About Us

Since we do our best work collaboratively, we thought that the term CLAUSTRO (which is simply an anagram containing the letters in our names CAROL and STU) would be à propos and a sexy moniker (and yes, he did propose and yes, she did say yes). So for all who’ve asked, now ya’ know! A bit strange? Perhaps. But hey, you gotta’ admit – it’s better than ORCA LUST!

And so CLAUSTRO was born to simply represent the collaboration and love shared by: sculptor and artist ; husband and wife; Stuart Leggett and Carol Currie.

Our artistic collaborations generally start out as a sketch taken from some inspirationally breathtaking and generally backbreaking backcountry yomp. We have travelled internationally and found artistic inspiration far and abroad, but honestly we’re really quite partial to our home waters of Georgian Bay.

Back in our Midland studios, Stuart can literally spend weeks and weeks recuperating and developing each exceptionally technical stress relieved solid wood panel onto which he sculpts a bas relief interpretation of his experience.

Carol then spends many more days conjoining her experience to the sculpture through a medium which can best be described as contemporary realist painting.

The result is truly more than the sum of the parts and is quite simply breathtaking! It is these collaborations which we have coined as “Sculpted Paintings” – a tactile living painting that invites an interactive and intimate experience with the observer.

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  • Stu fine carving
  • Carving tools and progress with reference photo
  • Carol atop The Crack, Killarney Provincial Park
  • Stu at our Toronto Outdoor Ar Exhibition Display, 2008
  • Stu capturing a moment at the Chutes, Port Severn
  • Killarney Rockface Triptych
    Detail up close
  • claustro Details of Sculpted Work
    Pebble Beach, CA
  • We reached the top
    The Crack in the Winter. Looking out at Georgian Bay

Currently, and for the past few years, we have had no work available for public purchase as we have been inundated with commission works for private collectors, but do browse our portfolio and add your name to our email list for upcoming viewings as one day soon we do hope to have works available for purchase.