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

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driftwood mirrors

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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

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"