It’s Coming! A whole new Show, and a whole new – and beautiful – venue!
DRIFTWOOD SCULPTURES
by the Northwest Driftwood Artists
Next Show: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Brightwater Education Center, Woodinville, WA 10 am - 4 pm
This will be the 62nd annual Driftwood Sculpture Show, at a new and very handsome new venue where, for the first time in several years, the Show will be wheelchair accessible.
Featured at the Show will be hands-on Demonstrations, a Raffle, and Silent Auction, as well as the popular Wood Sale.
The Show is free, and guests are welcome to bring their cameras. The wide variety of amazing sculptures created from found wood will make wonderful photos.
Brightwater Education Center in Woodinville, WA!
22505 State Route 9 SE
Woodinville, WA
Midnight Bloom by Anca Moldoveneau
Check Out Our Beautiful Sculptures
NWDA And Its Luron Method
Northwest Driftwood Artists (NWDA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to wood sculpture using the LuRon method. The group was founded in 1962 in the Greater Seattle area of Washington State.
Unlike the carver, the LuRon driftwood artist does not have a particular idea in mind when starting a piece found at a mountain lake, beach, riverside, or trail. Rather, we seek to find the design which natural processes have made inherent in the piece, and through painstaking cleaning and preparation, enhance that essence and make it prominent. Following the LuRon process, clear aesthetic lines and a satin-soft finish can be achieved, bringing out each sculpture’s unique grain and patina. Our rather purist LuRon approach allows no carving, no foreign objects, no reconstruction.
The finish is extremely important. Our sculptures must breathe, meaning no shellac or varnish. We strive for a soft finish that doesn’t reflect harsh light. We burnish the wood with a deer antler to achieve a lovely luster, then follow with the application of a beeswax and turpentine concoction, mixed in our own kitchens. Then the buffing begins. Many of our sculptures take over 100 hours to complete, and each is one-of-a-kind, never duplicated.
