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2 00:00:17,600 00:00:20,046 My name is Mary Jane Olinyuk, My name is Mary Jane Olinyuk,
3 00:00:20,070 00:00:23,370 and I carve duck decoys. and I carve duck decoys.
4 00:00:25,880 00:00:30,786 Growing up, when other kids were playing video games Growing up, when other kids were playing video games
5 00:00:30,810 00:00:34,126 or having friends, I was studying mallards. or having friends, I was studying mallards.
6 00:00:34,150 00:00:36,126 I was obsessed. I was obsessed.
7 00:00:36,150 00:00:39,736 Um, I was, and still am Um, I was, and still am
8 00:00:39,760 00:00:41,266 "the duck girl." "the duck girl."
9 00:00:41,290 00:00:43,536 But if you search that on the internet, But if you search that on the internet,
10 00:00:43,560 00:00:44,936 it's not me that comes up, it's not me that comes up,
11 00:00:44,960 00:00:48,276 and what comes up is quite graphic. and what comes up is quite graphic.
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14 00:01:22,700 00:01:26,076 Phew! Well... Phew! Well...
15 00:01:26,100 00:01:30,386 We're already three months out, so things are completely crazy. We're already three months out, so things are completely crazy.
16 00:01:30,410 00:01:32,656 I mean, formally we start the planning process I mean, formally we start the planning process
17 00:01:32,680 00:01:37,456 about three months out, but truth be told, about three months out, but truth be told,
18 00:01:37,480 00:01:40,056 I woke up the morning after last year's competition I woke up the morning after last year's competition
19 00:01:40,080 00:01:41,456 already thinking about this. already thinking about this.
20 00:01:44,350 00:01:48,536 Mm. This is our 10th competition as planning committee Mm. This is our 10th competition as planning committee
21 00:01:48,560 00:01:50,136 and if I have learned one thing, and if I have learned one thing,
22 00:01:50,160 00:01:51,736 it's that if you think you can rest on your laurels it's that if you think you can rest on your laurels
23 00:01:51,760 00:01:53,276 planning an event like this, planning an event like this,
24 00:01:53,300 00:01:56,806 you're gonna be served a very, very generous portion you're gonna be served a very, very generous portion
25 00:01:56,830 00:02:00,370 - of humble pie. - Yeah, a la mode. - of humble pie. - Yeah, a la mode.
26 00:02:03,710 00:02:05,816 But more importantly, But more importantly,
27 00:02:05,840 00:02:09,026 you're gonna let down those artists. you're gonna let down those artists.
28 00:02:09,050 00:02:11,686 Those magnificent artists. Right, Dennis? Those magnificent artists. Right, Dennis?
29 00:02:11,710 00:02:15,366 Yeah, I mean, anything less than your maximum effort is... Yeah, I mean, anything less than your maximum effort is...
30 00:02:15,390 00:02:17,226 It's an insult to them. It's an insult to them.
31 00:02:17,250 00:02:20,836 ♪ ♪
32 00:02:27,660 00:02:29,306 How'd I get into duck carving? Well... How'd I get into duck carving? Well...
33 00:02:29,330 00:02:33,046 Don't you mean "why on Earth did he get into duck carving"? Don't you mean "why on Earth did he get into duck carving"?
34 00:02:33,070 00:02:36,046 My job is pretty repetitive, I'm a small business loan officer. My job is pretty repetitive, I'm a small business loan officer.
35 00:02:36,070 00:02:37,916 So I figured it's important to have hobbies So I figured it's important to have hobbies
36 00:02:37,940 00:02:40,986 and a creative outlet, and I have the tools, so why not? and a creative outlet, and I have the tools, so why not?
37 00:02:41,010 00:02:42,910 A quarter life crisis. A quarter life crisis.
38 00:02:47,620 00:02:50,266 What does it take to put on the NACC? What does it take to put on the NACC?
39 00:02:50,290 00:02:53,866 It will make your head spin. It will make your head spin.
40 00:02:53,890 00:02:57,806 Oh, um, first you need to book a venue. Oh, um, first you need to book a venue.
41 00:02:57,830 00:03:00,476 Not too big, not too small. Not too big, not too small.
