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André Médard Bourgault — Master Class — Médard Bourgault Heritage
Summary
Two years ago, I spent several days in André's studio, at the Vivoir, in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. I had a camera. He, his gouges. video excerpt. What I filmed, is the complete process — a trunk of raw linden that suddenly becomes a woman's face. About eight hours of work. From the first line of pencil to the last pass of scissors. André Médard Bourgault is 85 years old. He is the son of Médard Bourgault. He sculpts since childhood. He still sculpts…
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Two years ago, I spent several days in André's workshop in Le Vivoir, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. I had a camera. He had his gouges. What I filmed was the entire process—a raw linden trunk that becomes, stroke by stroke, a woman's face. About eight hours of work. From the first pencil line to the last chisel stroke. André Médard Bourgault is 85 years old. He is the son of Médard Bourgault. He has been sculpting since childhood. He still sculpts. Durin…