Walsh, Vicki. Interview about family connections to Witless Bay, rug hooking, story telling and Newfoundland Ponies.

Interview with Vicki Walsh in Convent Chapel in Witless Bay focuses on family connections to Witless Bay, rug hooking, story telling and Newfoundland Ponies.Introductions; Vicki Walsh was born in 1955 in Corner Brook but moved to the Southern Shore when she was 6 months old; Discussion of Witless Bay connection; Family history; Discussion of grandfather's family and work; 3:34 - VW describes her mother's siblings and their jobs; Visiting her grandparents in Witless Bay; Fishing in Lower Pond in Witless Bay; Family in Witless Bay; Memories of Witless Bay in the 1950s and 1960s; 6:02 - Description of VW's great grandfather's house; Grandfather's first house in Witless Bay; Renovations to WV's great grandfather's house; 8:59 - Discussion of VW's family's move to Newfoundland; VW's cousin as a family historian; Family history; Family's move to Newfoundland; 12:33 - VW describes learning how to rug hook; Going to craft school in St. John's; Taking MUN extension courses; Going to art school and moving to fine art; Teaching textile work; Creating interpretive props; Learning traditional arts and crafts in craft school; Rug hooking as a medium for artwork; Shift from rug hooking herself to teaching rug hooking; 18:04 - WV's student's son learning to rug hook by helping his mother with her rug; Family connection to student's son; Family relations; 24:01 - Rug hooking and Newfoundland Pony project; Discussion of Newfoundland Ponies; Criss-crossing traditions such as rug hooking and Newfoundland Ponies; 26:19 - Storytelling and quilting; Crazy quilting; Artsmarts project on quilting; 29:55 - VW's involvement with the Artsmarts program; Different Artsmarts workshops; Exchange program with the London Art Museum and the Artsmarts program; Shift away from school involvement as her children grew older; 38:21 - VW's involvement in storytelling; Family's oral traditions; Working as an interpreter in Salmonier Nature Park as a form of storytelling; Storytelling with children especially folktales; Discussion of Jack tales; 42:31 - Community storytelling and traditional arts; Storytelling and card games; 44:13 - Family card games; Different styles of card games; 48:15 - Connection between Bay Bulls and Witless Bay; Move to St. Michael's and visiting with her Grandfather; 51:27 - VW describes going to school in Bay Bulls one fall as opposed to St. John's; 52:13 - Connection with Bay Bulls; Spending summers on the Southern Shore; Love of the Southern Shore; Love of the ocean; Scenery as a inspiration for artwork; Settling on the Southern Shore; 57:10 - VW's involvement with Newfoundland Ponies; Horses roaming free in Bay Bulls; High school friends with horses--hanging around the barn, grooming and mucking out; Working with horses while traveling; Working several jobs as an artist and while horse grooming; 1:04:15 - Buying her first Newfoundland Pony in 1988; Difficulty of owning Newfoundland Ponies in the 1980s and 1990s; Loss of her first Newfoundland Pony; Rehousing another Newfoundland Pony; Difficulty in feeding the ponies; Breeding Newfoundland Ponies; 1:13:30 - Description of Newfoundland Pony Pals; Pony rides for different events; 1:16:05 - Learning how to use Newfoundland Ponies to pull sleds and carts; Rug hooking and Newfoundland Ponies; 1:19:45 - Gardening and agriculture; Plowing land with a Newfoundland Pony; 1:23:09 - Discussion of heritage; Learning traditional crafts and learning from scratch; Keeping sheep; Learning traditional practices; How to use a Newfoundland Ponies; 1:28:57 - Interest in folklore; 1:30:20 - Aging; Senior's home in Witless Bay; O'Connors Fifty plus club