Grass Snake Patterson Webster Grass Snake 2006 − ongoing Grass sod, chicken wire, perforated hose, tin, metal reflectors, Styrofoam apple Collection of the artist In this installation, a strip of sod shaped like a snake winds its way up the trunk of an old maple tree, its tongue flickering towards an apple that is always…
The Writing is on the Wall Patterson Webster The Writing is on the Wall 2016 Neon Collection of the artist This neon work brightens a shady area next to the house with its illuminated statement, “The Writing is on the Wall.” The saying comes from an Old Testament story in which the prophet Daniel…
Untitled 1983 Doucet & Saito Untitled 1983 Granite Commissioned by Norman and Patterson Webster This sculpture by Eastern Townships-based artists Doucet Saito marks a transition from clay to stone for this eminent husband-and-wife team. Made of local Stanstead granite, the sculpture juxtaposes subtle curves with an angular split in the middle of the stone. Norman…
Untitled 1984-85 Doucet & Saito Untitled 1984-85 Clay, Granite Collection of Norman and Patterson Webster Bands of clay and granite in a monochromatic palette are stacked to form a narrow column near the entry to Glen Villa. The artist has placed the sculpture at the entry to the house, following the traditional Chinese practice of…
China Terrace Patterson Webster China Terrace 2006–ongoing China shards, copper tubing, cement, pine, metal cutlery and candelabra, ceramic plates and napkins, wooden goblets and window frames, iron bed, moss, sticks, slate, rocking chair Collection of the artist The China Terrace is a site-responsive installation that conjures the ghost of Glen Villa Inn, a summer resort…
Upper Room Patterson Webster in collaboration with Myke Hodgins, Eric Fleury and Mary Martha Guy Upper Room 2016–2020 Brick, cedar posts, oak benches, slate, boxwood, tempered glass, stainless steel Collection of the artist Set on a forested hillside, the Upper Room is a memorial to the artist’s mother. The space is divided into three parts,…
Grandchildren Trees The Grandchildren Trees celebrate Norman and Patterson Webster’s eleven grandchildren, with a tree planted for each new arrival in the year of the child’s birth. Ten trees are maples while the eleventh is a crabapple, honouring a request from the mother of the youngest grandchild for a flowering tree that bears fruit. The…
In Transit/En Route Patterson Webster In Transit/En Route 2010–11 Glass, acrylic sheets, stainless steel, stainless steel clips, acrylic lettering, fieldstone, pine box, cedar posts Collection of the artist This site-responsive installation encourages meditation. Square glass panels suspended in mid-air along a forest path pose questions that ask walkers to pay attention to the passage of…
Abenaki Walking Patterson Webster Abenaki Walking 2012–13 Ash tree branches and trunks, granite, cedar tree trunk, acrylic paint, split rails, barbed wire Collection of the artist This site-responsive installation stretches across the Upper Field to pay homage to the creation myth and history of the Abenaki First Nation, the original inhabitants of the land where…
Memory Posts Patterson Webster Memory Post I and Memory Post II 2007–2008 Pine tree trunks, acrylic paint Collection of the artist These sculptural works are memorials to people who were important in her life: her father, a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law. Patterns on each post, which the artist has dubbed ‘memory posts,’ recall the personality…
