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Sherle Bottrill

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Everything the Society’s own records say of Sherle Bottrill: the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won. Where the records are silent, so is this part of the page.

In memoriam · 9 August 1993

President of the Barrie Branch. Her notice was printed in the Fall 1993 newsletter.

From Fall 1993, page 5.

Standing

Life Member 1989

Branch

Barrie

Certification

  • Associate of the CSCL 1962

Showed one piece at Leather '74, the Society's exhibition at the Toronto Public Libraries' Learning Resources Centre, 666 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, 3-28 June 1974; one piece 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; one piece at Leather '78, the Society's exhibition at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, 550 Burnhamthorpe Road, November 1978; and one piece at Leather '82, the Society's exhibition at the City of Brampton Library and Art Gallery, Bramalea, 3 July to 1 August 1982.

From Leather ’74: exhibition catalogue, Toronto Public Libraries, page 5; 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

  • Barrie Branch Chairman 1962
  • Corresponding Secretary 1962–1977
  • Social Convener 1966
  • Barrie Branch Corresponding Secretary 1969
  • Barrie Branch Secretary 1979
  • Barrie Branch Treasurer 1982

Honours

  • Life Membership 1985
    Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting by Membership Chairperson Hilda Chynoweth.

Awards

  • International Assembly Salon Ribbon 1964
  • Salon Award 1969

Demonstrations given

  • Decorating Without Tools 1965
    Barrie Branch meetings, 1964-65 season

    From Spring 1965, page 3.

  • A Christmas Pixie decoration (Barrie Branch, December) 1973
    Branch meetings, autumn 1973

    From Winter 1973–74, page 7.

Where this comes from

Life and work

From the notice of her death printed in the Society's newsletter.

Family
Her husband, Geoff, died in 1978.
Work
After years of secretarial employment in Toronto, she joined Clarke and Clarke Leathers of Barrie in 1952, and for some of her time with the company she worked at its store in Toronto. Tandy Corporation later bought the retail division of Clarke and Clarke.
Other crafts
She also did needlecraft and decoupage, which she enjoyed so much.
Community
She was a Life Member of the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association.

From the biography “In Tribute”.

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