoughtful exhibitions that they‘re going to enjoy spending a lot of time deciâ€" phering." Beginning on March 30, the works of artists Mary Anne Barkhouse, Christian Bernard Singer and Sarah Saunders will be on display as part of the gallery‘s Meaning Memory Milieu exhibition. Barkhouse‘s collection, entitled Boreal Baroque, represents the meeting of a heightâ€" ened civilization with nature through repreâ€" sentations of indigenous animals on baroque furniture. "Mary Anne is an incredible storyteller with her work," Eichhorn said. "She is creatâ€" ing a fantasy intersection taking Versailles, which is known for its opulence and luxuriâ€" ousness and lushness of one type, and juxtaâ€" posing it with the lushness and the wilds of Canada." + Her sculpture installations incorporate a variety of materials, including cast bronze, glass and porcelain, as well as velvet and wooden furniture. . The artist lives in the boreal forest of the Haliburton area where she sees animals and birds that she transports from the forest into a luxurious living space with her art. "So, for example, you‘d have a fox reclinâ€" ing on a chaise lounge," Barkhouse said, adding a lot of her inspiration comes from the animals in her own backyard. Meaning Memory Milieu "I kind of incorporate that and bring it into my artwork," she said. s For instance, one of her larger pieces feaâ€" tures rabbits seated on cushions in front of drapery â€" this references the yearly cycle the animals‘ face from breeding season to the winter. Singer‘s exhibition, called Cabinet of Curiosities, includes his trademark materials â€" earth, moss and clay â€" and deals with the intersection of different cultures, drawâ€" ing from the baroque period for inspiration. All of her pieces are rooted in both human and environmental history, she said. Meanwhile, a message she‘s trying to convey is how precious nature is. Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery‘s latest exhibition delves into the past sense of legacy is the strong tie that weaves through the three new exhibiâ€" tions at the Canadian Clay and Glass The 2008 Ontario Budget By Jennirer OrmstoNn â€" _ Chronicle Staff _ This porcelain hare by artist Mary Anne Barkhouse, whose work will be on display at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery starting March 30, is featured in an installation called Succession. "He uses dance as his metaphor, and difâ€" ferent kinds of dances being demarcated through the use of clay," Eichhorn said, adding he‘s also incorporated antique objects in his works, which often reflect the environment and mortality. "In this particular exhibition, he is dealâ€" ing with the purposes and intentions of museums, with how throughout history people have kind of collected things and looked at things and understood things, and how those things change over time." ARTS FOCUS In these pieces, the galleryâ€"goers can derive their own meanings, she said. Saunders work is "lovely and personal," Eichhorn said of the clay pieces in Passages, an exhibition that also utilizes knitting and quilting. "Her work comes from a very personal place. She often uses references and excerpts from old diaries and letters and stoâ€" ries from the family, as well as the actual art techniques that have been passed down," Eichhorn said. For detailed information about the new Budget please call 1â€"800â€"337â€"7222 or visit www.ontariobudget.ca Ontario Paid for by the Government of Ontario. The exhibitions will be on display from March 30 to June 8 at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, located at 25 Caroline St. N., in uptown Waterloo. _ For more information, call 519â€"746â€"1882, go to www.canadianclayandglass.ca or email info@canadianclayandglass.ca. _ â€" The gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. _ An artists‘ talk will be held on March 30 at 1 p.m. MAFY ANNE BARKHOUSE PHOTO