Sail Away

Sail away with a handmade driftwood boat.

I designed and created these driftwood boat sculptures using driftwood and bits of fabric and ribbon. 

I gathered the driftwood from the beaches here on my island.

These one of a kind sculptures are perfect for a nursery or cottage beach decor. Bits of fabric are hand stitched to the sails and colorful fabric flags decorate the rigging.

 Driftwood boat sculptures are available in my shop here.

Driftwood Painting

Living on an island in the Pacific Northwest is fantastic. The natural beauty of this forested haven amazes me daily.

 I try taking daily walks along the nearby shore and many times I will find some wonderful pieces of driftwood.

Much of the wood is too large or too small but this time I found a piece just the right size. I decide to create something fun.

I started by painting white encaustic beeswax on to the wood.

 I added some image transfer trees to the white encaustic. I then hammered some small black nails around the encaustic paint. I finished the painting by wrapping a bit of rusty wire around the nails.

I really like how the texture of the wood, wax and wire come together.