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Category Archives: When Wood Comes Alive
Drifting Away – 2
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Insteading-flick river elephant
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Drifting Away
Amazon.com
Amusing Planet – Jeffro Uitto
Atlas Obscura – Esquimalt Lagoon in Victoria
Beachcombing Magazine
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Drifting 2
Joe Treat – Seattle Refined
Lisa Cox Garden Designs – James Doran Webb
Make Magazine
The Times of India
VietNam Net
Lisa Cox Garden Designs – James Doran Webb
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Drifting
Doris Brixham
“Shaped over time by rivers, waves, currents, and winds, [driftwood gives] us a glimpse into the connection of past and present. It’s all here; Wood and Water, forest and Sea, life and transformation.” – Adrift Collection
Doris Brixham
“Driftwood, as the part of this symbol that has survived the sea, becomes a sign of transformation and rebirth.” – AnnFossa
Doris Brixham
“I take walks on the beaches and gather items that speak to me, eventually turning them into art.” – Deb Birkam
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Drifting on Art 5
Tales by Trees
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
The Creature Tree Gallery
The Millsion Fly Fishing Magazine – Tony Fredriksson
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
— Jim Watkins
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“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
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Drifting on Art 4
Jocelyne Chartrand
1. “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.”
Nagato Iwasaki
2. “If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.”
Unknown
3. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
South Beach Bulletin
— Imam Ali
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Drifting on Art 3
Claudia Strozeski
Making art with driftwood is the process of breathing new life into washed-ashore wood, sculpting shapes carved by the elements.
Cleveland Chophouse
The best quotes on this craft focus on honoring the natural history of the wood, surrendering to its organic forms, and finding beauty in materials shaped by water and time.
Etsy
“When I work with driftwood, I never start with a blank canvas. Each piece of driftwood is already a sculpture, created by the caresses of the waves and wind.” – Debra Bernier
Fun Substance
“Every piece of driftwood tells a story. What some people see as fallen wood, I see as hidden treasure waiting to become something meaningful shaped by nature, time, and story.” – Sabrina, Drifted By Nature
Jeffro Uitto
“I have a profound draw to the sea. Years of camping and beachcombing slowly evolved into a fascination with driftwood. So raw, rustic, and surrounded by ocean history—I feel every driftwood piece has its own story.” – Fleurieu Artist
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Drifting on Art 2
Dan Kangas
Jotaros Travels – Indonesia – Jogja Karongan Art
Michael Fleming Designs Adrift
Seashell Madness
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Drifting on Art
Alex Witcombe – Kootenay Mountain Culture
Art Pal – JP Clough
Cottage Life
Cougar – Alex Witcombe – Campbell River Now
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Delicious Driftwood 2
Kingfisher – Facebook
“Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots”.
Kirsten Seashell Madness
“Wherever A Beautiful Soul Has Been,” “Deep Roots”.
Malahat Skywalk
“Representing a new life after being washed ashore.”
Phases of Africa
“Each piece is viewed as an “old soul” given new purpose.”
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Delicious Driftwood Art
Boho Western Design
Driftwood Sea Works
James Doran Webb – Lisa Cox Garden Designs Blog
Jp Clough – Saatchi Art Japan
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Wondrous Wood Carving 2
“The material tells its own story, and the wise craftsman learns to read that story before adding their own chapter.”
— Traditional Japanese Woodcarver
“Your first carving won’t be your best, but it will be the beginning of everything that follows.”
— Contemporary Woodworking Master
wood carving with chainsaw – YouTube – VladCarving
“The rhythm of carving teaches patience that extends far beyond the workshop into every aspect of life.”
— Reflective Craftsman
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Wondrous Woodcarving
Adobe Stock
Colossal-Chinese Dongyang Wood Carving
Grabovetskiy School of Wood Carving
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Wondrous Woodcarving 3
Thai Boxer – YouTube
“Mistakes become character marks”
Royal Thai Handicrafts Center
“Wood teaches what books cannot”
http://www.chrispye-woodcarving.com
“Progress over perfection”
“Every master was once a beginner who refused to give up”
Quotes from http://www.asayasculpture.com/
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Wondrous Woodcarving 2
Lignoma
“Sculpture is the art of removing the unnecessary”
My Modern Met – Mori Kono
“Stone resists, wood cooperates”
Prompt Hero Ai
“The tool becomes an extension of the heart”
“Form follows feeling in wood”
These quotes are from www.asayasculpture.com
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Wondrous Wood Carving
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“Every chip removed reveals the story waiting inside.”
