Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
Ernie V. Gross. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Active late 20th century.
Ernie Gross made ornamental carvings of birds. His popular carvings were realistic and always in paint. He signed on the base with the date. An example is shown below with his mark.
A carving of a Canada Goose by Ernie Gross:
Ernie Gross. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Goose.
Ernie Gross. His mark:
Ernie Gross. His mark.
Joseph Moulaison. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Active mid to late 20th century.
Joseph Moulaison, a fisherman and Quartermaster aboard the Bluenose Ferry (from Yarmouth to Bar Harbour, ME) made carved and painted birds. A painted carving of a Willet shore bird, signed: ‘Joseph Moulaison, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia’ is shown below.
Carving of a Willet by Joseph Moulaison:
Carving of a Willet by Joseph Moulaison, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Mary Adams. Fibre artist. Basket weaver. St. Regis, Quebec. Also known as Mary Kawennatakie. Active much of the 20th century.
Mary Adams was a First Nations textile artist. She was born on the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve in Ontario. She learned traditional weaving in Ash and Sweet Grass from her mother. Known for her ‘Wedding Cake Basket’ design she produced increasingly ornate patterns and designs throughout her life. An image of one of her ‘Wedding Cake’ baskets is shown below.
An image of a ‘Wedding Cake’ basket by Mary Adams-Kawennatakie:
Wedding Basket by Mary Adams. St. Regis, Quebec. 1995.
REF:http://www.albany.edu/museum/wwwmuseum/crossing/artist1.htm
L. Bolduc. Sculptor. Quebec. Location unknown. Active mid 20th century.
L. Bolduc. His mark is seen on a pair of sculptures of 18th century soldiers. About 14 inches high; they are remarkably well done in papier mache and wood and well coloured in glossy paint. Both are signed: ‘L. Bolduc’ on the base. They were found in Quebec. There are no other marks and no other information is known about the artist.
L. Bolduc. Two 18th century Soldiers in Papier Mache and Wood:
L. Bolduc. Two Soldiers. Papier Mache. Quebec. 1970’s.
Two detailed images:
L. Bolduc. Two Soldiers. Papier Mache. Quebec. detail.
L. Bolduc. Two Soldiers. Detail 2.
L. Bolduc. The mark:
L. Bolduc. Detail of mark. Two Soldiers. Papier Mache. Quebec.
Frederic Desaulniers. Sculptor Wood carver. Louiseville, Quebec. (Mauricie). Active 19th century.
Beuno Desaulniers was the first generation of the Desaulniers family to make wood carvings. (See entries for other members of this family.)
