Working with wood, I feel like nature is the artist and I’m the enabler.  I have the eye to transform these pieces in a way that displays its intrinsic beauty.

This guitar wall hook is made from a piece of scrap wood I found at Trout Lake.  People must’ve thought I was pretty weird taking this muddy piece of wood home from the park, but I knew that under all the mud was a piece of wood with lots of character and a story to tell.

PRICE: $90

Simple, sweet, smooth, full of character and best of all - practical. 

Arbutus.  Maple.  Alder. 

These buttons add a real homemade touch to any sweater, shawl or hat. 

Order a set to add to your home knitting projects. 

REFLECTION OF DAYS GONE BY

This mirror is created from a heritage wood window frame from a Vancouver home built in 1910.

The photographs suggest direction, tranquility, stability, structure and age. They have a variety of depths, angles and textures.

The photographs are:

- Handmade cedar shingles, Lasqueti Island, BC

- Long pier, Sechelt Inlet, BC

1. -Weathervane and drifting clouds, Tofino, BC
   

Click here for a closer look

PRICE: $610

DIMENSIONS: 37”x 23”

LIVE-EDGE MAPLE SCONCE

This sconce provides  wonderfully warm mood lighting.  The beautiful live-edge wood makes it an art piece even when the light isn’t on.

This curly maple looks so rippled it’s hard to believe it’s flat.

The efficient LED lights run on AAA batteries, so there’s no need for wires or electrical outlets.

Dimensions: 13”x 7.5”

PRICE: $170

This terrarium is home to ferns, mosses and other moisture-loving and hardy plants.

The driftwood lid (which can be left off or on) contains a hidden efficient LED light that can be turned on at night to add a lovely effect to your room.

Glass and wood are upcycled materials.  The only thing new (and not living) in this piece is the LED.

A couple of sprays of water each week keeps this mini ecosystem happy and healthy. This is the only maintenance required.

LIVING LIGHT

Brings life to a room, no matter what the ambient light is like.

Read about my work in repurposing old materials in this blog: Wood. Design. Nature. Sustainability.

I am available for commissioned pieces.  If you like anything here, lets talk about creating something similar to your specifications.

Please contact me to explore ideas.

PRICE $90 - SOLD

RUSTIC INDUSTRIAL COAT HOOK

Chunky industrial steel complement the swirls of wood worm art carved into this piece of driftwood.

The wood has been sanded and oiled.

The steel hardware was made handmade by Mike from Neptune Metal Works.

There are a matching pair of these coat hooks.

Dimensions: 32”x 4”

PRICE: $85

CEDAR TABLE LAMP

Clean lines.

Smooth finish.

Natural.

Modern.

Industrial.

This table lamp will bring a raw tranquility to any room.

Height: 27”

PRICE: $425

CEDAR MANTLE

SOLD

With hours of careful sanding and re-shaping, this piece of western red cedar driftwood was transformed into a mantle that brings soft light and warmth to any room. 

BIRCH CANDLE HOLDERS

These are made from birch branches salvaged from autumn wind storms at Trout Lake.

I got very strange looks indeed, when I emerged from the lakeside brush carrying a 7 foot long branch.  I wish I had one of these candles on hand to explain what I was doing.

PRICE: One for $20. Three for $55.

LIFE IN THE CORNER

Old wine bottles, driftwood and some plants bring life to a boring corner... 

Do you have a dead corner in your house that can use some livening up?

SLICE OF RED CEDAR

This slice of western red cedar seems to have taken on some of the lines and form of the ocean it probably drifted around in for many years before I found it. The tree was around 300 years old (count the rings). I'd much rather it standing in a forest breathing, but since it washed up on a beach in Vancouver, I'm happy to have given it some new life as a piece of furniture that honours its character and that of the ocean.