Leonard Lapierre. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Gaspe, Quebec. Active 20th century.

Leonard Lapierre worked with drift wood and other ‘as found’ materials. He made sculptures of animals, birds, musical instruments and anything else the took his fancy. He practiced his art most of his life, was wildly imaginative and had a wonderful sense of colour. He didn’t sign his work. (A Rooster by Lapierre is set as the background to Levasseur’s website.)

Ref: Adrien Levasseur. Website. And:  Sculpteurs en Art Populaire au Quebec, Editions GID, Quebec. 2012.

Ferdinand Langlois. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. Active 1960’s-1970’s.

Ferdinand Langlois used ‘as found’ materials in his work. He used tree stumps and other smaller parts to make people, bird houses, chairs that looked like people and tables and benches. They were often massive in size and they were left uncoloured and unfinished. He was first mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec.

Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.

Roland Landry. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec. Active 1980’s- .

Roland Landry began carving in the 1980’s. He carves birds and fish as well as forest animals. He carves in the round and paints his work but he does not sign them.

Jules Lamy. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Yamachiche, Quebec. Active 1970’s.

Jules Lamy, with the help of his family filled his yard with painted murals and art as well as religious carvings. He used ‘as found’ materials and colours. They also made animals as well as model airplanes. They were mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec.

Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.

Louis Lambert. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Sainte-Aurelie, Quebec. Active 1985- .

Louis Lambert began carving in the mid 1980’s. He works in Pine, Poplar and driftwood. Driftwood is his preference – he prefers to use material that “nature has abandoned or left behind”.  He signs each work: ‘Lambert’ with the title and occasionally a note.