Gordon Papple. Brantford, Ontario. Active 20th Century.

Ref: Phil Ross. (Website.)

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. 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

Mark Davidson. Sculptor. Ottawa, Ontario. (?) Active mid-20th century.

Brother of Al Davidson. (See the post on Al Davidson.) (Ref: Mark Zannis.)

Al Davidson. Sculptor. Wood carver. Calabogie, Ontario.  Active mid-20th century.

Al Davidson was a carver of naive character figures; especially known for thin elongated Canadian Mounted Police carvings (RCMP). Signed with a chisel:  ‘Al Davidson’, ‘Davidson Family’ or simply ‘Davidson’ and the word ‘Ottawa’ or Canada’ below. His brother Mark Davidson also was a carver. The Davidson carvings were painted by Al Davidson’s wife, Elsie Hannah, who was a sister of the Hannah brothers from Verdun, Quebec. (See the Hannah family post.) (Ref: Mark Zannis.)

A carving by Al Davidson:

Al Davidson. Calabogie, Ont.

Al Davidson’s Ottawa mark:

Al Davidson. His mark.

Al Davidson. The Captain. With a ‘Canada’ mark on the base:

Al Davidson. Calabogie, Ont. The Captain.

Al Davidson. The Canada mark:

Al Davidson. Canada Mark.