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literary by Clare arts Contini Arrows of Wisdom Fly Straight from the Heart b o x because p e o p l e n e e d s o m e t h i n g special t o keep their h o p e s and d r e a m s in." H e adds reflectively, "It hearkens back t o a g e n t l e r age w h e n t h e r e was t i m e t o w r i t e in a journal o r imagine y o u c o u l d sense the delicate p r e s e n c e of nature. T h r o u g h my fairy art and s t o r i e s , I'm e n c o u r a g i n g p e o p l e t o tap into t h e i r s u b c o n s c i o u s , d e e p a p p r e c i a t i o n of nature, and the f l o w of life. W e are a l t o g e t h e r t o o busy these days t o rest a m o m e n t and o b s e r v e the small, b e a u tiful things a r o u n d us." B o r n in S o u t h A f r i c a , van Sandwyk came to N o r t h Vancouver w i t h his family w h e n he was 11 years o l d . A t S e a c o v e S e c o n d a r y , he s t u d ied a r t u n d e r the tutelage o f the late G e o r g e K n a p p , t o w h o m van S a n d w y k gives m u c h c r e d i t f o r his early c r e a t i v e d e v e l o p m e n t . In fact, van S a n d w y k s o l d his first w a t e r c o l o u r w h e n he was o n l y 14, t o his h i g h - s c h o o l music teacher, w h o b o u g h t it as an e n g a g e m e n t p r e s e n t f o r his fiancee. A t 16, van S a n d w y k had his first e x h i b i t i o n . In Animal Wisdom, van S a n d w y k uses animals as a vehicle t o e x p r e s s human e m o t i o n s . H e n o t e s that humans have been "standing upright for 4 0 , 0 0 0 years and we're still e x p e riencing the same p r o b l e m s [as humans 4 0 , 0 0 0 years ago]. In the animal k i n g d o m , w h a t o n e g e n e r a t i o n learns seems t o be passed o n g e n e t i cally t o the n e x t g e n e r a t i o n . M y art conveys the w i s d o m of animals in a gentle way, and perhaps w e as humans may learn s o m e t h i n g f r o m this." A n e x q u i s i t e illustration o f an o w l w e a r i n g a bright red scarf and c l u t c h ing a w o o d e n b o w in his talons graces the c o v e r of the n e w Wisdom Animal D o y o u believe in fairies? T h e Little People? N o r t h V a n c o u v e r artist C h a r l e s van S a n d w y k d o e s ! T h e y ' v e h e l p e d him achieve a degree of artistic success that, at 33 years o f age, is as impressive as it is well d e s e r v e d . His prints a n d g r e e t i n g cards c u r r e n t l y sell in 64 c o u n t r i e s a r o u n d the w o r l d , and his original w o r k s are sought after by b o t h local and international c o l l e c t o r s . Van S a n d w y k is a v e r y busy man these days. H e recently l a u n c h e d Animal Wisdom, a n e w c o l l e c t i o n of m o r e than 7 0 etchings and w a t e r c o l o u r s , and o n e w h i c h includes a b o o k and a c a l e n d a r . T h e s h o w f o l l o w s the release of H o w To See Fairies, a c h a r m i n g gift b o x o f greeting cards, and t w o previously published small hard c o v e r b o o k s . H o w to See Fairies a n d A Pocket Guide to the Utde People, b o o k and calendar. T h e o w l ' s o m n i s c i e n t gaze lends h i m an air of dignity and s t r e n g t h . A c l o s e r l o o k at the feathers o n the o w l ' s a r r o w s reveals f o u r w o r d s : love, g r a c e , h u m i l ity, and j o y . T h e phrase " A r r o w s of w i s d o m fly straight f r o m the h e a r t " is an illustrated j o u r n a l that is, ironically, a l m o s t t o o p e r f e c t t o w r i t e in. T h e gift b o x is n o t just f o r c h i l d r e n , says van S a n d w y k . "I m a d e the If y o u have w o r d s of heartfelt wisd o m , speak t h e m ! T h e w o r l d is ready to listen... from Animal hand etchings Sandwyk Wisdom, coloured by C Van