Craft
#animals #beach #found objects #sculpture #wood
Vintage Objects and Driftwood Form Minimal Animal Sculptures and Quaint Seaside Scenes
All images © Kirtsy Elson, shared with permission
From hunks of driftwood and tins with chipped paint, Kirsty Elson (previously) assembles minimal sculptures of animals, homes, and methods of transportation. The Cornwall-based artist highlights the raw simplicity of her found objects and lets the materials drive the works, manipulating cragged planks or bent hooks just slightly to achieve their intended forms. Presenting her sculptures as full scenes or single creatures, Elson transforms boxes displaying vintage logos into a fleet of trucks, an oil can into a friendly cat, and rusty nails into sailboat masts. She plans to release new pieces on Etsy on November 11, and you can follow future shop updates on Instagram.
#animals #beach #found objects #sculpture #wood
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