Charlie Poirier. Sculptor. Wood carver. Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century.
Charlie Poirier makes carvings of birds and, occasionally, people in situations. Especially Cape Breton islanders busy in their lives. His bird carvings include what he calls ‘flows’; where he will mount a number of birds of the same colours perched on ‘as found’ drift wood branches in ways that are extremely graceful and full of movement , energy and humour. He says that these are his favorite things to create. Some examples are shown below. He carves in Pine and always paints in bright primary colours.
Charlie Poirier. A flow of Yellow Birds:
Charlie Poirier. Cheticamp, Nova Scotia. A Flow of Birds.
Charlie Poirier. The Artist and His Lady:
Charlie Poirier. The carver, his lady and a yellow bird.
Charlie Poirier’s carving of an Acadian Orchestra:
Charlie Poirier. Cheticamp, Nova Scotia. An Acadian Orchestra.
One more of his favorite subject:
Charlie Poirier. Cheticamp. An applied carving. A bird in the forest.
Charlie Poirier in his studio in Cheticamp:
Charlie Poirier, Cheticamp, N.S. In his studio.
