Gordon Papple. Brantford, Ontario. Active 20th Century.
Ref: Phil Ross. (Website.)
Joe Lloyd
Born: 1937
Joe Lloyd. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Brantford, Ontario. Active second half 20th century.
Joe Lloyd was born near Napannee, Ontario and eventually settled in Brantford where he began carving seriously in the 1970’s. He is best known for his carvings of people at work and play; and in the situations that people get themselves into. He works in small scale and with great detail. (See The First Haircut” below.) His subjects range from animals to people and his work is always painted.
His First Hair Cut by Joe Lloyd:
Joe Lloyd. Brantford, Ontario. The Barber Shop. 1980’s.
A detail of His First Hair Cut:
Joe Lloyd. Brantford, Ontario. The Barber Shop. 1980’s. Detail.
The Fishing Bear by Joe Lloyd:
Joe Lloyd. Brantford, Ontario. The Fishing Bear. 1991.
Detail of the mark of Joe Lloyd:
Joe Lloyd. Brantford, Ontario. The Fishing Bear. 1991. Detail of his Mark.
Steve Sutch
Born: 1907 | Died: 1992
Steve Sutch. Painter. Sculptor. Brantford, Ontario. Active 20th Century.
A primitive sculptor; he began carving after he retired. He made impressions of people, and animals and furniture.
Ref: A biography of Steve Sutch by Phil Ross on his web site:
http://www.folkartcanada.ca/Ont_SS.html
Rosario Gauthier
Born: 1914 | Died: 1994
Rosario Gauthier. Sculptor. Saint-Charles-le-Bourget, Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
A true primitive artist, Rosario Gauthier used ‘as found’ materials and color in his carvings. He carved Birds and animals and people and he is collected in Museums and private collections; a large body of his work is in The Musee du Civilization a Quebec.
A Rooster by Rosario Gauthier:
Rosario Gauthier. Carving of a White Rooster.
Joe Winters
Born: 1942 | Died: 2016
Joseph ‘Joe’ Winters. Sculptor. Painter. Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th – century.
Began carving and painting while he was in the Canadian Navy. While he has made many larger pieces including Bears, Totem Poles and Cigar Store sculptures; he does smaller works now and has been collected throughout North America and in Europe. He is now partially retired; showing only at the Lunenburg Folk Art Festival.
Click this link for the Gallery Entry for details about purchasing this work: http://lyleelderfolkart.com/gallery-artists/joe-winters/
A carving of a Rooster about town by Joe Winters:
Joe Winters. The Rooster. Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
A link to an article about Joe Winters (Folk Art Maritime):
