WEST PARIS — The Friends of the West Paris Library will sponsor the opening event of “Passing the Hours,” an exhibit of arts and crafts by Pearl Farrington Jordan, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. Snow date is Feb. 25.

Farrington was born and grew up in Bryant Pond. She married Arnold Jordan in 1960 and together they raised four children in their Locke Mills home. Farrington had outside jobs, mostly in Norway, but deciding to try something different, she opened South Paw, her home-based “left-handed” shop. For five years, it occupied a great deal of her time.

Trying to find a pastime that satisfied her need to work and create with her hands, Farrington has tried knitting, embroidery and other crafts, as well as sketching and oil painting. She also discovered quilling, sometimes called paper filigree. This was something that really sparked her enthusiasm. A little later, she tried paper tole, a process which results in a three dimensional picture.

These later discoveries continue to give her much pleasure while she “passes the hours” with soft music playing in the background.

The public is invited to meet Farrington and see the results of a variety of her creative pastimes from over the years. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call the library at 207-674-2004