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Rustic Shows
Gatherings and
Art Shows
that are rustic friendly
Books
Making Gypsy Willow Furniture by Bim Willow®
(paper back)
Books by
Dan Mack
So You Want to be a Rustic Furniture Maker?
Tips of the Trade by
Bim Willow®
a free E-book
Groups
Twig Furniture Group
Canadian Rustic Furniture Group
Workshops
Do you teach?
Amy Lansburg
Driftwood Furniture and Functional Art
Art effects Gallery
124 North Ashley Street Valdosta, GA 31601
229.219.0007 Gallery 229.249.9285 Home
There is something magical in finding the perfect piece of wood or discarded object and manipulating or incorporating it into a piece, enabling its inherent beauty to be seen. I work primarily with driftwood and found objects, although other natural materials find their way into my work.
Several years ago, in the simplest of fashions, I began working with wood. After years of collecting driftwood from the shores of Lake Superior, I began to make pegboards. Without realizing it, I was using traditional furniture making joinery; mortise and tenon. Soon, flat surfaces with sticks were spent for creative variation and I moved into making furniture.
Ever challenging, working with natural materials has been a journey in personal growth. Patience, perseverance and determination have all been tested in the process. Along the way, I have been fortunate to meet many wonderful folks who also work with natural materials and many customers who understand the appreciation. It is often humbling turning crooked sticks into a functional chair but I have found that what, in the past, I would have considered a mistake is simply a path to a new idea.
Driftwood, twigs, twig, furniture, lamps, rustic furnishings, willow, Georgia crafts, country.
lansburg@rusticfurnituremakers.com