NICK LENIUK
connecting with nature through stone

Riverbend Studio is open Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 4 :00 pm to view on hand sculptures and get a personal tour of the artists'  workshop.  
Please call 705 740 0008 or email nleniuk@cogeco.ca for an appointment.
We are located at 831 Crowley Cres. Peterborough Ontario 
Applicable Covid safety measures are in place

Winter is Coming 2020 Serpentine carving stone on Weathered board 25.5"Hx 18.5"Wx 3"D While visiting the local recycling depot I noticed this dead tree with several crows perched on it. It was winter and the crows were cawing loudly - it was the perfect scene to capture in stone.

Show me the Way 2021 Soapstone on Stone base 10.25"Hx 11"W x 7"D This piece was inspired by a beautiful white pine tree on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park ON. We were paddling the lake, trying to find venerable Canadian painter Tom Thomsons' memorial cairn - this tree pointed us in the right direction.

Beautiful Bones 2018 Serpentine carving stone on Weathered board 24"Hx 16.5"Wx 3"D This giant maple tree can be found on a busy street in the city where I live. I noticed it one fall, naked without its leaves and loved its beautiful structure.

Friendship 2021 Serpentine carving stone on Granite base 16.5"Hx 18"Wx 9"D This tree lives on a small island on Georgian Bay. The main trunk split into two large ones. This makes me think of lifelong friends who inevitably part ways but always have the same roots to call home.

Sea and Sky 2021 Soapstone on Shale base 13.5"Hx 7"Wx 9"D I create sculptures from images I see in random patterns; this ability is known as 'pareidolia' and this is one of them. Sea and Sky shows the unbreakable bond between life in our oceans and on land.

Chikanishing 2017 Serpentine carving stone on Flagstone base 15.25"Hx 12.5"Wx 5"D This tree lives on an island at the mouth of the Chikanishing river which pours in to Georgian Bay near Killarney Prov. Park. I live sketched while on a kayak adventure.

The Dancer 2020 Serpentine carving stone on Stained board, framed 38"Hx 50"Wx 2"D The real tree used to model this piece lives on the gorgeous rocky shores of Georgian Bay in Killbear Provincial Park.

Dream Owl 2021 Serpentine carving stone on Stone base 13"Hx 9"Wx 5"D This is one of my Pareidolia pieces, made from images is see in random patterns. Dream Owl is one of those wise old characters who we all aspire to be one day.

Introspective 2021 African Wonderstone on Alabaster base 12.5"Hx 10"Wx 4"D Introspective is one of my Pareidolia pieces, made from images is see in random patterns. In this piece, the human like figure is looking inward, contemplating their life, where they are and where they are going.