18, Maple, Sutton      Directions
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Open : 24 August to 13 October, Thursday to Sunday 2pm to 5pm or by appointment
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Hidden in the heart of Sutton, The Sculpture Garden offers visitors the chance to enjoy both abstract and figurative sculpture in the intimate setting of a private garden. This year's special exhibition entitled '4' showcases four sculptors all of whom have chosen to make their homes in Sutton.

Entrance to the Sculpture Garden in Sutton

“The Sutton Sculpture Garden is ideal for the display of dramatic, bold works for the outdoors,” says Lynda Graham, the inspired host of the Sutton sculpture garden. “This year we showcase four exceptional artists who have chosen to make their home and their creations in Sutton.”

•    France Chevrette, a native of Joliette and a multi-talented actress, debuts with a series of constructions made from wood and other materials found in the forests around her local home.
•    Eddy Heath, a Boston native, works primarily in granite and marble. His chisel has created works in the Italian sculpture mecca of Carrera.
•    Hailing once from the Ottawa valley, David James is known for his intimate cast-glass sculptures. This year he has branched out into other materials, including large-scale granite and rseinated plaster.
•    Marek Latzmann,  who emigrated from the Czech Republic, specializes in wood as well as chocolate. He & his wife own a custom chocolate shop, Chocolaterie Belge Muriel, a short walk from the sculpture garden.

Diver, Marek Latzmann

Tête chevrettée, France Chevrette

Dark Side of the Moon, Eddy Heath

There are also sculptures by Don Davidson from Waterloo, Josh Farrington of Abercorn, and Gampo Wickenheiser based in Barre, Vermont, the granite centre of the eastern United States.

The Boston Globe discovered the Sutton Sculpture Garden last year. It captured the thrill that prompted Lynda Graham to dedicate her one-acre oasis to sculpture in the outdoors. “We're used to seeing large sculptures in a city or in a museum,” she told the Globe, “but to see such pieces in a natural setting puts it into a whole different context. You get the weather and the light, and I've just become a devotee!”
This year’s sculptures are large and small, ranging from almost twenty feet in height to about three feet.

Graham’s stroke of inspiration is changing the face of Sutton and certainly benefiting its exhibiting artists. Three geometric metal works from 2007’s retrospective of Waterloo resident, Don Davidson, were acquired by local businesses and installed in front of their main street locations for everyone to enjoy. Davidson also received two commissions. He retired to the area after 25 years in New York, designing museum exhibits including for the Museum of Modern Art - MOMA.

In Sutton, more people make their living as artists than in all the cities and villages of Quebec. Nationally, it ranks fourth based on the percentage of artists in the work force.

Le Jardin de Sculpture Sutton / Sutton Sculpture Garden is an initiative conceived and developed jointly by Lynda Graham, owner of Gite Vert le Mont B&B, Eddy Heath and Don Davidson. Its objective is to provide a showcase for contemporary sculpture by artists resident in and around Sutton and special invitees.