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Yvon Mimeault

Born: 1928

Yvon Mimeault. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Mont-Louise, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.

A carver of painted wood carvings. Mainly animals, wild and domestic. While working as an electrician and living near Matane, Quebec with his family, Yvon Mimeault became an accomplished fiddle player and composer as well as a skilled sculptor and folk artist.

A sample of Yvon Mimeault’s work. (Link to the Flickr site of Jacques Pleau):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoplo/9421266221/in/set-72157634905368276/

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Clarence Saulnier

Born: 1932  |  Died: 2006

Clarence Saulnier. Sculptor. Wood carver. LaButte, Nova Scotia.  Active late 20th century until his death in 2006.

Clarence Saulnier took his subjects from the community and country-side around him; carving situations and scenes of village life on Nova Scotia’s French Shore. He made carvings of people and animals as well as horse drawn wagons. He was a primitive artist, carving and painting  most of his work using ‘as found’ materials and colors.

Shown is a Logging wagon and Ox team and his mark:

Clarence Saulnier. LaButte Nova Scotia.

Clarence Saulnier. LaButte Nova Scotia.

 

Clarenc Saulnier. LaButte Nova Scotia. His Mark.

Clarenc Saulnier. LaButte Nova Scotia. His Mark.

 

 

Ref: From the Heart Gallery.

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Wilfred R. Dalzell

Born: Active mid 20th century.

Wilfred R. Dalzell. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint John, New Brunswick. Active mid 20th century.

Wilfred Dalzell made delicate painted carvings of birds; often seagulls and Canada Geese. Many had open wings and were mounted in pairs on pieces of drift wood. His carvings were always painted and some tend to be very fragile. They  were always signed with a gummed label.

From information supplied by a family member (his grand-niece): “he would collect pieces of drift-wood during walks and for wings he used bentwood from the corners of produce baskets. The legs are painted paper clips. Wlifred,Dalzell grew up on Grand Manan Island where his father was the keeper of Shadowtail Lighthouse. It is not difficult to see why he chose gulls on rocks as his subject matter.”*                     

(There were possibly other carvers in the same family.)

A Wilfred Dalzell Seagull and his label:

Wilfred R. Dalzell. Sculptor. Saint John New Brunswick. Seagull. 550

Wilfred R. Dalzell. Sculptor. Saint John New Brunswick. Seagull. 550

 

Wilfred R. Dalzell. Woodcarver. Saint John New Brunswick. His mark.

Wilfred R. Dalzell. Woodcarver. Saint John New Brunswick. His mark.

 

*My thanks to his grand-niece for her kind emails.

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Fred Nickerson

Born: 1902  |  Died: 1980

Fred Nickerson. Sculptor. Wood carver. Villagedale, Nova Scotia. Active mid 20th century.

Fred Nickerson was a decoy carver. He also made ornamental painted carvings of birds.

Ref: Guyette, Decoys of Maritime Canada.(1983)

 

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Albert Norman

Born: Active in the 1970's.

Albert Norman. Sculptor. Wood carver. Port Union, Newfoundland. Active 1970’s.

Albert Norman became known for his decorated yard. He filled it with sculptures of animals, people and models of local buildings; often using ‘as found’ materials and clours.

 

 

Ref:Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999)

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