Jewett Green. Sculptor. Wood Carver. Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.  Active late 20th century.

Jewett Green was known for his ornamental carvings of the Grand Manan Island’s birds and his model pond boats. His carvings were in colour using ‘as found’ paints and he usually signed his work.

A pair of Puffins by Jewett Green:   

Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers. Gagetown, N.B. Active mid to late 20th century.

Famous as the Gagetown Hookers, Raymond and Lydia Scott began to hook rugs as a team in the early 1950’s when their farm was expropriated as part of the Camp Gagetown military base in New Brunswick. Their farm work lost; they began to hook rugs after Raymond recovered from a heat attack.

They worked as a team – Raymond hooked the mats and Lydia drew the patterns and chose the colours. Their output was prolific – their mats are in museums from the Smithsonian to the Canadian Textile Museum. Some examples of their rugs are shown here.

Hooked rugs of Life on the Farm:

Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers, Gagetown, N. B.

Raymond and Lydia Scott. Rug Hookers, Gagetown, N. B.

The artists at home:

Raymond and Lydia Scott. Gagetown, N.B.

Paul McFadden. Painter Sculptor. Woodcarver. Shediac, New Brunswick. Active 1990 – .

Paul McFadden is a painter and sculptor. He makes painted applied relief carvings of New Brunswick life and buildings. His work is full of colour and energy and above all humour. McFadden has been shown in a number of galleries across Canada and is in many private collections.

His mother is the painter Beatrice McFadden.

Beatrice McFadden. Painter. Shediac Bridge, New Brunswick. Active 1990’s – .

Beatrice McFadden is a naive artist. She was born and raised on a farm in New Brunswick and her childhood memories are what she paints. Beatrice McFadden often paints children – children playing and growing up on the farm. And playing hockey. And picking blueberries. And sliding. A big influence on her work has been her son the painter and sculptor Paul McFadden. (See separate article.)

A painting of life on the farm by Beatrice McFadden:

Beatrice McFadden. On the Farm.

J. V. Titus. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Castalia, Grand Manan Island New Brunswick.  Active 1960’s – 70’s.

J. V. Titus was known for his delicate carvings of Seagull. They were usually mounted on pieces of driftwood and often had open wings as if they were about to fly. The were sold on Grand Manan Island in his shop to travelers and tourists. He always signed his carvings with labels attached to the base (see below).

A carving of a Sea Gull by J. V. Titus. Castilia, Grand Manan:

J. V. Titus. Seagull carving. Grand Manan Is. NB.

The label of J. V. Titus Grand Manan N.B.

J. V. Titus. Seagull carving. His mark.

Another paper label of J. V. Titus:

J. V. Titus. His Label.