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North Thompson artists show their stuff

Over a dozen local artists and craftspeople from Avola to Blackpool participate in the second annual Art Crawl
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Upper Clearwater quilter Pat Hanson (l) shows Blackpool resident Helen Knight one of the quilts made by Thompson Valley Quilters for local foster children.

Upper Clearwater quilter Pat Hanson (l) shows Blackpool resident Helen Knight one of the quilts made by Thompson Valley Quilters for local foster children.

The quilt in the Upper Clearwater Hall was just one of many items made by local artists and craftspeople on display last weekend during the second annual Art Crawl sponsored by North Thompson Arts Council.

More than a dozen local artists from Avola to Blackpool opened their studios and showed their works during the event.

Art Doris

 

 

Left: Doris Laner demonstrates her painstaking painting technique in the studio near her home in Upper Clearwater.

 

 

 

Cedar kayaks

 

 

 

 

Right: Mel Sasek (l) checks out the cedar strip kayaks and canoes made by Steve McIntosh. The handmade boats were just part of the arts and crafts on display at Upper Clearwater Hall during the Art Crawl.