by Valorie Lennox
The Review

© If elves entered craft fairs, they
would offer creations like, Alice
Howes’ woodland baskets.
art of her PineCombers collec-
tion, the pine cone baskets reflect
the mossy magic of West Coast
rain forest. The ribboned baskets
arc Howes’ newest creation, based
on 13 years of working with pine
cones.

She constructs the baskets on

| specially made frames from: Van-
| couver. Each basket takes over lwo
v) hours to make.
This weekend she will bring her
baskets and her popular pine conc
wreaths, centerpieces and -mini-
baskets. to the North and South
Agricultural Society Hobby Show
and Craft Sale.

“They have onc of the niccst
shows ever,” said Howes. Seven
years ago, when Howes first
moved to the arca, the society. gave
her the first. chance to display and
sell her work.

“The Saanich fair people werc
the first to give me my break when
1 moved here. If it wasn’t for them,

. my Start in. pine cones here,”
- Howes said.

Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. ‘at the Saanichton

‘in the.show for the sixth time. Sic
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| feature. different.

the time’.
--Alice: Howes”

» Vancouver, ‘she: said.

~ other crafts people. Her own work
cis much in demand and has been
~ sent all over the world.

Vancouver, she was invited to: the

West End: Community Cenue Fair

in. September while selling her
work at the ferry terminal...

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and said, you're juried, and invited

me to attend,”
“Howes started making pine. cone

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I. wouldn’t have been able to gel.

six hours daily and often.as much

The 17th ‘annual show. goes "as 10-to' 12 hours in her workshop,

Fairgrounds on East Saanich Road.
» This-ycar Howes will participate ..

- shows year-round, her busicst lime:

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i work. She. finds. it casicr to design.
“has: also taken part. in’ “Vancouver! :

” shows; but the quality of crafis on:

“the: Peninsula: exceeds: those in 7 te fo: someone. ‘she knows.

“To, create. things I feature
different people in my mind all the.
time,’

~picces if she: has-a. recipient in’

For Howes, one: of: the delights:
of the craft show’is the opportunity.
“10 trade her-work for work done by.

“her business to help special needs ~

Just back from two craft fairs in.

“Some people just stopped by .

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MOSS-TRIMMED PINE CONES are the basis of Alice Howes’ 7 |

woodsy baskets. Howes, who lives on the border of Central Nov. 16- Dec. 2
(Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m.)

weekend at the Saanichton Fairgrounds.

tothe point that she now. has.a

children.. For. the past month she
home business. She works at Icast

has had-a class of such children,
aged 10 to. 13 years, come to her »
workshop. or mect at school to
earn some of the skills required. -
In addition..o: learning cralt
skills and work habits, the children. .
“are also: caming. moncy as Howes
pays for cach piece completed. ;
One boy now comes every Satur-
day to work ‘in Howes’»studio.
For Howes, the extra effort: of *
‘Even. when‘she is not filling. - working with the children is repaid. -
custom orders, she- does : custom: by «w watching | their’ sclf-csicem. -
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“which is crowded with: frames, a Nov. 21, 28 and 30
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ribbons,

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