Extraordinary painter: Earl Bailly, a Nova Scotia artist, holds the brush with his teeth. Sculptures in ice: Montreal chefs chip and chisel to see who can carve the prize-winning sculpture from a block of ice. Portraits in wool: Elizabeth Lefort keeps alive an ancient Acadian craft, creating beautiful tapestries.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313295
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tapestry
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)