Rick Séguin was a man with many gifts – a sculptor, craftsman of all things metal, a poet, a mentor to many and a kind, giving, spiritual soul.

Rick was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1943 and graduated from Loyola College, Montréal with a business major. The Fredericton Arts Community was fortunate to have Rick move to Fredericton in 1970 – studying with pewter smith Ivan Crowell and Aitken's Pewter for a brief time.

Rick set up his own shop in 1975 for the design and manufacturer of a whole host of crafts. Rick's chosen media was metal – pewter, copper, silver, gold, brass and steel which he fashioned into jewelry, tables, gates, weathervanes, reception desks, candlesticks, lamps with handmade shades and sculptures. Rick's utilitarian objects could be found at fine craft shows throughout the Atlantic Provinces. His sculptures were exhibited in private art galleries and public spaces during his lifetime. Rick's sculptures of figures have been compared to the free-floating cutouts of Matisse. One particular body of work showcased figures that were on first encounter whimsical and imaginative, but from another perspective – fierce and frightening – “a delight in deception”. The audience was always invited to join the world of imagination inspired by his art and to be enriched and elevated by its mysteries and revelations.

When asked, “Where do the ideas come from?”, Rick replied, “from almost anything and also nowhere - they just come. I try to let the forms and shapes come into physical being with as little thought as possible - the meaning, the statement of the piece is of little interest as it builds - the feeling is. Some surprise me in their development, others I still know nothing about even after 10 - 15 years. To me most are still fresh, even after the passage of time.” Undated.