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Ks . eer We enjoyed chatting with wall-known retired entre- preneur Cora Gray, who celebrates her 80th birth- day next month.

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Seewall’s co-owner Sharon Christian (left) was congrat- ulated by gallery artist Zbigniew Kupcezynski and tapes-

try weaver Eva Kupezynski.

West Van's Shannon Currie was the evening's the day. Actually she wasn't -— that’s the title of the work

ASKED to provide an artist's statement for his show and book hat West Van's Seewall Gallery, artist Peter Kiss provided the reason for his need to express himself in wood. It is not, as many bi ¢, part of his self help therapy program, but the result ofan aiien Kidnapping that took place in his West Van driveway December 8, 1989 while Kiss was shovelling snow, The irrever- ent humour in Kiss’s statement is no surprise. ‘The artist's work has been making people smile for almos

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Judy Per. lives next door to Pete: Kiss and came to support his opening with Danny Chu.

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That’s a brass ring hanging over the head of Seewali Gallery artist Aiexis Cewood. The guy on the right is still reaching for it.

West Van's Larry and Joan Achtemichuk drop- mi =ped by. Joan is the past ‘co-chair of the North Shore Counselling Centre.

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Peter Kiss (centre) says he was taiking about the corno- rate world not his parenis, Zoltan and Jytte Kiss, when he named the sculpture at the rear Teamwork is not always a good thing. Kerry McPhedran (left), [~~ Kris Gabbott and eight- year-old Alexa Sunderland were all enjoying the show. Kerry says she has a great collection of art pieces she never owned and_ siill regrets never buying Kiss's 3 guys at the bar when she first saw it in 1990.

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Seewall owner Brian Becker (ieft) was pleased to hear that Henrik Martens and Johanne Olsen (former oven- ers of Dan interiors) are naw grandparents of tripiets.

Oe 2. Nancy Lyn and Allan Wong sign the guestbook. They were the graphic designers for Peter Kiss — Pressure Tested.

tion, along with her mom, Merike Lainevool and a cot- ple of Kiss farmers.

Gary Faessier grew up on the North Shore and his radio and television show on local chefs had its beginning on Shaw Cable.

Looking through Peter's new book were Debbie Douez and Pierre Lafleur. Debbie rockclimbs with Peter Kiss on a regular basis.

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