Carving Artists in Nova Scotia

Canadian carvers have long been coaxing life from the wood and stone of Canada's landscape, and these artists are a part of that history. Here you'll find everything from traditional indigenous carving in bone and leather to contemporary creations.

Teresa Young Halifax

I am a Canadian Metis painter who specializes in surreal and abstract acrylic paintings. Detailed, highly unique artwork with an aboriginal flavour. My style developed from a early start in portrait painting when I was a child and evolved into someth... (more)

Rob Barrett Tatamagouche

International award winning carver and teacher living on the North Shore of Nova Scotia. N S Wildlife Carvers and Artists Assoc. Waterfowl, wildlife, characters, santas, folkstyle roosters, birds, and fish. I like a challenge, unique and interesting... (more)

Elizabeth Brown Liverpool

Elizabeth hand-carves each design using knives and gouges. Delightful folk art fishermen, old world Santas, woodspirits, and angels fill her studio in Liverpool, N.S.

Tyler Hayden Lunenburg

Tyler Hayden is a full time motivational speaker and author who found a passion for folk art by chance while on the unemployment lines. His art typically is found on discarded objects to give them new life. Recently, he has tried canvases - but pre... (more)

Bruce Hebert River Hebert

Tree Spirit, Mask, talking Sticks, Portraits, are some of the Carvings I do. Most are larger tree carvings of any sort

Milford Hopkins Bridgewater

Decorative decoy carver,songbirds,hawks,more photos available,special orders taken.

Joe(josef) Mckinnon Margaree

Josef has been carving since 1994 and is from Sydney , Nova Scotia. One day he picked up a piece of wood out of boredom and starting chipping away and he liked the end result and so did many others. He created a life size carving of Archie Neil Ch... (more)

Kathi Petersen Bridgewater

Hand-carved, brightly painted wood and mdf wall art, mirrors, custom blackboards, santas, and furniture.

Clifton Sears Woods Harbour

Portraiture, caricatures of lobster fishermen, figurative works and wildlife in marble stone and wood.

John Terrio South Maitland

Multimedia Designer, Graphic Designer, Website Designer, Stone and Wood Carver, Landscape Designer