Welcome to Barewood Carvings!

There’s magic in wood, and Derek Letourneau knows how to release it. For most people, woodcarving is an art, but Letourneau lifts it to the level of fine art.

The Dalhousie man started with furniture, but an accident created limitations, and he started carving. Creativity, which he traces to his Acadian and Mi’gmaq ancestry and a deep love for nature, allows him to find the spirit that lives within every piece of fine wood. Working with native and imported exotic hardwoods, he creates sculptures that are admired by all who see them.

Living beside the spectacular scenery of the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada, helps provide him with the inspiration that is evident in every individual piece.

Letourneau’s work continues to earn him numerous awards when he enters competitions:

You can find his fine art in private collections through out the continent and as far away as Africa.

But as always happens with excellence, the work speaks for itself. Come along with a virtual tour of some of Derek’s sculptures.

Recent News and Events

  5/20/2007  :   NSWCAA

Intermediate Class: Natural finish/interpretive carvings 1-1st place finish 1-3rd place finish 1-4th place finish 1-Honerable mention

  10/4/2006  :   Barewood Carvings new look!

Hello all, and welcome to the new site! Since going live, we are up to nearly 200 hits. Thanks to all who have visited, and please check back for updates.

  8/1/2006  :   St. Andrews, NB first annual Wood Carving Competition

- 1 first place ribbon
- 1 second place ribbon
- 1 honorable mention

  7/1/2006  :   Nepisiquit Heritage Museum

Exibition for Nepisiquit Heritage Museum in Bathurst, NB.

  1/1/2006  :   NSWCAA

- 1, People's choice
- 1, 2nd best in show, intermediate
- 1, 3rd best in show
- 2, 1st place ribbons
- 1, 2nd place ribbon

  7/1/2005  :   Fava Festival

Festival Des Arts Visuels en Atlantique, in Caraquet.

  5/1/2005  :   NSWCAA

- 1, 2nd place ribbon, intermediate
- 1, 3rd place ribbon

  5/1/2004  :   Nova Scotia Wildlife Carvers and Artist Association

- 1, 1st place best in show, intermediate
- 3, 1st place ribbons
- 3, 2nd place ribbons
- 2, 3rd place ribbons
- 1, 4th place ribbon

  5/1/2004  :   Restigouche Art Gallery

Exibition at Restigouche Art Gallery in Campbellton, NB.

  1/10/2004  :   Festival Moisson d`Art

Festival Moisson d`Art, in Tracadie, NB

 

 

Woods used:

I use some of the finest woods to achieve my pieces, a few of which are listed below. I also have access to many other exotic types.

Primary woods used:
Birdseye Maple
Curly Maple
Tiger Maple
Fiddle Back Maple
Curly Yellow Birch

My main focus is providing stylized, interpretive and abstract sculptures of Nature.

Comments:

"Stunning carvings, hand crafted right here in the Maritimes!" Kevin Legacy, DesignStyles.ca

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Samples of Work