Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 Which guard its body like

Which guard its body like a fence / of moving darts in ev'ry sense

A striking vintage Inuit carving of substantial scale

but this is the first true queen bee box I’ve found—made for her alone

which was always what I wanted to be

chipped nose and all

Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 Which guard its body likeI'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