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World Class Carver & Writer Moves West W h i t i n g says t h a t h i s s t y l e , w h i c h is N o r t h A m e r i c a n , i n f l u e n c e d by O r i e n t a l f o r m s of art, helps set him apart from other carvers. Whiting's achievements are arts education by Lauren Mulholland s o m e t h i n g he's d o n e a l o t o f in t h e O t t a w a area. So, w h e n W h i t i n g w a s to move to B C preparing last s u m m e r , he c o n about tacted Capilano College n o t a b l e f o r any a r t i s t b u t p a r t i c u l a r l y so for s o m e o n e of such a young age. teaching carving and illustration.The C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t at the college was only t o o happy to H e is a m e m b e r o f t h e prestigious has Society of A n i m a l Artists and oblige. " W e ' r e v e r y pleased t o have a new, y o u n g artist of W h i t i n g ' s calibre a n d u n i q u e s t y l e , " says L y n n J e s t , director of Continuing at Education. Deep e x h i b i t e d his w o r k in t h e e q u a l l y p r e s t i g i o u s L e i g h Y a w k e y B i r d s in A r t e x h i b i t i o n . H e has a l s o r e c e i v e d numerous a w a r d s f o r his c a r v i n g s W h i t i n g has s i n c e m o v e d t o Cove. Capilano College's the N o r t h A m e r i c a n and W o r l d Championships. Another memorable when by Continuing occasion for Whiting occurred E d u c a t i o n has a r e p u t a t i o n f o r o f f e r ing a r t c o u r s e s t a u g h t by p o p u l a r a n d w e l l - k n o w n a r t i s t s s u c h as K i f f Holland, and a natural history gram that offers innovative e d u c a t i o n a l t r a v e l t o u r s , as w e l l as natural history courses and shops.The workin pro- o n e o f his c a r v i n g s w a s p r e s e n t e d the p r i m e minister of C a n a d a P r i n c e Phillip, d u k e of to Edinburgh. W h e n W h i t i n g isn't c a r v i n g , he's w o r k i n g on a book. He's Jeffrey carver, author, Whiting, illustrator, & b s e s s i v e a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l " is t h e m a i n r e a s o n why, at 2 6 y e a r s age, J e f f r e y W h i t i n g has a l r e a d y i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e c o g n i t i o n f o r his of published t h r e e b o o k s s o far, w i t h a f o u r t h n o t f a r b e h i n d . T h e Common Loon, an latter continue t o g r o w know anatomical p o r t f o l i o f o r the wildlife a r t i s t , w a s p u b l i s h e d in 1992.This p o p u l a r i t y as p e o p l e c o m e t o instructor. won work. them both for their excellence and uniqueness.Whiting's in w e l l t o b o t h a r e a s . W h i t i n g is t e a c h i n g f o u r workshops through Capilano weekend College new i n s t r u c t i o n fits w a s f o l l o w e d by an i n s t r u c t i o n a l painting video on the same subject. H e has a l s o a u t h o r e d a n d i l l u s t r a t e d W h i t i n g ' s Owls of North America, the for H e is a w o r l d - c l a s s s c u l p t o r o f w i l d l i f e , an a u t h o r / i l l u s t r a t o r , a n d a n a t u r a l i s t . W h i t i n g , a f o r m e r resident of O t t a w a , has r e c e n t l y m o v e d t o t h e Shore. Working p r e d o m i n a n t l y in w o o d , a North first v o l u m e of a series of b o o k s b i r d e r s a n d c a r v e r s , a n d his r e c e n t b o o k , L o o n Carving: and Techniques. Whiting's most C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n in t h e year:Wildlife Illustration,Waterfowl Illustration, L o o n C a r v i n g , and Painting.The illustration Loon Patterns currently book metal, and stone, W h i t i n g produces workshops small n u m b e r of w o r k s each year that often require m o r e than The North Capitano Campus. beautiful Shore College 1,000 hours w o r k i n g on another carving i n c l u d e talks, visual displays, d e m o n strations, and individual drawing sessions. T h e L o o n C a r v i n g work- about shorebirds, slated t o be publ i s h e d in e a r l y 1999. e a c h t o f i n i s h . H e says p r i v a t e c o l l e c tors w h o hear of him w o r d - o f - m o u t h usually through commission H i s b o o k s p r o v i d e h i m w i t h his m a i n s o u r c e o f i n c o m e , says W h i t i n g , a n d h i s r o l e is m o r e t h a n t h a t o f author. A l l are publ i s h e d by H e l i c o n i a Press, a family busin e s s b a s e d in Clayton, Ontario. "I'm also shops include supplies for carving the loon through to preparation for p a i n t i n g or, alternatively, p r o v i d e s a half-scale resin casts of a common t h e o n e c a r v i n g he d o e s e a c h year. l o o n o n w h i c h t o begin detailed painting. C o u r s e c o s t s s t a r t at for the weekend workshops. far? up $110 H o w d o e s W h i t i n g l i k e us s o H e says t h a t d e s p i t e h a v i n g g r o w n i n v o l v e d in t h e c o n cept, production, and marketing in O n t a r i o , h e ' s a l w a y s w a n t e d t o l i v e in V a n c o u v e r . " I ' m a W e s t e r n e r h e says f i r m l y . 0 now," s t a g e s , " says Whiting.And when F o r more Lauren College at (604) information, please publicist, Education contact Capilano programs, he's n o t p r e p a r i n g for another book, Mulholland, Continuing he likes t o t e a c h , 984-4907.