Eleuthere Nadeau. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Eleuthere, Cte Kamouraska, Quebec. Active 1960’s – .
Eleuthere Nadeau carved small animals in the round as well as making carvings in bottles; miniature calvaires (Calvary), chairs etc. A popular souvenir in Quebec in the last century. He also was known for making canes and walking sticks using “le verges de Boueuf” – a Bull’s penis. (An unusual craft.) Using ‘as found’ materials – from clothes-pins to corn cobs (hand made tobacco Pipes) and a minimum of tools Eleuthere Nadeau made a variety of creations most of which brought him attention – visitors and spare money.
Ref: Jean Simard, Pour Passer Le Temps: Artistes Populaires Du Quebec, Gouvernement du Quebec, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles. 1985.
