Green Standing Bird with Orange Feet by Canadian Folk Artist Yves Robitaille hand-carved animal taught for many years in

taught for many years in New Hampshire

he attended night class at the National College of Art and Design

Each measures 4 7/8” tall x 4” wide x 1/4” deep

not a chip on them

Green Standing Bird with Orange Feet by Canadian Folk Artist Yves Robitaille hand-carved animal taught for many years inWithout consciously realizing it, I have been gravitating to the work of lots of Canadians of late, and especially folk artists in and and around Quebec. This super charming green bird is the work of Yves Robitaille (b. 1939), a widely collected sculptor and woodcarver from Saint Francois de lIle dOrleans. Though he has occasionally carved other small animals, Robitaille is first and foremost a bird carver shorebirds, song birds, hummingbirds, and