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Treasures of our Memorial Library Mr. and Mrs. Carver Plumtree On more than one occasion in the past, your scribe has mentioned certain individuals whom he considered to be "treasures" of our Library. Without exception they have been modest about the designation, making very little comment about it. Now I would like to bring to your attention the stories of two cherished individuals who haven't said a word about themselves. In fact, they haven't said a word about anything. These unusual treasures were made by a talented sculptress, using wood, resin and paint. They are officially known as "Mr. and Mrs. Carver Plumtree" though I could find no explanation for the names. They are the two "human" figures standing by the main desk on the Library's ground floor. They have a distinguished history, going back to 1977, when they grew from the art of Barbara Spring, a sculptress from Big Sur, California. This unusual couple resulted from an artistic event sponsored by the Sculpture Symposium Society of B.C., who staged the "happening" with a budget amounting to almost $100,000. Nine sculptors took part, including five Canadians, three from the U.S.A. and one from Colombia. Apparently, materials were supplied to them over a period of six weeks but I find no record of any prizes or remuneration offered. The artists worked in Klee Wyck Park and were offered free choice of subjects. Naturally enough, the resulting works showed a wide range of techniques and subject matters. One of the sculptors assembled his masterpiece from wooden patterns salvaged from shipbuilders yards. Another presented a tour-de-force of five wooden bicycles, all non-functional. Barbara Spring had an interesting way of making these sculptures; she started them by first making their shoes, then proceeded upward, foot by foot, carving red cedar blocks. Atop the wood, she draped sheets of polyester resin with strips of wood shavings, in part cunningly applied in decorative multicolor patterns. Finally