About us

Marc St. Louis is a well-known traditional Bowyer, Arrowsmith and Flintknapper by trade.

His extensive work in Traditional Archery can be found on the web under Marc's Bows & Arrows and his writings on the subject in The Bowyer's Bible and issues of Primitive Archer magazine.

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There is a saying in French:

'Plus d'une corde à son arc' which refers to one having more than one trick or tool in one's kit.

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Well, quite literally, Marc has been adding more strings to his bows...

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It is interesting to note that the earliest harps were 'bow harps';  a single string on a bent stick with the player using his mouth or a gourd at one end as resonator.

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Marc's experience with wood and his legendary patience and attention to detail led him to his first harp build in 2009:  a 31-string Celtic Harp.

(featured on Home page)

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The harp was for his wife Anne-Marie whose interests lie in the Healing Harp.  A trained palliative-care volunteer from Elizabeth Bruyere in Ottawa, she began volunteering as Therapy Harpist at Mattawa Hospital.  Later, she formed a volunteer Harp Circle under the auspices of Near North Palliative Care in North Bay, ON.

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The therapy harp circle has since been 'rebirthed' as Braveharps and still gathers under the generous guidance of Carol & John Owens.

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