Green Standing Bird with Orange Feet by Canadian Folk Artist Yves Robitaille hand-carved animal They all have tiny holes

They all have tiny holes on their roofs--I am not sure why

taught for many years in New Hampshire

Some aging to the celluloid

Very charming

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

Green Standing Bird with Orange Feet by Canadian Folk Artist Yves Robitaille hand-carved animal They all have tiny holesWithout 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