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gallery Stop | by Peggy Stortz Li ^ · IH^HI road m rage H J in t h e The w o r l d is a serious place. Just tune into the six o'clock news. Reports of ^ ^ t war, corruption a n d v i o l e n c e strike a b l o w t o our hearts. Closer to home, w e are burdened w i t h bills, l e a k y c o n d o s , a n d stress · ' ^ w o r k p l a c e . Isn't it t i m e w e h a d a break from a l l this? Isn't it t i m e for a visit to Wonderland? From N o v e m b e r 21 t h r o u g h December 20, you c a n step through the looking g l a s s a t t h e C i t y S c a p e C o m m u n i t y A r t Space. The gallery is h o s t i n g A Waltz · · · Through Wonderland, a g r o u p e x h i b i t i o n t h a t w i l l transport y o u back t o the carefree days of c h i l d h o o d , t o a place w h e r e playful bunnies, colourful critters a n d o u t r a g e o u s furniture promise to delight t h e child in all of us. "This is more than just a show," says curator Linda Feil. " W e ' r e going to create an e n v i r o n m e n t . " The r a w m a t e r i a l s f o r this w h i m s i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t c o m e from five a m a z i n g contributors, artists w h o w o r k in a variety o f m e d i a , artists w h o are not afraid t o give full rein to t h e inner child. Illustrator Julie Fox is w e l l - k n o w n locally for her design of the 2001 Harmony Arts Festival posters a n d , m o s t recently, t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s for this year's FANS A w a r d C e l e b r a t i o n . Her w o r k is p l a y f u l a n d c o l o u r f u l , f i l l e d w i t h a l l sorts of w i l d a n d w o n d e r f u l , indefinable, creatures that pour o u t of her beautifully creative i m a g i n a t i o n . sometimes D u n c a n W e l l e r ' s c l a i m t o f a m e is a h u g e m u r a l he d e s i g n e d a n d p a i n t e d for t h e children's d e p a r t m e n t o f t h e G u i l d f o r d P u b l i c Library in Surrey. He is also t h e a u t h o r a n d illustrator of s e v e r a l c h i l d r e n ' s stories, m o s t l y t a l e s t h a t s p e a k t o t h e h u m a n c o n d i t i o n . His i m a g e s are s t u n n i n g , rich in b r i g h t c o l o u r s a n d f a s c i n a t i n g details, a b o u n d i n g w h i m s i c a l charm. in b o t h p r e c i s i o n a n d 18 November | December