Bens Studio
Consulting in Port au Choix

3D Wooden Folk ArtFolk art is not art-school art but its self-taught, outsider art that comes from the heart. Therefore my style and subject matter is strongly influenced by my surroundings in this little corner of the world, rural outport Newfoundland. But I dont limit my work to just my Newfoundland surroundings.The inspiration for my work often comes from a response to critical and crucial events in Newfoundland such as the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery, a rapid decline in rural population and lack of meaningful employment. Its art thats outside the mainstream and made by thinking outside the box.Made partly from recycled lobster trap laths, and other sculptured pieces, individually hand-carved characters, each picture has a story to tell about Newfoundland and its distinct people. I consider myself a contemporary self-taught artist just keeping track of whats going on around me and in the process helping to preserve a piece of our past for future generations.