Carole S. Brazeau - "Bringing stone and glass to life"
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Biography
Carole is a sculptor of highly detailed and life-like soapstone sculptures. She lives in Ottawa (Orleans), Ontario, Canada where she works out of her home studio/workshop. Her busy life is balanced between raising her young family (three children), drawing, working with glass and carving out her visions.
Carole’s creative skills were nurtured from a young age. As a child she accompanied her mother Françoise Brazeau Ferguson (www.fbrazeauferguson.ca), a successful landscape and portrait artist, on “paint-outs” and exhibitions and was thus able to develop her own creative skills. Drawing and painting came naturally to Carole. Eventually she was drawn to three dimensional art, carving in soapstone (Arctic char, alabaster, chlorite, African wonder stone, Jade, Serpentine, Black Pearl, etc). More recently she has expanded her art to include glass mosaics on windows; the process involves cutting and gluing tiny pieces of glass onto old discarded windows to create colourful light-catching designs.
Although self-taught, Carole has had the privilege of working alongside Kitchi Musko, a First Nations Cree sculptor. Her sculptures, influenced by the native and Inuit art of her homeland as well as by her Algonquin roots, reflect her passion and respect for the arctic wildlife. They are frequently purchased or commissioned for purchase as corporate gifts by individuals traveling abroad on business. In addition, she teaches courses in soapstone carving.
Carole is recognized as an accomplished artist by her peers and in her community. She is a member of several art associations and participates in many group exhibitions. As well her windows are represented by Galerie Old Chelsea (www.galerieoldchelsea.ca).