42 00:03:00,500 00:03:03,876 - Cistern for coffee. - And one for tea. - Cistern for coffee. - And one for tea.
43 00:03:03,900 00:03:05,416 Cups. Cups.
44 00:03:05,440 00:03:07,676 Styrofoam, strictly Styrofoam. Styrofoam, strictly Styrofoam.
45 00:03:07,700 00:03:09,546 Cash box for the entrance fee. Cash box for the entrance fee.
46 00:03:09,570 00:03:12,216 Tons of loonies and toonies. Tons of loonies and toonies.
47 00:03:12,240 00:03:15,040 What else? What else?
48 00:03:17,980 00:03:27,096 ♪ ♪
49 00:03:27,120 00:03:31,490 You don't just sit down and start carving. You don't just sit down and start carving.
50 00:03:32,860 00:03:36,400 You have to find the art within the art. You have to find the art within the art.
51 00:03:41,300 00:03:43,246 You have to... You have to...
52 00:03:46,810 00:03:50,856 Create the environment within which to create. Create the environment within which to create.
53 00:03:54,620 00:03:57,996 You know, you could have a well paying job, You know, you could have a well paying job,
54 00:03:58,020 00:03:59,936 a partner who cares about you, a partner who cares about you,
55 00:03:59,960 00:04:02,536 two beautiful kids who adore you, two beautiful kids who adore you,
56 00:04:02,560 00:04:06,536 maybe like, a Cocker spaniel named Worthington. maybe like, a Cocker spaniel named Worthington.
57 00:04:06,560 00:04:09,276 Or you could be a creator. Or you could be a creator.
58 00:04:09,300 00:04:12,276 I mean, what would you choose? I mean, what would you choose?
59 00:04:12,300 00:04:15,346 ♪ ♪
60 00:04:15,370 00:04:19,956 To me, being Canadian means being a duck carver. To me, being Canadian means being a duck carver.
61 00:04:19,980 00:04:21,756 It's a little bit of a challenge living in a condo, It's a little bit of a challenge living in a condo,
62 00:04:21,780 00:04:23,480 but we're making it work. but we're making it work.
63 00:04:24,710 00:04:27,426 Basically a requirement for us Canadian guys. Basically a requirement for us Canadian guys.
64 00:04:27,450 00:04:29,426 A home workshop. A home workshop.
65 00:04:29,450 00:04:32,366 Doubles up as a pantry sometimes. Doubles up as a pantry sometimes.
66 00:04:32,390 00:04:36,520 It's a... a sanctuary for me to get away from it all. It's a... a sanctuary for me to get away from it all.
67 00:04:37,660 00:04:40,236 Amu? Pass me a bag of rice. Amu? Pass me a bag of rice.
68 00:04:40,260 00:04:42,460 Whoa, men at work here! Whoa, men at work here!
69 00:04:43,270 00:04:44,976 Oh, where do I start? Oh, where do I start?
70 00:04:45,000 00:04:48,786 I had just come to Canada on my visa before my wife had come, I had just come to Canada on my visa before my wife had come,
71 00:04:48,810 00:04:51,046 so I was getting a bit lonely. But I told myself so I was getting a bit lonely. But I told myself
72 00:04:51,070 00:04:53,656 "Amandeep Singh, you are not going to sit around" "Amandeep Singh, you are not going to sit around"
73 00:04:53,680 00:04:55,456 "feeling sorry for yourself." "feeling sorry for yourself."
74 00:04:55,480 00:04:57,586 So I'd go feed the ducks at the pond, So I'd go feed the ducks at the pond,
75 00:04:57,610 00:05:01,596 and one afternoon, I see this guy, and he's sketching ducks. and one afternoon, I see this guy, and he's sketching ducks.
76 00:05:01,620 00:05:04,196 And so we get around to talking and chitting and chatting, And so we get around to talking and chitting and chatting,
77 00:05:04,220 00:05:07,596 and all of a sudden he tells me that's he's also carving ducks! and all of a sudden he tells me that's he's also carving ducks!
78 00:05:07,620 00:05:09,206 I mean, he carves ducks! I mean, he carves ducks!
