The Craftsman ed.1/2

About The Craftsman ed.1/2

This bronze figurative tabletop sculpture by Roch Smith features a canoe.

Canadian sculptor Roch Smith has turned his attention to a cherished national and historic pastime—canoeing. Smith is highly regarded for his imaginative, hand forged, meticulously detailed sculptures-- both large and small. Here, he returns to playing with scale to create a series of small sculptures with an iconic theme. The Canadian wooden canoe was once called ‘one of the greatest achievements of mankind’ by Bill Mason, the famous Canadian author and filmmaker. Smith’s dark bronze sculpture depicts a casually dressed male figure standing beside an upright canoe that is double his size. Edition 1 of 2.

“My hope is to not live in nostalgia but rather have created some sculptural images that spark a memory in the viewer about their own past and which speak to maintaining a playful identity as we get older.” Roch Smith

Roch Smith received a BFA (Honours Sculpture) from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (ECIAD - 1997) and an MFA from York University (2003). A teacher as well as an artist, he has taught classes at the University of Waterloo, ECIAD and York University. He currently manages and operates the bronze and aluminum foundry at York University. Roch Smith has exhibited throughout Canada and in the US. His work is included in private, corporate and museum collections.