Travel to Nova Scotia

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Exactly a year ago I wrote a blog on one of the most popular folk artists in Nova Scotia. Joe Winters, the “carving sailor” began his passion for art while still serving in the Canadian Navy.

Since then he has been a ball of fire in the art world, a prolific creator that spends his working time dreaming up new art. Therefore, when he gets down-time from painting and restoring homes the ideas are already alive in his head and he just has to get them down on canvas or wood.

There’s no “artist block” in Joe Winters’ world with carving sculptures, painting scenery and assembling three-dimensional wall art. Unlike many artists in the area Joe creates multi-faceted art pieces that are directed at a certain area. His Lunenburg scene pulls in all the parts of this historic Nova Scotia town but he doesn’t paint it, he puts it together.

From the polished stones in the wharf to the sails on the schooner Joe makes them all from  scratch and then fits the together like a giant crossword puzzle. And then there are fish, fishermen and other sculptures carved from stumps and large pieces of wood.

Joe is still called “The Wizard of Wood” and he is presently uses his great restoration skills for refurbishing a house for me.

For more information on Joe Winters:

marlynjoe@eastlink.ca  of phone (902) 356-2503

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Just as sailors down through the centuries took up crafts to wile away the long hours at sea, Joe Winters, as a member of the Canadian Navy, discovered the importance of a creative hobby. It was during his ten years in the navy that Joe introduced himself to carving and painting.

In 1996 Joe retired from the naval dockyard in Halifax and returned to his native South Shore where his work became known and appreciated. From his Liverpool workshop Joe has created many great pieces including cigar store Indians, bears, cats, sea captains and fishermen. He was also commissioned by the Region of Queens to carve a member of the King’s Orange Rangers, circa, 1783, in full battle gear.

Joe creates much of his art from real life put onto original lath boards from demolished homes. He uses rocks, sand, wood and many other artifacts to adorned his original work. His works never adorn the local galleries because they sell as soon as they are hung on the walls!

In addition Joe is called “The Wizard of Wood” for his creative restoration skills on great pieces of wood that adorn older homes. A peerless painter he brings many homes in the Queens Region to life every year.

For more information on Joe Winters:

marlynjoe@eastlink.ca

(902) 356-2503

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Water Colors

Born in Windsor, Ontario in 1941, and educated at Mount Allison University, Roger Savage has made Queens County, Nova Scotia his home since 1973. Early in his career he discovered the need to work outdoors and so has traveled extensively in search of his subject – the light and shadow of Nature. On site he prefers to work in watercolour. Occasionally he will sketch in the field, returning to the studio to create prints in silk-screen and lithography.

Within Canada, his site work has included the oysters beds of P.E.I., the primordial granite forms of Cadden Bay, the rhododendrons at Annapolis Royal’s Historic Gardens and the icebergs of Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. Outside of Canada, Savage has painted and exhibited in Sweden, USA, Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Canary Islands, Bermuda, Cuba and Crete. Within the Maritimes his work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia(Halifax), Confederation Centre Art Gallery(Charlottetown), and the Owens Art Gallery(Sackville).

His artwork has also been reproduced on poetry book covers and on two $100 commemorative gold coins (1978, 1981).The artist has lectured and given painting seminars to adults as well as delighted hundreds of children while teaching them the basis of screenprinting. His striking images of the seashore of his home province, translated into postcard miniatures, have brought Nova Scotia to thousands of people.

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Just a half-hour south of White Point Beach resort and White Point Manor is the picturesque and historic town of Lockeport. With a population of around 750 all-year it doesn’t seen like a lively place. However, this town has one of the most beautiful settings in the province.

There are five beaches in and around the town, including Crescent Beach, a stunning curving stretch of sand once featured on the back of the Canadian $50 bill. The attractive new visitor centre at Crescent Beach is a good place to start; it offers parking, visitor information, canteen, gift shop, scenic lookoff, change rooms, and shower facilities.

Lockeport is also home to Nova Scotia’s only Registered Historic Streetscape, made up of five houses built by descendants of Jonathan Locke between 1836 and 1876. The houses offer an interesting cross section of historical architecture with excellent examples of Colonial, Georgian and Victorian styles.

A walking-tour guide book is available at the Little School Museum which displays artifacts from early settlers. Lockeport festivals include a Lobster Fest, Lockeport Sea Derby, Canada Day celebrations and the Early Settlers Reunion.

Lockport’s most famous modern citizen is Ellen Page, a star in the Golden Globe-winning movie Juno .

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Liverpool, Nova Scotia has a colorful re-enactment group called The King’s Orange Rangers Society. This was established in 1996 to re-create era from from December 1778 to August 1783 of Captain John Howard’s Company and encourage awareness of an interesting and largely forgotten aspect of community history. This they do by participating in local and regional events and getting together with other Nova Scotia re-enactors of the same period.

The original uniform consisted of the green coat of the Royal Provincials with orange facings which reflect the name of the corps and its roots in the old Dutch communities of New Jersey and New York. Currently, they wear the red coats later issued to most British regiments with orange facings and silver/white lace.

Originally, the regiment was raised in December 1776 by Colonel William Bayard of New York and New Jersey. He received approval from General Howe to establish the King’s Orange Rangers and drew many of early recruits from tenants on his estates in New Jersey.

The regiment saw service at King’s Bridge, Paulus Hook and raids in the vicinity of Passaic. It participated in the successful assault on Fort Washington and the capture of Fort Montgomery in 1777. However, because of insubordination, Bayard and his Regiment were sent to Nova Scotia in November 1778 to help fill the void created when the battalion of marines was returned to duties in the fleet.

The regiment remained in Nova Scotia for the duration providing garrison duty in Halifax and various companies and detachments providing a level of protection to remote settlements such as Liverpool and Lunenburg. The regiment was disbanded at the end of the war and granted lands at Quaco (now St. Martins), New Brunswick.

To learn more about the King’s Orange Rangers visit their website at: http://www.angelfire.com/ns/KingsOrangeRangers/. Additional information can be found on-line at the Loyalist Institute in the King’s Orange Rangers’ Regimental History section of this site.

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