Faye (Eby) Cable

A resourceful talented pioneer

Faye was born in Brandon, Manitoba, on November 17, 1943. Over the years she lived in Vernon, BC; Kamloops, BC, and settled in Quesnel, BC, for most of her life. Her family moved to Whitehorse in 1976 and has been here ever since. After many life changes she married Jack Cable.

Faye worked after school in the first Safeway store in Quesnet, BC, for $1.25 an hour.

When she was 18 years old, she was chosen as Miss Quesnel, BC, and had the privilege of going to the Miss P.N.E. Pageant in 1961.

From the age of five, Faye was in figure skating and had the privilege of teaching in Whitehorse in the old Whitehorse Arena where the High Country Inn is now located.

Faye also worked for CBC from 1976-1980. Then she joined the architectural firm of Killick Metz Bowen and Rose from 1980-1985. Her next position was working at the Yukon Government from 1985-2004.

After leading an active life in sports and teaching figure skating, Faye decided to pursue creative activities in the arts.

In 1975, she attended a night school pottery class in Prince Rupert, BC, and the medium captured her interest.

Since arriving in the Yukon, her interests broadened to include fabric art and photography.

Faye is a self-taught artist who has taken advantage of noted Canadian and international artists through various workshops and summer arts schools. Nature is the inspiration for much of her creativity.

Faye has two pieces in the Yukon’s Permanent Art Collection. “Galaxy Sunrise” (1985) represents a sunrise on Grey Mountain and the Yukon River. The gold glaze in this piece represents the Yukon River and the Yukon sun.

Her second piece is a triptych incorporating clay, fabric and photography, which depicts three images of a fish. The inspiration came from a photograph taken in Hawaii.

The photography piece is dedicated to her family. The clay piece is dedicated to Cathy McPherson, a friend and fellow potter, who has passed away. The third piece, “Under Water Neon”, (1991) is dedicated to four close friends.

Faye also has two pieces of pottery in the Andrew Philipson Law Centre. She has another piece called “Evolution of the Lily”, which is a large photograph of a lily and lily clay bowls and sculptures, which was made for the opening of the Yukon Arts Centre. This piece remains in the personal property of the artist. She also designed a mixed medium piece in 2007, which was incorporated into the “Big Puzzle” project in Dawson City.

Faye was a member of and on the executive of Spruce Bog, Yukon Director for Canada Craft Council, and founding member and on the executive of the Potter’s Guild. She was also past member and on the executive of Friends of the Gallery for several years, organized two Spring Festivals and has been affiliated with several other organizations.

Faye is a lifetime member of the Canadian Reiki Association of Canada. She was the Vice-President of Programs for the Photography Club in Whitehorse, of which she has been a member for a number of years. Previously, Faye had a photography business and focussed on wedding photography.

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
– Degas