Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 27, 2019 ASKS | from page 1 $3.39 $2.55 GALLON GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation Decareau accepted the award on behalf of their youngest son, a Saugus native who lives in Boiling Springs, S.C. Q: What was the inspiration behind this neat woodburning of the bald eagle? Eugene Decareau: John did a head of a bald eagle for me. I told him, “John, that’s not what I want. I want the full eagle. He did it down there. I guess it took about three weeks for him to do it. Q: So, how is it that this excellent woodburning winds up in Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net this year’s art exhibition? A: When I read about the art show in The Advocate, I thought the woodburning was so beautiful that people in town ought to see it. So, I asked if it could go into the show and it was accepted. It was just a last minute thing. Q: So your son doesn’t know that he won first place? A: We told him that we were going to enter it. But he doesn’t know he won yet, so I guess we will wake him up tonight when we get home. Q: Have you spent much time walking around at Rumney Marsh? A: No, I really haven’t. I worked for Eastern Tool for 28 We Carry... * 100% Waterproof LVT Flooring * Ceramic, Porcelain & Stone Tile * Hardwood Prefinished and Unfinished, Do-it-Yourselfer Products! Phil Russo Owner Drop by our Showroom and check out our 250 styles of area rugs and other products! 31 Osprey Rd., Saugus * 781-289-9676 Contact@Russoflooring.com years, and it’s right behind the marsh, but I never did. I hope to go into the marsh in the future. I’d also like to see Wheelabrator and this organization [Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment, known as SAVE] work together to make the marsh more prominent so more people know what it’s about. Second Place went to Rick Robbins for his entry, “Sanderling in Flight,” a wood carving of one of the many birds that inhabit the marsh. Robbins, a 1977 Saugus High School graduate, calls himself “a wildfowl artist.” Q: Please tell me a little bit about this woodcarving. A: It’s a Sanderling and it’s made out of tupelo wood, from the swamps of Louisiana. I have it shipped up here. These birds are always in the marsh. Q: How long did it take you to carve this bird and make the stand? A: About 200 hours. I worked from a photograph I took down there. A lot of the material to go with the carving, I harvested from the marsh. Q: You had an entry last year that was very popular and won third place. I believe it was a wood carving of a barn owl and a mouse. A: I’ve done about 18 birds total. Just about every bird I carve, you will find in the marsh. Q: So, what’s the inspiration behind this carving of the Sanderling? A: I do it to help bring public awareness for what’s actually going on in that marsh. There are tons of people who drive by the marsh that aren’t aware of all of the wildlife that lives in the marsh. There were three thirdplace awards presented. Randy-Sue Abber, treasurer of the Saugus Garden Club, did an oil painting on canvas that was popular at this year’s art show. Q: So, please tell me a little bit about your painting and how it was created. A: I used to live in Revere behind Market Basket. And this is what I looked at from my balcony. I moved to Saugus in 1990. Diane McLaughlin also won a third place award for her entry, “Rumney Marsh from 107,” an oil on canvas painting based on an actual scene of the marsh. Q: So, how did this painting originate? A: When I found out about the show in the papers, my husband drove me down to ASKS | SEE PAGE 3 “WILDFOWL” WOOD CARVING: Rick Robbins used tupelo wood from the swamps of Louisiana for his recent carving of the sanderling, one of the many birds that inhabit Rumney Marsh. THIRD PLACE: Randy-Sue Abber’s recollection of how Rumney Marsh looked from the balcony of her home when she lived in Revere inspired this oil painting of the marsh. She tied for third place with two other artists. SECOND PLACE: Rick Robbins’s “Sanderling in Flight,” was the runner-up of all the exhibits in last weekend’s Second Annual Rumney Marsh Art Exhibition.
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