Vespa Scooter

It is surprising how many mechanical objects one can find in driftwood when you are searching for them. The flanges on the cylinder head on the 150cc engine are from wood that had the soft grain eaten away by termites. The scooter sculpture is made in two thirds scale from a 1959 model

White Rhino

Larger driftwood sculptures are made by constructing a sturdy frame 
which is covered with hollow sections from old tree trunks.

Giant Heron.
Made from hardwood found on a game farm this sculpture was delicately balanced on an ironwood base. The largest of South African herons has been known to capture and eat other small birds.

Ostrich life size.

The larges bird that cannot fly. The tail section was made with a knot of driftwood that formed an unusual shape due to a parasite that caused the defect in the living tree. This sculpture went to a private lodge in Nelspruit.

Swan sculpture

The curled driftwood from a bush willow tree made ideal wings for this elegant swan.
She floats on a glass coffee table which can be ordered as an addition to your collection

Tree frog

This tree frog was commissioned for a lodge in the North West part of South Africa. it is modeled from their logo using driftwood that has been water eroded.

Life Size Whale Sculpture

With the help of his son Shaun, Tony was commissioned to make a Humpback Whale skeleton from the wood they collected on Desroches Island resort in the Seychelles. The island has 15km of  pristine shore with salt soaked and wave eroded driftwood. It took almost six weeks to complete using thread bar, coach bolts and steel cable, their tool box with equipment was flown to the site prior to their arrival. Desroches Island is one of the most beautiful in the world.