{"id":3441,"date":"2022-08-03T20:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T02:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessarts.ca\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2023-11-21T15:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:09:15","slug":"tony-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accessarts.ca\/stories\/tony-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony French"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NaAC &amp; ATB Present: WINDOW with Tony French\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fFPE0RFhP-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tony French: Artist Statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Daffodils reflect a lot of love and hope, and I wanted to bring those into my artwork \u2013 especially when we could use a new start after the pandemic. 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