Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 or maybe it was made

or maybe it was made as a door knocker

but never has one made me swoon

which was always what I wanted to be

and creation/representation more broadly

chipped nose and all

Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 or maybe it was madeI've had a few pieces by Canadian folk artist Emile Bluteau (of Eastern Townships, Quebec) over the years, and find a great deal of humanity and charm in his work. Bluteau, also a collector, began carving and making assemblages from scavenged and salvaged materials in the late 70s, first portraying birds and then "the human condition in all its moods and shapes" as described by Lyle Elder, a documenter of Canadian folk and outsider art. More about