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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 30 Mar 2011, p. 9

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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 dificult 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 artificial water fluoridation poli- Al.” my dad was a“ “is" says. Em ”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 first 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 ”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.thatfirstses- ' ‘ 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 find ourselves in the amount of digging if you want to make a good deci- artists. but many models find 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 firstr 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 first 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 biggfit benefit 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'find 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 first 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 filter- 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 filmmaker. E- 50 what is a voter to do? You'll have to do a fair bbourke@looolfirtmm mail is welcomeat marshaleaniG’hotmaiLcom l l Wm

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