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Show oArtist Makes Home A "Hobby House" v i Has Unique Hobby ... I , j" .ZCL,. , rati - I rd h,, " ' -; witi . . . v. y, . - ' , . - t:!!1 MRS. EVA BRANNON ; pri Seldom does one find a character so talented in such a was wide variety of arts as is Mrs. Eva Brannon, wKo, a comparatively com-paratively new resident in Springville, is making ner Kome jjj; at 424 Swenson Ave. horn: A visj. to nome vvkicK Mrs. Brannon appropriately calls The Hobby House," reveals a most interesting person, who sees beauty in everything and inspite of serious illness, has produced not one, but many types of art, literally spealc-. spealc-. ing-a whole house full. a se: Since 1941 Mrs. Brannon has made approximately 75 isa" wood 'carvings, which are exquisite in design and workmanship. workman-ship. With these carvings, a comparatively new type of ' ree: art to us, Mrs. Brannon has garnered many prizes in state . fairs and other exhibitions. They are unique and beautiful Olt anC' 'n eak rS' Branncm nas carved a story. Two pieces 0 ' which we particularly like were made as memorials to her r'sp! mother and daughter, and in these each flower and petal l.6?. represents some phase in the lives of these two people. - artist uses very common tools to carve her various original designs, and the process which she uses in finishing the work is one of her very own developed through experience. experi-ence. We .had the impression that Mrs. Brannon makes good use of every minute of the day, as she displayed hundreds hun-dreds of pieces of art in addition to the wood carvings. Her pastel pencil sketches and water color paintings are among the lovely things she has completed.' And incidentally we mention here, her poetry, one piece of which, read by Miss Maurine Manwaring in the Fifth ward reunion, Tuesday evening, gives the artist's philosophy of life. Utah cannot claim Mrs. Brannon, although she calls Springville home and is fast getting acquainted. ' She is a native of Indiana, where she began at the age of 37 months to display her talent. Her first piece done at this early age is one of her most prized possessions. Many of Mrs. Brannon's spare hours are taken up with lectures and talks on her hobby, as in recent weeks she has displayed her work and told about it on several occasions here and in Provo. Not all her time we found, however, is devoted to her art. She has a husband which we felt comes first and there is also a married son. A visit to this home shows one what can be done even in spite of serious handicap, when the will and determination determina-tion is coupled with talent and love of the beautiful. |