Images of two hand-painted, carved wood crucifixes by French-Canadian Folk Artist Emile Bluteau and a brief biographical sketch of the wood carver have just been added to the Crosses and Crucifixes page of the Schools of Sacred Art section. Bluteau's naif sacred art pieces come out of tradition of cross-making as old as Quebec, which Explorer Jacques Cartier first claimed for France in 1534 by planting a cross on the shores of Gaspe Bay. As many as 3,000 wayside crosses can still be found across this French-speaking province of Canada, made in three traditional styles: plain crosses, crosses with the instruments of Christ's Passion, and crosses with the body of Christ. Bluteau's two hand-painted crucifixes in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection belong to the third category. He carves his distinctive wood pieces at home during the long Canadian winters and sells them with the change of season at one of Quebec's largest farmers' markets. (John Kohan)