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It ‘5 an exercrse In i looked the other way while this was fluoride overâ€"exposure leads to a they drink 10 times more water or “PW the energy and movement .Of the hum body _ l 801;? on. h th variety of serious health problems. beverages made with fluoridated a" '3 arguably the most diï¬cult subject an artist can under ' i story as raven at we can't Unfortunate , Public Health water, th ‘ l ‘ - ' . . . . . let the Uberalsiheaf the till and we never botheredltlo assess the intake oride. ey ingest 0 “ma more an As a life drawrng mstructor, I hire models who come m all 7“ can't afford their tax and spend of fluoride from all sources in Why has Waterloo Region Public shapes de 925' and “I“ all walks-ethic. . ., ‘ mentality 0" corruption. Waterloo. nor did they assess the Health never been interested in Erb '5 a manure desrgner and "sud arust. From an early prevalence ofcancer, a l' lar investigating the a l eflects of age. I loved to draw and art was my favourite class in school. . . Clydecnmour disease, renal drsease’ .colic in the artiï¬cial water fluoridation poli- Al.†my dad was a“ “is" says. Em â€3°“ “‘3‘" "we“ Waterloo babies or irritablel lsyndrome cy? With The Group of Sevens Franklin Carmichael. But I didn‘t in adults. arthritic-like complaints, start modelling for artists until a few ‘7'7 PUbliC Health ShOllld thyroid problems and how fluoride Carole Clinch m it?“ And the ï¬rst time I tried n' I \_ l ‘t‘ l l \ } i \ l 1 look at adverse effects W“ ‘9'“ W “at“ my Founder. mt}: coordinator. “A lot of le ask rn who u \ 1 . have contributed to these ailments . . peop 9' ‘ Y0 l r t . mg th W - - drinkin - Peoplefor Safe Dnnkrng Water embarrassed or nervous about drsrob- I}s e met-loo Chromcle egsmg ‘ gwater'to deliver-a Waterloo ing in front of me“? And I â€my tory Fluoride program for four In lcatron is poor medical practice ‘Not at all!’ l'd drawn nude models for ‘ . 1 yearsinuniversityandartoollege,sol ‘ i was very familiar with the environ- “ ta 1 , 0 menLTheniylt flewby.thatï¬rstses- ' ‘ r. l We re 0 to e races a am .....m...................., ‘ * » model all over the place.†i Nobody gets rich by modelling for 1 So ofl they go, and here we ï¬nd ourselves in the amount of digging if you want to make a good deci- artists. but many models ï¬nd it’s a ‘ midst of another election campaign. sion rather than one based on advertising 800d way ‘0 supplement their ‘ I wrote a few weeks back about how I felt a mehures and whatever other sludge is poured out income. MARSHALL ‘ change was coming, that people were tired of the of the party machines. In Erb‘s case, life modelling is a WARD same old garbage from our elected lead- I'm going to try to make that a little passion. "l like to put expression into ers. , . , , , , . easier. I'll sit down with each of the my work, in addition to being imaginative in certain composi- i I'm not sure if this is the time for that , . . I - candidates in the riding of Kitchener- tions, because l want ‘0 do a fabulous it’ll». she 5895- '50 if l ‘ change and I'm also not sure what has to l i l‘-( l l i l I Waterloo (or as many as I can in the want to present a sad or melancholy pose, then I'll be thinking : . i change ï¬rstr I; () U R K I weeks before the vote) and ask the about something that will bring that out in me. as if I were an ‘ I ï¬rst started covering election cams ' questions i think are important. actor on stage. It's performance art.†. paigns 30 years ago. and they were much Remember. this is an opinion col. In addition to being creative in their poses. the best models 3 different animals then â€" party leaders 3 . ., umn, so you'll get a dose of that as can remain motionless for a long tithe. “That's Why I've been 4 were accessible, When they came to a! i. well. taking yoga since I started modelling,†says Erb. '[nitially, it f i town you could sit down with them and i? ’ . .: 1 ‘ And out there on the lntemet, l'm was to help me achieve better balance and flexibility in my i l discuss the issues. 2; “A tossing out some more of that as well POSCS- BUt then l discovered the biggï¬t beneï¬t was learning 1 i That doesn't happen much anymore. is ‘ it ' . as trying to get a discussion going on meditation and relaxation. And learning to breathe and slow 1 ‘ Parties generally want to control as a w i both l‘acebook and Mtter. You can my body down has helped my modelling immensely." l ‘ much information as possible and that 33% â€", .4 i search me out on either. or just send Currently, Erb is working towards composing a book about 1 ‘ doesn't work when you've got a nosy & 1 me an e-mail with your thoughls life modelling, complete with drawings. “I’ve written prose I joumalist type asking questions . i For me. the election is a chance to poetry based on my modelling experiences, and I've spoken And sadly there's another problem in put my mouth where my money is. With a number 0f artists willing to contribute their art to my 1 the wonderful world ofjournalism. That BRIAN l I think we need a revolutionary book,†says Erb. “I love exploring that whole relationship area too is populated with a fair number BOURKE } change in this country and it can only between artist and model." 1 of people who don't have the slightest ,,, 7 *7 WWW j be achieved through the sharing of Hard-working. reliable, and generous models such as Erb 1 idea of how our political, economic. judi- information in a respectful and intelli- are instrumental in helping art instructors teach the human rial or social systems work. So they parrot whatever gent way. art form -â€" and they have my deepest respect and gratitude. 1 they have heard on TV or read on the lntemet. I'll try to get the party leaders as well. although In Erb's poem. she concludes: “Feet tat their strength and - Hard to blame them since in many cases they l'm not hopeful of that. stableness with slow trepidation. i am moving. I slip on my have not spent a lot of time studying those subjects And with any luck, we will all'ï¬nd out enough to robe. I am human again. A thing 0f flesh and bone. Breath‘and for reasons which escape me. make a good decision. movement.†It strikes me, and a lot of other people. that this is Whatever that might mean. Drawing from Life. an eight-week life drawing program. the ï¬rst real Internet election. Wim applications besins April 18 from 6 pm. to 8 pm. at the Waterloo Commu- \lll‘ll as Facebook and “Hitter we are more connect- nity Arts Centre. For more information Visit ml than ever before, on www.buttonfactoryartsca or call 51943864577. ‘ But that doesn't mean much without some ï¬lter- Brian Bourke. a memberoftlw 105.3 KOOL PM . »- . mg. discussion and context. morning new, can be reached bye.mai'l at Marshall Ward is a visual artist and independent ï¬lmmaker. E- 50 what is a voter to do? You'll have to do a fair bbourke@looolï¬rtmm mail is welcomeat marshaleaniG’hotmaiLcom l l Wm