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Artist: Tim desClouds
Category: Public Monuments & Memorials
Address: 40 Elizabeth Street South, Brampton

To commemorate the 2017 150th anniversary of Alderlea, the beautifully restored 19th century mansion in downtown Brampton overlooking Gage Park, Tim desClouds has created For the Love of a House, fabricated by Milligan Iron Works, a replica of the original building, complete with artistic illustrations venerating other purposes the property has served down the ages, for the Salvation Army and Royal Canadian Legion. The gingerbread corbels meticulously placed alongside alder leaf reproductions make sitting on its bench a whimsical throwback to another time.

image of For the Love of a House, 2018

​Tim desClouds is an Ottawa-based artist, born in Montreal and raised in Ottawa. He has been an educator, and arts advocate for well over 40 years. He has served on both the Ottawa Art Gallery and Gallery Saw Board of Directors. Tim has recently retired from a 30-year teaching career at Canterbury High School Regional Programme for the Arts within the district of the Ottawa – Carleton Board of Education. Tim’s artwork is represented by Galerie St Laurent + Hill in Ottawa. He has created numerous public art works throughout Ontario and Quebec, and his work has been acquired for numerous corporate, private and government collections throughout North America.​