Wilf Gaudet. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Sherwood Prince Edward Island. Active late 20th century.

Wilf Gaudet made painted carvings – of people and animals.

Ernie Bigger. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Prince Edward Island. Active late 20th century.

Ernie Bigger is a bird carver. He lives on Prince Edward Island.

A Seagull by Ernie Bigger:

Seagull by Ernie Bigger.

Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Stacey Bryanton. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Kensington, Prince Edward Island. Active mid to late 20th century.

Stacey Bryanton was a decoy carver. He also made ornamental carvings of other birds – crows, sea gulls, geese and also larger flying geese. He signed his work with a stamp: ‘S.B.’

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

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

 Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

Edmund Doucette. Sculptor. Wood carver. Miminegash, Prince Edward Island. Active  mid 20th century.

Edmund Doucette made painted and unpainted carvings for most of his life and after retiring he made carved and painted scenes of Acadian life on the farm in Prince Edward Island. He has been collected by both museums and private collectors.

A link to a work by Henry Boudreau from a CHIN website:

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do?method=preview&lang=EN&id=5084

Arthur Macneill. Sculptor. Woodcarver. St. Peters, Prince Edward Island. Active mid-20th century.

Arthur MacNeill carved people at play and at their occupations including horse drawn farm equipment as well as wind machines and whirligigs. He worked with ‘as found’ materials and bright primary glossy paints. He has been widely collected privately and by museums. He usually signed in script on the base.

A team of Horses hauling logs by Arthur MacNeill:

Arthur MacNeill. Carving of a team and Driver. 1970’s.

His mark:

Arthur MacNeill. His mark.

The Shoemeker. Carved by Arthur MacNeill:

Arthur MacNeill. His mark.

The mark:

Arthur MacNeill. His Mark.

A link to a ‘Wind Machine by Arthur MacNeill in the Can. Mus. of History.

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/eden/edout10e.shtml