The Society’s Records

Jean Hunter

← People of the Society · on record 1975–1986

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

This is the Society’s own record of Jean Hunter. A biography: Who’s Who in Leathercraft · Summer 1981 →

In memoriam · 9 June 1986 (a memorial notice in the same issue gives 6 June)

A Fellow of the Society (Associate 1975, Fellow 1981) and, at the time of her death, Vice-President of C.S.C.L., Chairman of the Council of Fellows and Editor of the newsletter. The Fall 1986 In Memoriam notice (p. 2) says she “was tragically killed near her home in Snelgrove, June 9, 1986, in a car accident”; a Memorial Display notice on the same page, honouring her work at the Society's Biennial Show, gives “a car accident on June 6, 1986.” The two figures are not reconciled on the page. She taught in the Peel schools and in Brampton and Bramalea, taught leathercraft in the secondary system, and after retiring worked with a handicapped group in Bramalea; the Society already carries her own “Who's Who in Leathercraft” profile, printed Summer 1981. Many of her projects won prizes.

From Fall 1986, page 2.

Also recorded as J. Hunter

Standing

Toronto Branch Member 1979

Branch

Toronto · listed as a member in 1979

Certification

Associate of the CSCL 1975
The Council of Fellows' own report for 1975-76 gives her mark: elected to Associate Membership with an average of 78.92% (the Annual Meeting 1976 — programme, West Plains United Church, Burlington, p10).
Fellow of the CSCL 1981

A leatherworker for thirty-three years and a member for fifteen when she completed her Fellowship at the 1981 Annual Meeting, having attained Associate standing in 1975. She was taught by Mrs. Isobel Joyce, Mrs. Jessie Little, Mr. Paul Williams, Mr. David Trotter and Mr. Rex Lingwood, and acknowledged learning from “just about all the leathercrafters in the C.S.C.L.” She taught night-school leathercraft at Bramalea Secondary School, took private students, and was well known for her demonstrations. She showed one piece at Leather '78, the Society's exhibition at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, 550 Burnhamthorpe Road, November 1978. She served on the Executive Council in 1980. For the Executive Council she served as Membership Chairman and on the Larmour Library Committee, and in 1981 was the Society’s chief Librarian. Her main interests were tooling, carving, colouring, lace-cutting, braiding, embossing, filigree and inlay; her awards included the C.N.E. Chatelaine Award, Most Original Entry twice at the Society’s Biennial Exhibitions, and a Salon Ribbon and several Craftsman Ribbons at the Annuals. Her required technical article for Canadian Leathercraft was “A Survival Kit” (Volume XXVI, No. 1, page 8), and she wrote the Who’s Who profile of Jessie Little. She showed five pieces at Leather '82, the Society's exhibition at the City of Brampton Library and Art Gallery, Bramalea, 3 July to 1 August 1982.

From Summer 1981, page 10; Autumn 1980, page 10; Leather ’78 — exhibition catalogue, Etobicoke Civic Centre, page 5; and Leather ’82 — exhibition catalogue, Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, page 5.

Served the Society as

2nd Vice-President 1985–1986
Librarian 1981
Chairman Membership Committee 1975–1977
Executive Council 1975
Library Committee 1975–1977
Membership Chairman 1976–1977
Council 1977–1979
Executive Council Member 1980
Larmour Library Committee 1981
Director 1982–1984
Chairperson, Council of Fellows 1985
Chairman, Council of Fellows 1986
Editor 1986

Awards

Bramalea Ribbon, Leather '82 1982
Canadian National Exhibition Hobby Class 210 (Household Articles) 1980
Canadian National Exhibition Hobby Class 214 (Pocket-sized Items) 1980
Chatelaine Magazine Special Award 1980
Craftsman Ribbon 1977–1986
Leather '78 Award 1978
Leather '82 Honourable Mention 1982
Ontario Crafts Council Award 1980–1984
Salon Award 1979–1986
Salon Ribbon 1981

Demonstrations given

Lace cutters and lacing 1981
31st Annual
From Summer 1981, page 2.
Sponge Dying 1983
33rd Annual
From 33rd Annual Meeting 1983 — programme, The Royal Resort, Fenelon Falls.

Where this comes from

This name in the index of people →