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Instructor receives thanks for gift Norm Bursheim is the chair man of the College art depart ment, he is also an accomplished teacher of drafting skills and a member of the Colleges' art advisory committee. When he is not around the school Bursheim is likely, as not, to be foundl working on one of his designs. This week the College Associated Government (ASG) presented him with a special plaque thank ing him for the donation of one of his designs to the College. The design, which employs the etching of interrelated pat terns in color on to aluminum, is located in the Community Center next to room CC-117. It is a kaliedescope piece which emphasises shape interrelation ship and structural motif. "The patterns remind people of the patterned mandalas that are found in the art works of Eastern world peoples," says Bursheim . The etching techni que which the teacher uses has been developed largely on his own. Although the sale price of the donated piece is not known some comparable works by Bur sheim have sold for as much as $350 to $450 each. In the fall, ASG sponsored Norm Bursheim’s first public exhibit and it was a large success. Bursheim said that he was pleased that the students have chosen to recognize his work once again. Saying that he feels privileged to be exhibited along with such notable artists as Nelson and Gruder, the in structor said that he felt that his work might offer encourage ment to art students on campus and those that might be visiting. Bursheim said that he was most pleased that the students should be the first ones to acknowledge the donation. Photo by Lorraine Stratton lim converses with faculty and students receiving a special recognition plaque ted by ASG. SSefs test Film Study Center (antes classic novel "Don "will be presented on ay, May 4 at 8 p.m. te Alaskan Native Heri- ilms about the contempo- & of the Eskimo people, i the First People" looks changes Eskimo culture dergone in modern times. »Time of Whaling" stu- lodern whaling practices Imuneremiut: The People linak" is a series of per file Southwester ton the people in a vil- i the Southwestern coast ka. Northwest Film Study ¡ted in the Portland Art BatS.W. Park and Madi- itets. For more informa- Wustin Miller, 226-2811. »peace presents «nefit concert to save the will feature Country Joe Bld, Highwater String Rest Areas and other ¡juests. benefit takes place at toeer Park in Corvallis Klay, April 30, noon to mission is $2.50 With all i going to the Green- Foundation. Tickets are kat Everybody's in Cor- Looney Tunes in Albany, (seDrugs in Lebanon and 'Pity Co-op in Sweet In review- Tachella’s enveloping 'Blue’ z and simplicity. Rockwell ideal istically paints the world as he wants it to be. A representative of the Col lege art department will lead the discussion following. Student art display Art and photography students at the College will have an ex hibition of their works, May 22 through 26, in the College's art department. The exhibit will include pain tings, drawings, sculptures, jew elry, pottery and photographs. There is no charge for admis sion and the public is invited. Focus on Women Seminar "Experiencing a Relation ship" is the topic of a Focus on Women workshop being offered Saturday, April 29, Community Center, room 117, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mary and Vince Fitzgerald will share some tools of com- munication helpful in develop- ing a more intimate relation- ship. The focus is on partners in a relationship, so bring a partner. A brown bag lunch is suggested. For more information call 656-2631, ext. 232. By Shawn Parkhurst Of The Print "The Blue Country," a film by Jean-Charles Tachella currently playing at The Mov ie House, is one of the few produced within the last year to Combine so many con trary attitudes and succeed with the end result. These attitudes range from sentimentality toiausterity to desperation to . . . only Ta chella and Vincent Canby know what, and funnel into the one big theme: accept ing and loving one's lot in life. The two apparently cen tral figures of the story are just one example of this theme. They are played by Jac- ques Serres and Brigette Fos- sey, and are rather harsh in their attitude towards love; but this realistic look at their relationship fits into the gen eral matrix of the specific geographic area's life-style as, towards the end of the film, v one is informed that their relationship lasts in a fixed sort of way until a truly dis tant future. The girl (Brigitte Fossey) is a relative newcomer to the village (French mountain mountain Village) she resides in and decides, as she is a reserved but periodically flamboyant person, to have a large social gathering and in vites the entire village. At the big picnic people get on as if in a dream (Tach- ella is a master at using film technique to haze reality) and one wants to walk into the country and participate. The focus on the lovers is widened to include all of these wonderful characters, like Zoe, a widow who's hus band died while making love to her, and is lost entirely for quite a length of time in order for more thorough de velopment. Distraction is a- voided by Tachella’s deft touch. _________________ Each of the many people attending the picnic give one another a glimpse, just a glimpse, of their different idiosyncracies to attract one another in a modest style. The formula works with ease for most. The characters are infinitly rich and varied in explicit personality, yet unified, be yond any doubt, beautiful, affecting The Blue Country. by one thing: For example, one of the men at the first gathering (there is a second) contin ually talks of suicide. Finally after a distorted passage of time, he kills himself--his rea son: he wanted to die while the country remained so powerful. The rest of the characters behave and believe in the same fashion--they love their country and, more import antly, the routines of life ____________ _________________ / The word gets around. . . used books HAIR’S WHERE IT’S AT for professional hair styling ton Rockwell's World American Dream" will . Thursday, April 27, at noon. Part of the bag Movie/discussion Him shows the world ’X IBook Open 8:30-5:00 Tuesday thru Saturday Open evenings Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by appointment only 239 N. 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