The Society’s Records

Hope Drysdale

← People of the Society · on record 1975–1988

Everything the Society’s own records say of Hope Drysdale — the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won — gathered on one page. Where the records are silent, so is this one.

Also recorded as Hope C. Drysdale

Standing

Society Member 1988

Branch

Hamilton · first recorded holding office in 1975

Certification

Associate of the CSCL 1976
Hamilton. Five years a member and five years in leather, having studied under Irva Ford and Muriel McKnight; Exhibitions Chairman, Publicity Chairman, Vice-President and then President of the Hamilton Branch. Her work was shown in Leather '72, Leather '76 and at the C.N.E. of 1974, where she took an Honourable Mention.

A member of the Hamilton Branch who studied under Irva Ford and Muriel McKnight, she was named an Associate in 1976 after serving as the branch's Exhibitions Chairman, Publicity Chairman, Vice-President and President. She showed two pieces in the Society's exhibition at the Craft Gallery and Resource Centre of the Ontario Crafts Council, 346 Dundas Street West, Toronto, 2-28 March 1976, and three pieces at Leather '78, the Society's exhibition at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, 550 Burnhamthorpe Road, November 1978. She went on to serve as the Society's President from 1980 to 1982, and showed four pieces at Leather '82, the Society's exhibition at the City of Brampton Library and Art Gallery, Bramalea, 3 July to 1 August 1982. Her work won Craftsman and Salon awards through the 1970s and 1980s and prizes at the Canadian National Exhibition.

From History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002 — the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page; Exhibition catalogue 1976 — Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, page 5; Leather ’78 — exhibition catalogue, Etobicoke Civic Centre, page 5; and Leather ’82 — exhibition catalogue, Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, page 4.

Served the Society as

President 1980–82; 1980–1982
Past President 1982–1984
1st Vice-President 1978
Hamilton Branch President 1975–1976
Chairman Membership Committee 1977
Council 1977
Hamilton Branch Past President 1977
Vice-President 1979
Acting Past President 1985–1986
Director 1986

Awards

Bramalea Ribbon, Leather '82 1982
Canadian National Exhibition Category 213 — 3rd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Category 215 — 2nd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Category 216 — 3rd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Category 217 — 2nd 1978
Canadian National Exhibition Hobby Class 211 (Wearing Apparel) 1980
Canadian National Exhibition Hobby Class 215 (Molded Articles) 1980
Canadian National Exhibition Hobby Class 216 (Jewellery) 1980
Canadian National Exhibition Leathercraft, 1981 — 1st 1981
Canadian National Exhibition Second Prize 1976
Canadian National Exhibition Third Prize 1976
Canadian National Exhibition Women's Division 1977
Chatelaine Award 1976
Craftsman Ribbon 1977–1984
Leather '76 Craftsman Award 1976
Salon Ribbon 1978

Demonstrations given

Box Covering 1979
29th Annual
From 29th Annual Meeting 1979 — programme, The Continental Inn, Barrie.
Book Covers 1980
30th Annual
From 30th Annual Meeting 1980 — programme, Sun Valley Motor Inn, Belleville.

Where this comes from

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