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powerful influence w a s Michelangelo's u n f i n i s h e d s c u l p t u r e s i n F l o r e n c e , Italy. A f t e r v i e w i n g t h e p i e c e s i n h i s early 2 0 ' s , t h e life c h a n g i n g e v e n t i n s p i r e d h i m t o start c a r v i n g . Where do your creations c o m e f r o m ? "I d o n ' t t h i n k a n y a r t i s t c a n really s a y specifically. There is n o l o g i c a l t h o u g h t p r o c e s s . . . it just h a p p e n s . It's n o t a conscious thing that I d o . " The process is a mystery t o M i c h a e l . H e d o e s n ' t spend a lot of time analyzing his creativity, "Some people w a n t t o k n o w h o w t o start a creative process? I'd like t o learn h o w to stop i t . " Artists c a n n o t p u n c h o u t at t h e e n d of t h e d a y a n d f o r g e t about work. It can sometimes be o v e r w h e l m i n g . However, just like writers block, there are times w h e n Michael the can't create at all. " S o m e t i m e s w h i c h c a n be very f r u s t r a t i n g . " D o n S. Williams Born in S t o n y P l a i n , A l b e r t a , D o n S. W i l l i a m s has s p e n t 5 0 years in t h e arts a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t w o r l d as a director, actor, writer, producer and choreographer. He started his c a r e e r at a carnival Review m i d w a y as p a r t o f a H a w a i i a n Do y o u have anything y o u really w a n t t o share w i t h o u r readers? " D o w h a t y o u can d o . " D o n suffers f r o m Parkinson's disease, a n e u r o l o g i c a l disorder which effects movement a m o n g about 25 other symptoms. The t r e m o r is j u s t o n e s i g n , b u t c o n s t a n t fatigue Don makes to it d i f f i c u l t t o a c t as promote awareness with e n e r g y is t h e s e c r e t t o p e r f o r m a n c e . works a b o u t t h e disease. A s president o f t h e S e y m o u r A r t Gallery, h e w o r k e d the curator to put together a s h o w f e a t u r i n g artists w i t h P a r k i n s o n ' s . H e works with a support group and encourages others n o t t o give u p o n living. "I refuse t o sit in a r o c k i n g chair a n d stare o u t o f t h e w i n d o w . " T h e m e s s a g e f r o m b o t h M i c h a e l Binkley a n d D o n S. W i l l i a m s is that w e n e e d t o p r o m o t e t h e arts. W e n e e d e v e n t s like F A N S n i g h t t o h e l p k e e p t h e arts alive. W e need a chance to cheer! s h o w . D o n h a d a l o n g career w i t h C B C Television d o i n g b o t h e x p e r i m e n t a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l projects. Later in his career, he played t h e role of " E l d e r " o n X-Files and even though now he is semi-retired, h e c o n t i n u e s t o direct a n d participate in t h e arts. D o n h a s s p e n t t h e last 2 5 y e a r s l i v i n g o n t h e N o r t h Shore. H e believes t h e r e is a great community o f artists here. W h e n asked w h a t qualities o n e needs t o m a k e a c a r e e r in e n t e r t a i n m e n t , h e r e s p o n d s , " Y o u n e e d t o have guts o r be stark raving m a d . " You said y o u need guts to survive creative spirit o r e n e r g y just isn't t h e r e , What advice would you give to in t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t w o r l d . W h a t ' s an e x a m p l e ? "In 1974, the CBC's mandate was: For i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t FANS a n d tickets f o r t h e F A N S G a l a , c o n t a c t : 604-980-3559 others w h o h a v e a desire t o create? " D o it! I w a s blessed w i t h s u p p o r t f r o m my family, especially my mother a n d sister. W h e n I visit y o u n g children at elementary s c h o o l s or h i g h s c h o o l s a n d t h e y say they can't d o this because M o m o r D a d w o n ' t let t h e m , it's a n a w f u l t h i n g t o hear. Even if y o u d o n ' t p u r s u e art as a profession, I t h i n k it m a k e s a b a l a n c e d life, a b a l a n c e d spirit." H o w can t h e N o r t h S h o r e be m o r e supportive? H o w can w e take art t o the next level? " W h a t I see o n a daily basis in W e s t e r n society is that enough f i n e art is n o t g i v e n still that credibility. There's C a n a d i a n s s p e a k i n g t o C a n a d i a n s . It w a s a g o o d m a n d a t e , b u t they just w e r e n ' t f o l l o w i n g i t . " It w a s q u i t e o b v i o u s t h a t t h e r e w a s a T o r o n t o slant. In f a c t , o n e p r o g r a m m i n g h e a d f r o m T o r o n t o w r o t e t h e m e m o , "I d o n ' t like the it title, in they'll never understand Another "I thought Edmonton Newfoundland." was between p r o g r a m m i n g head said, Winnipeg and Vancouver." Don confronted the C B C h e a d o n in a n i n t e r v e n t i o n w h e r e he s p o k e his m i n d a n d c h a l l e n g e d t h e big g u n s at t h e C B C . D o n received c o l d responses in t h e hall after t h e meeting, but when the President w a l k e d u p a n d s a i d , " B o y , y o u really p u t t h e s c r e w t o us, C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! " t h e o t h e r s s o o n started s h a k i n g his h a n d . "I c o n f r o n t e d t h e m h e a d o n , not because I hated the C B C , but because I loved the C B C . " W h a t does the North Shore n e e d t o d o to p r o m o t e the arts? "The District and City need are to more r e g a r d t h e arts as part o f e c o n o m i c development. Politicians r e c e p t i v e n o w , b u t A r t i s t s still n e e d t o m a k e t h e m s e l v e s h e a r d a n d s e e n at every possible o p p o r t u n i t y . " REDITE HORSES mentality that it's n o t w o r t h as m u c h . " What's the a n s w e r t o this p r o b l e m ? Is there h o p e for t h e future? "We rely o n n e w s p a p e r s , magazines arts." a n d television in o u r society. W e n e e d more awareness o f t h e visual Artists must train t h e m e d i a because · FOLK ART ·JEWELLERY · FRENCH SOAPS ·BOOKS ·HOME ACCESSORIES 2 4 6 0 MARINE DRIVE WEST VANCOUVER, BC (604)922-3933 media is the key t o respect. "I d o support the local m e d i a , b u t there is just a tiny bit of it t h a t still portrays art as craft, especially w h e n it c o m e s t o s t o n e carving. 3-D art is n o t as w e l l respected as o t h e r art f o r m s . M o r e a w a r e n e s s o f the visual arts in t u r n d e v e l o p s better public a w a r e n e s s . " MON - SAT 10 0 0 - 5 3 0 S e p t e m b e r I O c t o b e r