re you a new parent who wants to rock away the wee hours with your little one in style? Or, maybe your home could use a distinctive piece of furniture that's a conversation starter. Whatever the reason, be sure to attend the rocking chair auction taking place as part of the Glebe Centre's 6th Annual Rock-A-Thon on Saturday, May 31.
Twenty one-of-a-kind rocking chairs will be up for bids. The chairs come in three sizes: full-size chairs suitable for adults, kid-sized medium rockers, and small chairs that can be used as decorations or doll furniture.
What makes these chairs so unique is that local artists have decorated each one by hand. The artists have taken unfinished wooden rocking chairs and using a variety of media - from paint to glass tiles to beads - and with a variety of themes - from teddy bears to landscapes to nursery rhymes - have created distinctive works of art.
Participating artists include: Bhat Boy, JoAnne Brault, Dianne Breton, Christine Feraud, Marianne Fever, Jennifer Gibbs, Alice Hinther, Bev Hyde, Jaya Krishnan, Lynn McGuffin, Liz Minnes, Barbara Patterson, Andrée Pouliot, Michael Prochazka, Mandy Steinberg, Chandler Swain and John Stewart.
In the weeks leading up to the auction some of the chairs will be on display in the windows of several local businesses, including: Thorne & Co., Snapdragon, Boomerang Kids, The Papery, and Sassy Bead Company. The chairs can also be previewed on the Rock-A-Thon web site at www.geocities.com/gleberockathon.
The auction will begin at 12:30 at the Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon Street South. All proceeds from the auction and Rock-A-Thon go towards supporting the Glebe Centre's "Reach for the Future" fundraising campaign and Abbotsford House's community programs for seniors. For more information contact Mary Pal at 238-2727, ext. 323 or by email at mpal@glebecentre.ca.