Unknown Artist & Joe Arsenault - Sandstone Bench

Joe ArsenaultJoe Arsenault
North Grant, Antigonish

 

sandstone bench

The sandstone seat for this bench was created by an unknown artisan many years ago. You can see the chisel marks in the stone indicating it was shaped by hand. The stone was uncovered during excavation for the west foundation wall of the new library. It is likely the threshhold of the old bank, from the 1880's or 1890's. It was the suggestion of the architect, Dale Archibald, that it be made into a bench. Joe Arsenault from North Grant, created the wonderful faces, using a stone that was at the doctor's entrance of the former St. Martha's Hospital.

To see more of Joe Arsenault's imaginative creations please visit his studio beside Arsenault's Monuments in North Grant.

 

Sandstone Bench
Sandstone Bench
Sandstone Bench
Sandstone Bench
Sandstone Bench
Sandstone Bench