INNISFAIL – It was a masterpiece worth thousands.
A beautifully crocheted horse created by Innisfail’s Teresa Rolvink last summer recently sold for $4,000 at a charity silent auction benefiting Red Deer’s 2019 Canada Winter Games.
“I’ve been crocheting since I was 16,” said Rolvink. “I make lots of stuff and I give it to a lot of people around town.”
The framed piece of artwork was originally given to Jack and Audrey Daines as a gift. They in turn wanted to do something special with the artwork and decided to donate it to a silent auction during a fundraising luncheon in Red Deer on Feb. 5.
“We said we would do something with it to raise some money for a good cause,” said Audrey. “It was a luncheon with a live auction and a silent auction and we put it in the silent auction.
“Teresa was thrilled,” she added. “It will help the youth in the Canada Winter Games.
“Teresa has done such beautiful work.”
Rolvink said the crocheted horse took about a month and a half to create. It is not the first noteworthy piece she has made in her lifetime.
One memorable example of artwork won her a gold medal in an Alberta 55 plus Summer Games.
“I entered one piece and there was 1,100 pieces in the category and I got first prize and a gold medal,” said Rolvink. “That was a few years ago. I have it hanging on my wall.”
Encouraged by her good friend Esther Vermillion, Rolvink has continued her crocheting and knitting over the years.
She was impressed that her artwork raised so much for a great cause.
“They said there was about 150 pieces (donated) and mine stood out the best,” said Rolvink. “I was shocked. I thought that was pretty good.”
Audrey Daines
"It will help the youth in the Canada Winter Games."
