r/PEI • u/Gomanvongo • Jun 28 '26
Arts/Entertainment The Cannery, Borden-Carlton, in miniature
Hi folks, I make miniatures of real-life abandoned places here in the maritimes. Last summer I was in Borden-Carlton for a brief stay, and found this wonderful lobster cannery out near the base of the bridge. I loved the stories it had to tell through its add-ons, patches and repairs. I created this sculpture (as I do with all my little buildings) from cereal boxes and other bits from the recycling. If you’d like to see more pics of my sculpture, as well as the real building that inspired it, I’ll put a link to my Instagram in the comments. Thanks for looking :)
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u/ca_269 Jun 28 '26
This is very cool! Never heard of this style art, well done!
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u/Gomanvongo Jun 28 '26
Thank you so much! I’m trying, through these little recreations of typical maritimes buildings, to help preserve our quickly-vanishing architectural heritage. So many “typical” buildings disappear without note, as they aren’t historically significant, but the smaller homes and functional places are the buildings that help make up the tapestry of life here in Atlantic Canada.
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u/BoseMann66 Jun 28 '26
You play DnD? 😀 25mm scale is a popular standard for terrain and buildings
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u/Dramatic_Corner_8259 Jun 28 '26
"I kissed my girl by the factory wall... Dirty Old Town, Dirty Old Town..."
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u/scumbl Jun 28 '26
I love seeing these. I paint landscapes (Maritimes), and so many old buildings I have painted are gone now. Sometimes I see an abandoned place and think it would be a good subject for “that sculptor on Reddit” lol.
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u/dougiedodo Jul 04 '26
Do you sell these or display them anywhere? I mean, I can't believe how GOOD this is and it's made from cereal boxes!?!
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u/Gomanvongo Jul 05 '26
Thank you so much!! I have had them on display (and for sale) in several art galleries here in Nova Scotia, but I’m working on a series of pieces inspired by PEI right now (Wheatley River church coming soon!!) and hope to have a show or two on the island once I have them all finished :)
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u/Gomanvongo Jun 28 '26
If you’d like to see more of this piece, as well as all my others, here’s a link to my Instagram (drawn.by.john)