84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 29,1984 order. Customers can also choose from a selection on display. The signs feature a mailbox surrounded by flowers and sometimes a small animal like a mouse hidden amoung the flowers. If a customer selects a sign from the display, Grace or Sandy will paint the desired name on it. McConnell’s Mills, located in the Slippery Rock area, is another popular scene with customers. Most of the pictures standing on easels or on the barnwood paneling in the gallery have farm oriented themes. In the front of their gallery is a picnic table that Sandy’s husband, Bill, made for them. The table has yet to host a picnic, but it has seen plenty of painting. Sandy quips, “He will ask me, you taking good care of that table? No pamt on it? Keeping it covered with a tablecloth? ” “Well let’s just say that the top now has a special design and I’m sure that he really won’t mind,” Sandy continues. Both Sandy and Grace agree that the trickiest part of creating slate paintings is putting the hole in the slate after the painting is com pleted. First they beat the slate into the shape they want and then they paint the design. When the painting is completed, they spray it with a varnish. This procedure has two purposes to give it a shine and to make it easier Pressure-Treated Lumber Wolmanized pressure-treated wood and Outdoor wood have built-in chemical protection that provides resistance to decay and termites. This material has been pressure-impregnated with Koppers Wolman® CCA wood preservative which meets or exceeds federal, state and industry specifications for this type of wood preservative. The chemicals are fixed in the wood and, although toxic to termites and fungi, they are not present in sufficient quantity to be toxic to animals. CALL: OR e B_ / 150 Main St.-Phone 898-2241 mndisville. penna. B , e ,■ T/ 35 1 W. James St.-Phone 394-7277 & Sons, Inc. LANCASTER, PENNA. Slate panting (Continued from Page B 2) to clean. A piece of leather is added to make hanging the picture easier. The canvas paintings can be attractively framed by the artists or the customer can do it himself. Sandy and Grace will stretch the canva* to suit the customer’s needs. Works from the Countryside Gallery are also displayed at the Horn of Plenty Restaurant located on Route 8, in Valencia. Twice a year Grace and Sandy completely redecorate the restaurant with 36 paintings. This helps two businesses at the same time. The restaurant gets free decorations and the artists sell some of their paintings. Some of the paintings changed weekly to give restaurant a fresh, new look. Grace and Sandy also teach classes so folks can come to their gallery and get two hours of per sonal attention once a week. Lots of beginners attend and ages have ranged from 25 to 60, including both men and women. Classes are kept light so the students enjoy them, yet still learn, Grace says: "It is not to be a serious impression, but a relaxing time.” Sandy adds, "We take no more than 10, usually eight.” The classes are cancelled over the holiday season. Grace and Sandy always seem to tmaniz 8982241 394-7277 have work lined up tor them. After H you happen to pass through them, you'll know they’ve come the holidays they'll be working on a western Pennsylvania, you’re f rom "The Countryside Gallery" special order for one of their likely to see some of the cousins’ an< l they’ll be signed by. Sandy or customers. country designs. When you see Grace. are the 7 9 FARMER BOY AG, INC. r ■Diamond Systems' 2- and 3-High Modified Stair-Step Cage Layer Systems 1 9*5 C rm| 63 (160 cm) New Diamond Systems 3-High Starter-Grower Distributor For DIAMOND POULTRY SYSTEMS Farmington, Michigan H ■§ WM ■■ M ■§ M Ml ■■ M w VB M ■■ H HU M M The All New Diamond Systems 4-High Modified Stair-Step Cage L.>yer Systems With Dr Curta ; - Exclusive Contour Cage gore* birds mow room 12.15, 0r24” r wide x 20” deep 35 6 cm) \ | j 1111 I |j 4.5,8 or 9 birds I Ul II I /cage ** (50 8 cm) MAINTENANCE A OPERATION Ask Farmer Boy Ag How To Save As Much As 50* Per Bird In Housing & Equipment Cost In This All New Diamond 820 4-High Cage Layer System. SALES A SERVICE For Buildings And Equipment IRVIN HORST LARRY HORST Office (717) 866-7565 Office (717) 866-7565 Home (717) 866-2815 Home (717) 949-3022 FARMER BOY AG. 410 E LINCOLN AVF MYEFoTOWN PA 17067 PH 717 866 7b65_ BEST IN DESIGN. PRICE AND EXPERIENCE DIAMOND SYSTEMS SAVE ON INVESTMENT, CALL SWINE 1 POULTRY SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS
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