The earth the ocean even the moon and its effects on the tides play a part in the unique shaping of driftwood. Each piece of driftwood is a work of art already created through the hands of mother nature. Shaping spirit started on beautiful vancouver island canada surrounded by the wild and gentle inspiration of nature.
The sculptures are the work of paul lewis a 46 year old artist who used to focus on painting but his newest medium includes driftwood shells and other beach debris. Vancouver island based coast inspired sculpture creations by artist alex witcombe. Drifted creations campbell river.
Funny that my first sculpture would end up being a dinosaur. I was really into dinosaurs so instead of driftwood i would see bones and skulls everywhere on the shores. As a kid growing up on vancouver island the beaches were awesome.
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To capture paul s story local documentary filmmakers have entered a competition to receive a 50 000 production grant to launch their project. While many vancouver island residents are already familiar with esquimalt lagoon s beautiful driftwood sculptures many are not aware of the dramatic story behind the art pieces humble creator paul lewis. 15 2019 6 00 a m.
Wayne paquin artist creates unique art out of freshwater driftwood aug. Vancouver island artist sees beyond the driftwood. A vancouver island artist who s gained a popular following through his work creating driftwood sculptures has just completed another one that s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Since creating his first driftwood sculpture in 2015 alex has gone on to create unique west coast inspired driftwood pieces for resorts spas developers cities and events as well as private clients.
Driftwood sculptures vancouver island. A vancouver island artist has unveiled their newest driftwood sculpture a nearly full sized interactive volkswagen beetle. The driftwood art found at the locations mentioned above are made by the talented vancouver island artist named alex witcombe.
The driftwood art found at the locations mentioned above are made by the talented vancouver island artist named alex witcombe. A vancouver island artist has unveiled their newest driftwood sculpture a nearly full sized interactive volkswagen beetle.
