Asian Meadow

Asian Meadow The Asian Meadow pays homage to the years that Patterson and her family lived in China. Above a stream lined with water-loving plants, a group of six steel carp flash in mid-air. Following a tradition in Chinese painting, the carp stand for the artist’s family: five small fish for her children and one big…

Memory Posts

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

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.…

Woodland Path

Woodland Path A path covered with wood chips marks a transition from the formal gardens surrounding the house to a garden designed by nature. Wooden stairs wind their way up the hillside, through fern woods and past a mossy well that supplied water to a bygone summer cottage.

Lower Garden

Lower Garden The Lower Garden is situated below the house and some 25 feet above Lake Massawippi. It combines a rock garden on a steep hillside and slate-edged beds on flat grassy ground to create a serene flower-filled garden room.  A fieldstone wall provides a visual anchor at the base of the rock garden. The…

Tree Rings

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,…

Cascade

Cascade The Cascade pairs lush, deer-resistant perennial plantings with contemporary design in a naturalistic water feature. A stream from the hills above the house flows over a rock “spout” before continuing down through the Aqueduct to Lake Massawippi, showcasing the many ways in which water is used in the garden.

Aqueduct

Aqueduct The Aqueduct is a contemporary water feature showcasing the many sounds made by a stream as it makes its way from the Cascade above the driveway to Lake Massawippi below. The stream, channelled into an elevated steel rill, flows down chains into a rectangular reflecting pool edged with stainless steel. From there, it slips…