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Author Readings @ Library - With These Hands
7:00 PM (America/Halifax)
Online
Author Readings @ Library - With These Hands
7:00 PM (America/Halifax)
Online
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Description:
All are welcome to join us this evening, for a virtual author presentation with Don Maclean - as he shares with us (the stories behind) his latest book, "With These Hands: Traditional Arts, Crafts and Trades of Atlantic Canada"
Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89411304821?pwd=V2pieEJRZjJSTi9ESWpDanFRQWMzQT09
Passcode: 511182
or by phone - please dial, 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.
About the Book: In the age of big box stores and mass production, there are still artists and crafts people who make beautiful things by hand. Colourful quilts, hooked rugs, and stained glass. Resilient dories and snowshoes. Whimsical whirligigs. In this book, Don MacLean explores the traditional crafts of Atlantic Canada, visiting dozens of creators in their workshops, galleries, and homes, giving insight into their process and inspiration. MacLean interviews Dora Gloade about Mi’kmaw bead- and leatherwork. He talks to Yvette Muise about preserving the Chéticamp hooked rug tradition. He speaks to a luthier and a jeweller. There is an irresistible allure to items that are carefully, lovingly, made by hand, whether they are carved from wood or painted on canvas, and MacLean’s book explores that. This book contains over two dozen photos.
About the Author: Don MacLean writes about the outdoors, as well as traditional crafts, from wood carving to canoe building. His articles have appeared in Atlantic Salmon Journal, Saltscapes, Eastern Woods and Waters, Canadian Fly Fisher, Outdoor Canada, and others. MacLean is the author of two books on the outdoors and sportfishing and many newspaper columns. He lives in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
For more information, please visit, www.nimbus.ca/authors/bio/don-maclean
Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89411304821?pwd=V2pieEJRZjJSTi9ESWpDanFRQWMzQT09
Passcode: 511182
or by phone - please dial, 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.
About the Book: In the age of big box stores and mass production, there are still artists and crafts people who make beautiful things by hand. Colourful quilts, hooked rugs, and stained glass. Resilient dories and snowshoes. Whimsical whirligigs. In this book, Don MacLean explores the traditional crafts of Atlantic Canada, visiting dozens of creators in their workshops, galleries, and homes, giving insight into their process and inspiration. MacLean interviews Dora Gloade about Mi’kmaw bead- and leatherwork. He talks to Yvette Muise about preserving the Chéticamp hooked rug tradition. He speaks to a luthier and a jeweller. There is an irresistible allure to items that are carefully, lovingly, made by hand, whether they are carved from wood or painted on canvas, and MacLean’s book explores that. This book contains over two dozen photos.
About the Author: Don MacLean writes about the outdoors, as well as traditional crafts, from wood carving to canoe building. His articles have appeared in Atlantic Salmon Journal, Saltscapes, Eastern Woods and Waters, Canadian Fly Fisher, Outdoor Canada, and others. MacLean is the author of two books on the outdoors and sportfishing and many newspaper columns. He lives in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
For more information, please visit, www.nimbus.ca/authors/bio/don-maclean
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Age Group: Adults
Venue: Online
Address: n/a n/a, NS
Phone: N/A
