Pat Axon was walking down a hall in the Crestview Housing Co-op one day when she saw a lovely crewel art piece — an outdoor winter activities scene.
She wondered how many of the residents had crafts and collections nobody ever saw.
The upshot was Axon and Elaine Frost, formerly from Mossbank, organized a corner display with items from the 62 residents.
“People have had it for a long time but you put them in a room and never look at them so we asked if they would share it,’’ said Axon. “They were quite willing."
“It’s just a great cross section of what people have done or collected. We have really neat stuff. So we set it up. People accepted it.”
Items that were on display covered a whole range of crafts and hobbies.
Frost showed a collection of fine wild flower pottery by a Mossbank woman.
Axon had a dress made for a grand-daughter.
Frances Fritschke had a cross-stitch with all the official flowers of each province.
Their caretaker, and a resident, showed two pieces of artwork he did in Grade Two at Westmount School. One of them read:
“Sometimes I am naughty
But I can’t be very bad
For Mother is always saying
I’m just like you Dad’’
One showed dozens of Wade figurines that came with the purchase of Red Rose tea in a converted printers type case.
Displays also included quilts, jewelry, portraits, paintings, photos and a woven mat made of old t-shirts.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
