What’s new in 2010

Our new year started off in an exciting way with the birth of our son – 2009 ended with preparing for his arrival and 2010 we welcomed him! Hence the time since the last post! Spring is here and we’re off and running…great weather and lots of storms mean great finds.

We have had so many BIG storms along the Maine coast this spring. This means lots of wood and time needed to gather. Combing the beaches now is much more pleasant with this warmer weather – what a relief to feel the warmth of the sun!!! More and more ideas keep flowing in…

My carpentry business has kept me busy this winter, though new projects are underway for Designs Adrift.  Thinking about coffee tables, side tables, lamps with blown glass shades, large floor sculptures as well as smaller table top sculptures, beds…I’ve come across some great finds recently; they now need more time to dry.

To help this drying time I’ve recently finished building a solar kiln of reclaimed materials. Most of the materials used were salvaged from a renovation I was working on this winter – including the windows. See pics coming soon.

I’ve been seeing driftwood furniture in many high end shelter mags over the last few years – and I’m not talking about the ‘cutesy crafty’ stuff either. It’s being used by high end designers as sculptures, furniture, and accent pieces all over the world – It is such a wonderful medium to work with. Each piece can say so much. Driftwood draws so many types of people to it – it works on it’s own or combined with other materials. It’s inherently artful. Which is why I think it works within a variety of styles.