Original Gift Ideas For Father's Day at the Eight Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens May 31, 2008

Just in time for Father’s Day! 30 White Pine Muskoka chairs (four are children’s chairs) and four coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art at the Eighth Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs and tables are on display in Sherway Square and are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15. If you are interested in checking the status of the bids, go to www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm and check on line. For more information call 416 621-1070.

“Create the perfect oasis for relaxation in your garden with the addition of an original hand-painted Muskoka chair or table,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “The chairs and tables are works of art that have been painted and decorated by talented local artists.”

WHEN: Chairs and coffee tables are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15

WHERE: Sherway Square at Sherway Gardens, Hwy 427 & the QEW

AUCTION ITEMS: White pine Muskoka chairs and coffee tables painted and decorated by local artists to be auctioned off by silent auction. (22 adult folding chairs that are easy to store and transport, four adult non-folding chairs, four kids chairs, four coffee tables and a footstool)

BIDDING: Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until 5pm Sunday, June 15. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 16. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).

Adult Chairs:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
Kids' Chairs:
Bidding starts at $100 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $350
Coffee Tables:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $500

CHECK THE BIDS: Interested in checking your bid? You can check the status of the bids on line at www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm. No online bidding, bidding is to be done in person only.

CHARITY: ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre

SELECTED ARTISTS: This year’s artists include painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.

ARTISTS:
CHAIRY TYPE ARTIST CITY THEME
Adult Pam Pols Brampton The Loony Chair
Adult Niroshini Pillai Naidoo Burlington Perfect Summer Day
Adult Susan Daine Etobicoke This Way To The Beach
Adult Ronald Clifford Etobicoke Loon Rising
Child Marta Grdadolnik Etobicoke Black & White
Table Kathleen Haushalter Etobicoke Song of the Garden
Adult Sheena Simons Etobicoke Les Fleurs de Provence
Adult – fixed John Ming Mark Etobicoke TBA
Adult Deborah Robinson Etobicoke Spring Flowers
Adult Jane Hoople Etobicoke Urban Backyard Bandit
Adult Kim Maticiw Etobicoke The Tree
Adult Eileen Menzel Etobicoke Tom Thomson’s ‘West Wind’
Adult – fixed Marie Prospero Etobicoke TBA
Adult Jennifer Koivu Etobicoke Pink and Proper
Table Ian Maynard Etobicoke TBA
Table Helen McCusker Mississauga Thicket Trickery
Adult Anna McCusker Mississauga Things that go bump in the night
Adult Robin Hollingdrake Mississauga Dandelion
Adult Susan Mentis Mississauga Falling For You
Adult Lynne Mackenzie Mississauga Bittersweet
Child Janice Ykema Mississauga Spring Bunnies Spring
Adult – fixed Joanne Ayley Mississauga Summer Reading
Adult Brian and Judith Pelley Mississauga No Watering Required
Child Jaga Norblin North York TBA
Adult Parveen Sultana North York Beauty of Nature
Child Cheryl Mount Oakville Funny Bunny
Stool Liz Garcia Port Credit Blooming Flowers
Adult Jacky Czernecki Toronto TBA
Adult Len Roosman Toronto A Painter Chair
Adult Eva Eccles Toronto TBA
Adult Linda Semple Toronto TBA
Adult + stool Camille Muller Toronto Hollyhocks
Table Camille Muller Toronto The Pond
Adult Nancy Newman Toronto Trophy Trout
Adult Charles Weiss Toronto Great Brook Trout

INFORMATION: Call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca

Official Website: http://www.sherwaygardens.ca