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

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Recycled Driftwood Designs

Every individual piece of driftwood and every item designed by "drift-wood-art" is absolutely unique and the only one of its kind. Driftwood...Recycled...Rescued...Reclaimed....Restored....and crafted into a beautiful,individual,functional work of art. For commissions,sizes,prices, or any further info, please contact me, no obligation.

Recycled Driftwood

Here is a selection of driftwood mirrors, a ship collage, and a painting of a ship scene on driftwood.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

driftwood assemblage

The Driftwood Assemblages of Thomas Sheets



Who would have thought that humble little pieces of driftwood found on our local beaches could be assembled into such imaginative art pieces? The small pieces of driftwood gathered on the windswept beaches of the Southern Oregon coast are combined with other “found” items. These could include rocks, stones or pieces of wire and cable, turned into totally unique works evoking memories of trees, grass, geometric forms or totally abstract images.

Thomas had searched for years for the perfect medium to express and reflect his many moods. One day, while walking on a beach, he started looking at the little fingers of driftwood and the naturally polished rocks forming patterns in the sand, each piece telling its own story. Some are soft and smooth in serene harmony while others are jagged and rough in violent conflict. Each contributes its own personality, its own highlight, to the assemblage.

Fighting the crashing surf for the perfect piece, Thomas has immortalized these “sticks and stones” in his artwork. They live on instead of being lost forever

wild waves in "The Canaries"

taking a break on the beach

natural connections

items on display here.... natural-connection.co.uk

Montrose terrace, Edinburgh

Sunday, 12 February 2012

mirror on canvas backing with scallop shells



This is a smaller mirror on a recycled canvas sacking backing and driftwood frame with scallop shells and recycled rope, the driftwood is from the East coast of Scotland.

mirror with intertwined driftwood


Recycled mirror with intertwined pieces of beautiful shaped driftwood, the driftwood was collected from shores near the Scottish borders.

Saturday, 11 February 2012

mirror with driftwood and recycled fishing net


recycled mirror with heavy driftwood frame and recycled fishing net, the driftwood and net are from the shores of the East coast of Scotland.