Water Lines: New Writing from the Eastern Townships of Quebec was edited by Angela Leuck and published by Studio Georgeville in late 2019. Louise Abbott collaborated with Angela on the production of  Water Lines and also contributed a text titled "The Life and Times of a Water Baby." The book is available from Studio Georgeville, 20 carré Copp, Georgeville, or from Black Cat Books in Lennoxville. You can place a mail order by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

An excerpt from "The Life and Times of a Water Baby"

https://vimeo.com/376055953

Rural Route Communications is pleased to announce that Louise Abbott's latest documentary (Driving into the Past) was presented by the municipality of Canton de Stanstead, QC, on October 4, 2019, in the Narrows Bridge (Lake Memphremagog) to celebrate the official classification of the bridge as a historic monument.

The film was also presented by the Colby-Curtis Museum in Stanstead, QC, in early December and in Stanbridge East in February.

Upcoming screenings:

Monday, March 16, 2020, 7 p.m., Larrimac Golf Club, 1148, Rte. 105, Chelsea, QC  (Hosted by the Gatineau Valley Historical Society)

https://www.gvhs.ca/

Sunday, July 12, 2020, 2 p.m., 1161 Rte 243, Canton de Melbourne, QC (Hosted by the Richmond County Historical Society. Contact Info: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 819-826-1332)

The film runs 42 minutes and is the first documentary to be made on the history of covered bridges in Quebec.

Il y a une version bilingue du film. Nos remerciements à la MRC Memphrémagog, au Canton de Stanstead, et au Ministère de la Culture et des Communications pour leur assistance financière.

Narrows Bridge, Lake Memphremagog / Pont Narrows, Lac Memphrémagog (Photo: Louise Abbott)

Nepawa Bridge, Lake Abitibi / Pont Nepawa, Lac Abitibi (Photo: Louise Abbott)

These two bridges are the only covered bridges that cross a lake in Quebec.

Ces deux ponts sont les seuls ponts couverts qui traversent un lac au Québec.

As a documentary photographer, Louise Abbott has had the pleasure of visiting other artists in different parts of the world. In addition to producing portraits of them, she has captured details of them at work—details that reflect the artists and their desire, indeed need, for creative expression. She continues to work gradually on her series and shows images from it at intervals at Studio Georgeville in Georgeville, Quebec.

Kesnel Franklin and his sculptures, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Photo: Louise Abbott)

Erich Kory and his cello, Georgeville, Quebec (Photo: Louise Abbott) 

Louise Abbott was delighted to have work in an international exhibition titled The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology at the McCord Museum in Montreal. It ran from June 15- September 15, 2019.

 The Montreal Gazette ran a story about the show:

https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/instant-art-a-major-new-mccord-show-celebrates-the-humble-but-revolutionary-polaroid

Louise created the Polaroids on display in Arles, France, during the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie. They included a portrait of one of her mentors, the late photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark.