Artist John Felice Ceprano celebrates 40 years of rock sculptures by the Ottawa River
The resulting formation – known as a cairn – is one sculpture among dozens Ceprano has erected in lines and semi-circles this summer at Remic Rapids. Four decades after constructing his first rock sculptures in the Ottawa River, artist John Felice Ceprano, 79, can still be found wading through the shallow waters of Remic Rapids every June, building the rock sculptures that have become a beloved local attraction. This year marks 40 years since Ceprano began building cairns at the river’s outcrop.
- ▪The resulting formation – known as a cairn – is one sculpture among dozens Ceprano has erected in lines and semi-circles this summer at Remic Rapids.
- ▪Four decades after constructing his first rock sculptures in the Ottawa River, artist John Felice Ceprano, 79, can still be found wading through the shallow waters of Remic Rapids every June, building the rock sculptures that have become a
- ▪This year marks 40 years since Ceprano began building cairns at the river’s outcrop.
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