Mural man brushing u i Painting the town red is nothing new for popular mural artist D. Dan Morslander Donna Bertrand NEWS REPORTER With not much more than a can of exterior house paint, a brush or two and a mass of talent, D. Dan Mors- lander has put together a new collec- tion of murals for an art showing this weekend at the Fireside Inn. Described as “images that have a focal distance,” Morslander explains that his larger-than-life creations are best viewed from a distance. “It means how far back you have to go before they're completely in fo- cus, if you're too close, they're not in focus,” he said. “It’s quite unique, at least no one else is doing this particular style ac- cording to the people at Emily Carr (College of Art), and I guess they should know.” Unique yes, but new to Castlegar, no— Morslander’s earlier works - have adorned the walls and halls of Selkirk College and Banjo’s Pub for a few years now. Several of his murals can also be seen in Nelson. Returning to Castlegar with a new showing raises mixed feelings for the Procter resident. ‘ “['m really nervous,” he says of the showing. “I'm a very private person and this isn’t too very different from taking my clothes off in public.” On the other hand, “This is home, these are my people,” he says, at- tributing his success as a full-time artist to the local support he’s re- ceived. In particular, Morslander credits Selkirk College president Leo Perra and instructor Jeremy Addington for the turning point in his life when he returned to what he loves most, his art. In 1986, he turned his back on a | life, albeit successful, of all work and no art and entered the college’s graph- ic communications program. “It’s because of people like Leo Per- ra and Jeremy Addington that I now find myself more productive than I would have been otherwise,” he says. ‘An artist “all my life,” his rebellious nature was what pushed him to pur- sue his interest. “My first memory of drawing was on my mother’s wall,” he recalls. “I got a severe beating but beeause I was told not to, I couldn't met do it.” Now, the 48-year-old artist lives his passion. “I believe that home is where the art is and I want to be as much of an For theRECORD In the story “Road work en- ters slow lane” published in 1995. be logged between 1993 and the Saturday, Nov. 9 issue of The News, Slocan Forest Prod- ucts was reported to “log some The News regrets any in- convenience the error may have caused. p for Castlegar show Old Buck, a mural replica of a photograph taken in Robson in the early 1900s, is one of D.Dan Morsiander's pieces in his encouragement to others as they have been to me. “I believe that every person has a capacity for some form of creative self expression as an artist, I believe that everyone else is an artist too.” With an invitation to his show, Morslander says, “My mission is to showing this weekend in Castlegar. arouse the creative spirit by trying te_/ show people what I seé, not what I can do.” Morslander’s show opens Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. with a reception that includes live jazz music by Who's Guise. The show continues Saturday and Sunday. @ Wed A @ George Elliot Clarke sees poetry around every corner Thomas Bink NEWS REPORTER What does Metallica, a Hallmark Christmas card, a speech by Brian Mulroney and George Elliot Clarke have in common? Poetry. “Poetry comes in so many forms,” said Clarke, a visiting writer in residence at Selkirk College this week. “It will nev- er die.” Clarke is the author of two poetry collections, Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues, published in 1983 and Whylah Falls, released in 1990. He will be meeting with students and holding poetry readings on and off the college campus for the rest of the week. Whylah Falls is a unique poetry collection. The poems are linked by an underlying story line about a romance be- tween two fictional characters —X and Shelley Clemence — in the fictional town of Whylah Falls, Nova Scotia. “I wanted to link a number of elements in Whylah Falls,” Clarke said. “Like white cul- ture, black culture, Nova Sco- tia culture and Canadian cul- ture.” seventh-generation Canadian. He is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Waterloo and Dalhousie Uni- versity, and is cur- rently pursuing his doctorate in English at Queen's. Clarke said form poetry will always be popular because it is still present in different genres, like speeches, songs, and cards. “People still yearn for it,” Clarke said. “It’s simply gone underground. It’s the job of po- ets now to bring it above ground as much as possible.” Clarke said he was inspired to write poetry by a number of poets and songwriters. “I started out as a songwrit- er, not a poet,” he said. “Folk songs have a lot of innate af But Clarke soon found hi singing and instrument-play- ing talents were not as strong as his writing skills. Clarke said today’s poetry is slowly moving towards more traditional, simple forms, not becoming more open-versed. “I yearn to write poems that George Elliot Clark can be understood almost im- mediately, but at the same time convey emotion,” he said. Clarke added that he also hopes to reflect black culture in some of his work. “One of the things I want to do is make the black culture legitimate,” he said. But in the meantime, Clarke is happy to meet aspir- ing poets and work on more poetry, or even a short novel. “It’s fun to meet other writ- ers,” he said, “and give them some pointers from the per- spective of the impoverished alternative.” Because Clarke's poetry is so brilliant, unique and beau- tiful compared to many songs, speeches and greeting cards around today, it’s good to have that alternative available. we y WITH SATISFACTION LAZDi ‘s CASTLEGAR @ mazpa 713-17th St., Castlegar DL. 7956 CALL NOW COLLECT 365-7241 MAZDA— IT JUST FEELS RIGHT! RESIDENTIAL CARE PROPOSAL PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES Proposals will be reviewed by the District Supervisor at: 1006-3rd St., Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3X6 is required for thi mentally handicapped individuals moving to the West Kootenays from Woodlands. 24 hour care is required. . The goal is to maximize the independence of each individual in both residential and day programs. . 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