Havre du Homard

Havre du homard, translating to “Lobster Haven,” is a handcrafted intarsia wood artwork inspired by the maritime heritage of New Brunswick and the lobster fishing community of Petit-Rocher, the small coastal village where I grew up.

Growing up in a fishing community, lobster was never simply something you saw on a menu. It was part of the landscape, the economy, and the lives of the people around me. Generations of fishermen have made their living on the water, heading out into the Atlantic and returning with the catch that helps sustain their families and communities.

This piece is my tribute to that way of life.

The lobster is built piece by piece using a combination of exotic zebrawood and locally sourced dark walnut, chosen for the contrast in colour, grain, and texture. Each individual section was cut and shaped to capture the distinctive anatomy of the lobster, from its powerful claws to the layered patterns of its shell.

Rather than trying to recreate a lobster exactly as it appears in nature, I wanted the wood itself to become part of the animal. The natural variation in the grain gives each section its own character, creating a lobster that feels both sculptural and unmistakably rooted in the material it's made from.

Havre du homard is ultimately about more than the lobster itself. It's about the people who make their living from the sea, the communities built around that work, and the connection to the water that runs through coastal New Brunswick.

A little piece of the Atlantic, made from wood, and a tribute to the place that raised me.