Uncommon Clay
The Labradoria Mural
Dorrie Brown

ISBN: 1-897174-57-8 ISBN 13: 978-1897174-75-9 Format: 10 x 8 # of pages: 128 pages - full colour Published: ©2010 Price: CDN$19.95 Qty:

Book Description Uncommon Clay gives life to images, which give life to stories, which whisper and breathe from walls that remember and celebrate. Fifty-four young artists. Fifty-four titles. Thirteen communities. Images of Innu, Metis and European heritage intermingled. This is the Labradoria Mural. This is the mosaic that is Labrador. About the Author Dorrie Brown has lived and taught in Labrador for over thirty years in the communities of Paradise River, Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She has been active in community arts initiatives and arts education, and won Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council's Award for Arts Educator of the year, 2008. The Labradoria Mural Project also won a Manning Award from the Newfoundland and Labrador HIstoric Sites Association in 2008, and the Zippie Ikkiatsiak Award in 2007.