Récolte Doucet & Saito Récolte 1998 Red granite Collection of Norman and Patterson Webster This sculpture balances two angular forms of smooth white granite atop a round base hammered from red granite. The contrast of colour, shape, and texture brings to mind the lively movements and shapes of leaves as they fall, juxtaposing this lightness…
Au bord du printemps Doucet & Saito Au bord du printemps 1992 Granite Collection of Norman and Patterson Webster Three sculpted forms assembled vertically on a base suggest a spritely bird signalling the return of spring. As Tadayasu Sakai wrote in his essay on Doucet Saito’s work, “A Great Vision, and…” (1992), the forms simultaneously…
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…
Bridge Ascending Doucet & Saito Bridge Ascending 2003 Steel Commissioned by Norman and Patterson Webster Cradled by gently sloping ground, this imposing sculpture is a tribute to both memory and the transformative power of art. The girders in the piece were originally part of a covered bridge that Norman Webster crossed when travelling from his winter…
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…
Webster’s Column Patterson Webster Webster’s Column 2011 Glass, stainless steel, newspapers, granite In this work, the artist honours the journalistic career of her husband, Norman Webster, by playing on different meanings of “column”: a sculptural form, often used commemoratively; a vertical division of a page or text; and a recurring opinion piece in a periodical.…
Tree Rings Patterson Webster Tree Rings 2015 Stainless steel, steel Collection of the artist Situated next to the house at Glen Villa, this sculpture wraps metal rings around the trunk of a maple tree that was blown over in a wind storm. The bottom and top rings are laser-cut with the dates 1848 and 2014,…
