Tuesday, 18 December 2012

December 2012

Pieces on display at "Joseph Pearce Wine bar" Elm Row, kindly arranged by Vanessa
at      http://delicartessen.blogspot.co.uk/

Monday, 26 November 2012

DRIFTWOOD FRAMED MIRROR

An unusual, unique and quaint driftwood framed mirror, hand crafted from driftwood collected from the Scottish shores, the driftwood is smoothed and shaped by the sea and waves in a natural and effective way, lovely individual pieces of wood which have been dried, cleaned and sanded smooth then hand crafted into a unique piece of functional and decorative art.

There is a small shelf under mirror, the mirror itself is framed with rope. There is also a rope hanger on the back ready to hang it.

The size is 60cm from top to bottom and 24cm across at the widest point of the wood and the small shelf is 3.5cm wide.

driftwood signs

A piece of hand crafted driftwood collected from the Scottish shores, which has been dried, cleaned and sanded, it is ink etched with the writing " BON APPETIT", the rope hanger and driftwood are all reclaimed from the sea.
The size is approx 31cm across and 6.4cm wide



BORN TO FISH - SOLD

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

where sea and art meet


ink etched sign on driftwood

 SOLD
A quirky sign ink etched on solid pieces of driftwood  "The water ration is a half basin, do whatever you want, wash your face ? if you wash, no tea, if tea, leave your face dirty"

driftwood designs

 acrylic on driftwood  - SOLD                               
 driftwood wallhanging - SOLD
The mirror is framed with some beautiful pieces of driftwood and also with a decorative piece of natural rope, the piece of driftwood at the base/bottom of the mirror is thick and can be used as a small shelf, it is 4cm wide.The actual size  of the entire piece is 45cm across wood at top and 36cm across wood at bottom and from top to bottom at the longest point of the wood 39cm.
drfitwood/ shell candlestick-  SOLD

fishy pics

 acrylic on canvas - SOLD
a fish tea ? - Acyrilic on canvas

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Gone Fishing - Acrylic on wood- wallhanging


A piece of driftwood with a painting of a fish on a hook and ink etched message.
GONE FISHING
The colours of the fish are a striking bright contrast to the reclaimed rustic wood.
A really unusual piece, which is a thin piece of rustic, reclaimed driftwood from Scotland, there is a painting of a fish on a hook on the wood with the ink etched wording "GONE FISHING" The wood is really rustic and natural and the fish is painted in vibrant contrasting colours. The message in ink is etched onto a piece of newspaper to make a very effective and unusual collage.The actual size is 60cm long and 15cm across.
 


driftwood mirror & words on wood

A beautiful and quaint hand made driftwood crafted mirror, this driftwood has been collected from the shores of Scotland, the reclaimed recycled wood is some sort of hardwood and  has been sanded smooth, the mirror is framed with a decorative natural rope border, there is also a rope hanger on the reverse.

The actual size is 20cm across and 30cm from top to bottom at the longest point of the wood.
It is a lovely piece with the wood being of unknown origin and a one of unique piece.
a driftwood/rope framed mirror & a wallhanging ink etched with inspiring word  SOLD

driftwood wallhanging

 After the rain comes the sun - SOLD

A driftwood wallhanging, with a flat piece of reclaimed wood displaying an inspiring logo ink etched onto recycled paper which is held down with four small pieces of driftwood, the cord is bright orange
in contrast with the wood and giving the thoughts of the suns rays.

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

driftwood sign

This is a wallhanging sign, hand made from driftwood collected from the Scottish shores, it has been naturally smoothed by the pounding of the waves, it is a lovely piece of wood which has been ink etched with the quirky wording "save water drink wine"
There is a hanger on the back. The size is approx 34x6cm

driftwood sign

Quirky, shabby chic, A hand crafted driftwood sign for the "WC"  this is a piece of driftwood reclaimed from the Scottish shores,

 it is hand painted, the size is 8x6cm

driftwood collage

SOLD

driftwood mirrors

SOLD
This rustic driftwood mirror is made with driftwood from the Scottish shores, this is a one off individual, unique item.

The wood has been smoothed by the sea and formed into beautiful shapes. This is a really unusual and beautiful mirror made with exceptional pieces of wood.

The actual size is - approx - 42x30cm at the longest parts of the wood
This  unusual rustic driftwood  framed mirror is  hand crafted with driftwood collected from the Scottish shores, the driftwood is cleaned, dried and slightly hand sanded, then hand crafted into a framed mirror, this is a one off individual, unique item.

The wood has been partly sanded and smoothed to try to retain the natural beauty created by the effects of the sea, the rope at the top and bottom is also reclaimed from the sea, there is a similiar piece of rope on the back, ready to just hang the mirror.

The actual size is - 56x36cm approx at the widest parts of the wood

driftwood fish wallhanging/mobile

Friday, 19 October 2012

Vino on the beach

Mixed media collage with painting on driftwood

Painting on Driftwood

Painting on Driftwood collected from the East Coast of Scotland, influenced by the ships and fishing boats on the East Coast and "The Royal Mile" Edinburgh