— Traditional Carver’s Wisdom
Beaver Craft
“Each grain line tells tomorrow’s tale” – Unknown
Carved Culture
“Trust the process, trust the wood.”— Master Craftsman Saying
C City and Guilds of London Art School
“Simple cuts, complex beauty” – Unknown
iSouthTirol
“Wood whispers, carvers listen” – Unknown
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Glorious Woodcarving 2
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt – Maggie Anderson
“Feel first, think second” – https://www.asayasculpture.com/
gocarving.com
“Simple cuts, complex beauty”– https://www.asayasculpture.com/
Janos Racz
“Wood whispers, carvers listen” – https://www.asayasculpture.com/
William Sergeant Kendall – “Quest” – J. Carmen Inc Art Appraisals
“Sculpture is the art of removing the unnecessary” – https://www.asayasculpture.com/
@sophia_artx on X
“The tool becomes an extension of the heart” – https://www.asayasculpture.com/
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Glorious Woodcarving
2011 Competition Artistry in Wood – Terry Brasher
“Every chip tells a story”
Anri Wood Carved Figurines – Jutlay Baturay
“Sharp tools, sharper mind”
Artesanato – M. Roberta
“Wood reveals what we cannot see”
Emilyn Budds – http://www.emilynbudds.co.uk
“Patience shapes both carver and carving.”
“Eternal Dance”– J. ChristopherWhite.com
“Each grain line tells tomorrow’s tale”
Quotes by asayasculpture.com
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Doors 2
“Be an opener of doors.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Knock Knock” – Robert Fawcett – Fine Art America
“But…books are so much more. Some of them are webs; you can feel your way along their threads, but just barely, into strange and dark corners. Some of them are balloons bobbing up through the sky: totally self-contained, and unreachable, but beautiful to watch. And some of them―the best ones―are doors.” ~ Lauren Oliver
photoprint – LaPortell – Erin Berzel – Art.com
“When you close the door of your mind to negative thoughts, the door of opportunity opens to you.” ~ Napoleon Hill
Door – Pinterest – Unknown
“Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!” ~ Max Lucado
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Doors
AliExpress
“We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ~ Walt Disney
Color Harmony Palettes
“The door of the human heart, can only be opened from the inside.” ~ William Holman Hunt
ET Woodcrafts
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle
ET Woodcrafts
“Don’t give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.” ~ Paulo Coelho
ET Woodcrafts
“The door to happiness opens outward.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
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When Wood Comes Alive 3
Pearkhan
These artists bring such different views about what to do with wood, their visions, and their methods of doing it. I’m blown away by all the different styles and the expertise it takes to create these things.
Regina Nicosia
Yuime – Pinterest
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When Wood Comes Alive 2
DreamHomeWoodArt – Etsy
I just love wooden sculpture. I had a bird that I kept by the computer in Arkansas. It didn’t cost a fortune, but I thought it was beautiful and it spoke to me. I often just held it in my hands and moved my hands over it. For some reason, that calmed me. Priceless.
GF5Bucks – Etsy
I love this! It puts me in a Christmas frame of mind no matter what the month. I love the chubby cheeks, the lush beard, the hats…
Ludde Nordin
The positive and negative in this piece are really creative. Simple, yet beautiful.
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When Wood Comes Alive
Adss
I love seeing what an artist can do with a piece of wood. I’m in awe of their ability to ‘see’ what they want to do, and then have the expertise to make that wood come to life.
Artiblend.com
How sleek and elegant this is, capturing the essence of ‘fox-ness’.
Artiblend.com
And, equally, the ‘cat-ness’ captures my heart right away.
I wish I could tell you the name of the artists on these, but that information wasn’t supplied.
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Incredible Woodworking
Provided by Aleena206408 on X.
Artist’s name and information not given. I think this is incredible.
Provided by Fiona Clerk on Pinterest – Artist’s name and information not given. I WANT THIS! 😀
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Wood Sculpture
Rose Rose – Pinterest
Ruth – Pinterest
Sandy De Muro – Pinterest
I would love to have all three of these in my condo!!!!
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Amazing Chainsaw Art
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Hares and Hollows – Encore
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