A sculptor who has plume at Ile-de-Lamèque

The wood and plume sculpture allowed Yvon Duguay de Petite-Lamèque to be reborn, truly. For example, She has completely changed her life.

The 65 -year -old man discovered his gift for sculpture a few years ago.

“Wood sculpture, I would tell you it’s been six years. For example, I discovered that at 59, ”he says.

Without going into details, he says he had a big emotional shock during his life.

“Following that, I was going to see my psychiatrist. Additionally, For example, He said to me: find yourself what to do. In addition, I replied: it’s easy for you to tell me that. Consequently, “

Back home, he wondered what he could do. Meanwhile, In the absence of a financial means, he could not afford major expenses to try anything. Moreover, He says he is not good at drawing, among others.

“I am null sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque in everything. For example, The carpentry, the mechanics, I know nothing about it, ”he says.

“I had a piece of wood lying around. For example, He is still hung on the mirror of my Jeep. Consequently, I also had a small Swiss knife. However, “

In his thoughts, he juggled all kinds of things while “chacping” his little wooden piece with his penknown. Meanwhile, By dint of working it, it took shape and it ended up seeing a face in the piece of wood.

He entered his house and showed the play to his spouse. Moreover, She asked him: Where did you find that? However, “I said to him: I didn’t find it, I just did it.”

In the head of the main interested party. Meanwhile, the brain began to mill at full speed, as if a revelation took place before his eyes.

Thread by needle, he carved on other sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque pieces of wood. In addition, He showed one of his first tests to an experienced sculptor who said to him: “I couldn’t do this. Furthermore, when I started.”

Yvon Duguay later provided the tools necessary to develop his talent. Consequently, because at the start, he had nothing except his little penknife.

He used money from the sale of some of his works to buy other tools.

Since then, he has never stopped.

“When I discovered that. For example, I spent my winters in there, from morning to evening he said, designating his small workshop about 10 feet wide by 12 feet deep in its rear courtyard. In addition, During the cold season, its unlissed shelter is only tempered by a modest heater.

“I freeze with my feet but I continue the same. I quite like that. When I sculpt, there is nothing else that exists. I am completely in a sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque bubble. I can be there in it for many hours, without getting out of there. ”

When he starts a project, the large parts of wood are cut outside using a mechanical saw. If he can carry the parts himself, he brings them inside his shelter. The whole is executed under the attentive gaze of his faithful companion, his dog Jack.

He also devotes himself to the sculpture of plumes. To do this, he was inspired by the Quebec sculptor Samuel Côté.

“It’s like I wanted to do everything at once. I should have discovered that at 30! ”, He said.

He remembers that in 7th year, in his carpentry lesson, he had made a broom support. “I had won the first prize”. But at that time, he did not believe at all having an innate gift for sculpture.

An eagle

Yvon Duguay has been retired since August 2024. When he started sculpting, he worked in a peat bog. A work colleague gave him a piece of wood in a dive maple that he did not use.

At that time, the sculptor did not have a tool, since he was in his early days.

“I had a small Swiss knife. I started to sculpt with that in the dive maple. I realized that it was hard. Furthermore, I detailed it all in full with nothing other than this little knife. I finished it. It took me a whole winter. I worked on it from morning sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque to night. “

His spouse said to him: “Get out of there, he makes Frette”, speaking of his little discount. With persistence and the two frozen feet, he came to the end of a beautiful eagle.

“I had enough ambitions,” he adds. The work alone required hundreds of working hours.

A call to all

Barely two years ago. when he wanted to start sculpting in the plumes, Yvon Duguay published a message on social networks indicating that he was ready to recover the plumes that people wanted to get rid of.

He ended up with fifteen in his courtyard. This is how he introduced himself to this over-time. Besides, if people seek to get rid of animal plumes, they will find takers with the artist.

He organized a lottery to have a work of art created from an moose plume. This took around 140 hours of work, which is rather sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque exceptional for the sculptor who is used to working quickly. The work will be drawn during the Paquetstock festival which will take place from August 22 to 24 in Paquetville.

Meanwhile, it will be at the Bois-Blanc market on July 26 and 27. On August 3, the artist will be present at the Pow Wow in Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël. During the rest of the summer, you can see it at the Tracadie farmers’ market on Saturday.

A project in mind

Yvon Duguay would eventually like to carry out a major project. To succeed, he needs a very big panache.

If he can get his hands on this antlers, he dreams of illustrating the deportation of the Acadians. “You will see large sailboats on the water with standing people along a coast, with a beautiful course. I have something that runs in my head, ”says the artist.

In short, for the Acadian who sculptor who plume ile-de-lamèque still does not consider himself an artist, everything is now possible. He intends to continue to sculpt for the rest of his days.

“As long as health will allow it, yes, I want to continue to do it.”