79 00:05:09,230 00:05:12,106 I couldn't believe it. My mind got blasted into pieces, I couldn't believe it. My mind got blasted into pieces,
80 00:05:12,130 00:05:14,806 and I was like "Are you serious?" and I was like "Are you serious?"
81 00:05:14,830 00:05:17,746 So he suggests "Let's go grab a beer." So he suggests "Let's go grab a beer."
82 00:05:17,770 00:05:19,816 Like, right then, right there. Like, right then, right there.
83 00:05:19,840 00:05:21,816 Does it get any more Canadian than that? Does it get any more Canadian than that?
84 00:05:21,840 00:05:23,146 Let's be real here, yeah? Let's be real here, yeah?
85 00:05:23,170 00:05:25,486 So we start to bro out about duck carving So we start to bro out about duck carving
86 00:05:25,510 00:05:27,016 and my head is spinning. and my head is spinning.
87 00:05:27,040 00:05:29,156 I mean, the beer made me a little light-headed too, I mean, the beer made me a little light-headed too,
88 00:05:29,180 00:05:34,226 but more importantly, for the first time in Canada, but more importantly, for the first time in Canada,
89 00:05:34,250 00:05:36,966 I felt at home. I felt at home.
90 00:05:40,390 00:05:42,906 - Folding tables. - Oh, yes, of course. - Folding tables. - Oh, yes, of course.
91 00:05:42,930 00:05:45,406 Now usually the venue provides those for you, Now usually the venue provides those for you,
92 00:05:45,430 00:05:47,506 but you need to let them know how you want them arranged. but you need to let them know how you want them arranged.
93 00:05:47,530 00:05:49,106 - Yeah. - In advance. - Yeah. - In advance.
94 00:05:49,130 00:05:51,376 You don't want to get the ones that just, like, You don't want to get the ones that just, like,
95 00:05:51,400 00:05:53,946 fold up like that. I've cut my fingers many times. fold up like that. I've cut my fingers many times.
96 00:05:53,970 00:05:55,446 I actually broke one of my fingers. I actually broke one of my fingers.
97 00:05:55,470 00:05:56,846 It's so dangerous. It's so dangerous.
98 00:05:56,870 00:05:58,346 Can't really bend it that much anymore, Can't really bend it that much anymore,
99 00:05:58,370 00:06:01,656 but it got caught in the middle of one. Um... but it got caught in the middle of one. Um...
100 00:06:01,680 00:06:04,456 It was a pretty... it was touch and go. It was touch and go. It was a pretty... it was touch and go. It was touch and go.
101 00:06:04,480 00:06:09,596 ♪ ♪
102 00:06:09,620 00:06:11,796 There's nothing fun about carving. There's nothing fun about carving.
103 00:06:11,820 00:06:14,666 Nor should there be. Nor should there be.
104 00:06:14,690 00:06:17,266 Difficult things build character. Difficult things build character.
105 00:06:17,290 00:06:18,736 I carve with hand tools only. I carve with hand tools only.
106 00:06:18,760 00:06:21,300 The way the original masters did. The way the original masters did.
107 00:06:22,770 00:06:24,446 Funny enough, I have never actually taken home Funny enough, I have never actually taken home
108 00:06:24,470 00:06:26,416 the first place ribbon myself. the first place ribbon myself.
109 00:06:26,440 00:06:29,686 Let's just say that... Let's just say that...
110 00:06:29,710 00:06:32,686 pure technical ability pure technical ability
111 00:06:32,710 00:06:35,756 hasn't always been valued as highly hasn't always been valued as highly
112 00:06:35,780 00:06:37,580 as it should have been. as it should have been.
113 00:06:41,950 00:06:44,166 This year, my carving This year, my carving
114 00:06:44,190 00:06:46,636 will finally get the recognition it deserves. will finally get the recognition it deserves.
115 00:06:46,660 00:06:52,576 ♪ ♪
116 00:06:52,600 00:06:56,306 I bookkeep on my folks' farm. I bookkeep on my folks' farm.
117 00:06:56,330 00:06:57,846 I live right next door. I live right next door.
