Michel Fortin

Coureur de Bois - Runners of the Woods by Michel Fortin, 22 long x 16.5 wide, reclaimed wood sculpture. Canadian folk art

Beaver by Michel Fortin, 23 long x9 high x 9 wide, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring beaver.Canadian Folk Art

Great Raven by Michel Fortin, 23 long x 24 high, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring raven.Canadian Folk Ar

Polar Bear with 2 Cubs by Michel Fortin, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring bearCanadian Folk Ar

Black Bear with 2 Cubs by Michel Fortin, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring bearCanadian Folk Ar

Bald Eagle by Michel Fortin, 33 high x 14 wide x 14 deep, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring eagle.Canadian Folk Ar

Owl by Michel Fortin, 17 high x 7 wide x 7 long, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring owl Canadian Folk Art

Singing Rooster by Michel Fortin, 31 high x 23 long x 14 wide, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring rooster. Canadian Folk Art

Emperor Penguin by Michel Fortin, 25 high x 12 wide, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring penguin.Canadian Folk Art

Penguin by Michel Fortin, 18 high, reclaimed wood sculpture featuring penguin Canadian Folk Art

Popular Quebec art is characterized by the simplicity of its form and by the richness of its colour. As a result of restoring antique Quebec furniture, Michel Fortin, originally from Quebec City has become familiar with the work methods of his ancestors. Little by little, his creativity has brought him to explore this realm through his sculptures. By observing the wood's colour, texture, finish, and degradation caused over time by wear, he has been able to imagine what was very probably an object's original state even though the object has existed for over a hundred years.

All of the parts for his pieces are made out of pine which are used for the fabrication of the toys and objects. They are connected using pegs and are coated with exceptional colours that are mixed and created from scratch so that they are truly unique to each piece and unique to his works. Michel strives to create works that will surprise us all with beauty, colour and textures that only he can create in his unique way. Each part is hand-made; therefore, each piece is unique and genuinely of Quebec origin.

See Michel Fortin's works at Fallen Leaf Art Gallery the next time you're in Canmore.

FALLEN LEAF ART GALLERY

Visit: 102-822 Main Street, Canmore, AB T1W 2B7
Mail: PO Box 8633, Stn Main, Canmore, AB T1W 0B9
Phone: 403-678-5034
Email: [email protected]