Photos by Rosemary Godin. Eskasoni artist Stephen Francis looks on as Jemma Lewis, 13, a student at the Whycocomagh middle school works on her eight-pointed wooden star at a workshop held at the Elder’s Centre. On the right is Jemma’s grandmother, Ducy Paul. Francis has been holding workshops around Unama’ki (Cape Breton) teaching people how to make their own unique stars that can be hung on a wall. The artist cuts out each of the diamond wood pieces that form the star. Participants choose their own colours and paint them.
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cape Breton Post UNAMA’KI: He calls himself a “math specialist.” But these days, Stephen Francis of Eskasoni has become so much more than a brilliant math tutor for young people. His art – based on angles and precise measurement – is finding a home on everyone’s radar and then…
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