118 00:06:57,870 00:07:01,316 Um, some people would say that sounds a bit quiet, Um, some people would say that sounds a bit quiet,
119 00:07:01,340 00:07:05,710 but I wouldn't... I wouldn't want it any other way. Um... but I wouldn't... I wouldn't want it any other way. Um...
120 00:07:09,080 00:07:10,950 I have plenty of company. I have plenty of company.
121 00:07:14,220 00:07:17,726 And also just make sure that there isn't some sort of, And also just make sure that there isn't some sort of,
122 00:07:17,750 00:07:19,996 you know, wrestling match the week before, you know, wrestling match the week before,
123 00:07:20,020 00:07:24,006 'cause the tables I got after that were all broken. 'cause the tables I got after that were all broken.
124 00:07:24,030 00:07:28,406 So imagine me having to glue a bunch of tables So imagine me having to glue a bunch of tables
125 00:07:28,430 00:07:29,676 back together before... ugh. back together before... ugh.
126 00:07:29,700 00:07:32,916 ♪ ♪
127 00:07:32,940 00:07:35,746 My... my mom sold the family house, My... my mom sold the family house,
128 00:07:35,770 00:07:38,770 so I kept some things from my dad's workshop. so I kept some things from my dad's workshop.
129 00:07:41,110 00:07:43,880 It's a bit of woodworking humour. It's a bit of woodworking humour.
130 00:07:45,250 00:07:49,296 I mean, it's just odds and ends, really. I mean, it's just odds and ends, really.
131 00:07:51,920 00:07:54,190 Looks like I was trying to help out. Looks like I was trying to help out.
132 00:07:58,860 00:08:01,506 I don't have much free time these days, you know. I don't have much free time these days, you know.
133 00:08:01,530 00:08:03,506 I'm in my last year of my fellowship, I'm in my last year of my fellowship,
134 00:08:03,530 00:08:07,576 and I'm about to transition into full-time ER work. and I'm about to transition into full-time ER work.
135 00:08:07,600 00:08:09,486 But I love to go out. But I love to go out.
136 00:08:09,510 00:08:12,786 Eat, dance, Eat, dance,
137 00:08:12,810 00:08:14,986 leave the house. leave the house.
138 00:08:15,010 00:08:18,456 I think I was just initially so attracted to him I think I was just initially so attracted to him
139 00:08:18,480 00:08:21,556 because he was so much fun. because he was so much fun.
140 00:08:21,580 00:08:25,396 He had the ability to turn any situation into a party He had the ability to turn any situation into a party
141 00:08:25,420 00:08:26,796 or an adventure. or an adventure.
142 00:08:28,360 00:08:31,936 These days, he is perfectly happy to stay home These days, he is perfectly happy to stay home
143 00:08:31,960 00:08:34,206 and carve his ducks. and carve his ducks.
144 00:08:34,230 00:08:36,446 It's a dust collection system! It's a dust collection system!
145 00:08:36,470 00:08:38,746 It's my own design! It's my own design!
146 00:08:38,770 00:08:42,146 It's a unique hobby. It's a unique hobby.
147 00:08:42,170 00:08:44,216 Especially when performed Especially when performed
148 00:08:44,240 00:08:47,980 in such a thoughtfully decorated apartment. in such a thoughtfully decorated apartment.
149 00:08:48,840 00:08:56,296 ♪ ♪
150 00:08:56,320 00:09:01,236 ♪ Oh, Alberta don't you cry, listen to me ♪ ♪ Oh, Alberta don't you cry, listen to me ♪
151 00:09:01,260 00:09:04,236 ♪ It'll be all right, oh-oh-oh yeah ♪ ♪ It'll be all right, oh-oh-oh yeah ♪
152 00:09:04,260 00:09:09,260 ♪ Don't hate Saskatchewan, never meant no harm to anyone ♪ ♪ Don't hate Saskatchewan, never meant no harm to anyone ♪
153 00:09:12,400 00:09:17,186 ♪ Manitoba, don't you know you're out where ♪ ♪ Manitoba, don't you know you're out where ♪
154 00:09:17,210 00:09:21,116 ♪ You won't make it home, back to Ontario ♪ ♪ You won't make it home, back to Ontario ♪
155 00:09:21,140 00:09:26,150 ♪ ♪