The following links include selected resources on wood sculpture by artists actively utilising and enhancing natural wood features in their pieces. This type of wood sculpture has no well-established definition, commonly it is referred to as driftwood, found wood or root sculpture.
There is a wide spectrum of styles of a found wood sculpture, ranging from completely untouched and just cleaned "as-it-is" abstract forms to highly modified pieces though flowing along the original wood shapes and textures. The link order reflects an increasing degree of wood shaping by the artisan. Please report any dead links.
Peter Wagensonner, Germany
Abstract sculptures
and objects from dead trees and burls
http://www.wagensonner.de/e/sculptures_and_objects/index.html
Carl Woodland, USA
Abstract driftwood
sculpture, furniture and mirror frames.
Untouched driftwood sculpture with sand
blasting and waxing at the most / if any
treatment
http://www.alldriftwoodfurniture.com/
David Flood, USA
"He
works with naturally formed pieces of wood
using a subtractive and sometimes
reconstructive technique to reveal inherent
aesthetic qualities of abstract art such as
organic form, texture, and color"
http://www.rootartist.com/index.htm
David Holzapfel, USA
Furniture from found wood
http://holzapfelwoodworking.com/david/index.html
Jodi Forster, Canada
Abstract sculptures,
found wood
http://www.islemuse.com/jodicarv.html
Leigh Morgan, Australia
Abstract sculptures
from scavenged Australian Red Cedar
http://www.users.bigpond.com/leighmorgan/sculpture.html
Susan Clinard, USA
Interesting combination of
driftwood and clay sculpture
http://www.clinard.org/wood/index.html
Daniel Iley, Australia
Found wood and steel
sculptures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_iley/
Mike Butler, USA
Abstract root sculptures
http://www.woodsculptor.com/sculptures.htm
David Chansard, France
Root sculptures
http://www.chansard-tilly.nom.fr/
Driftwood Sculpture Show 2008, USA
Works of
many talented driftwood sculptors
http://www.northwestdriftwoodartists.org/Sculpture_Gallery.php
Vladimir Ivanov, Russia
Root and found wood
sculptures
http://www.vi2.ru/galery.php
Igor Grey, Russia
Figurative sculptures,
refined natural forms.
http://www.igorgrey.com/index.html
Murat Guzeldere, Turkey
Figurative sculptures
http://site.mynet.com/muratguzeldere/murat/index.htm
Vladimir Meshcheryakov, Russia
Root
sculptures, figurative and fish sculptures
made from the local Crimean peninsula trees
http://rootplastics.com/?pid=1&gid=&language=2
Betty Sager, Canada
Elements of using and
enhancing of wood "flow" in some of sculptures
http://www.capturedinwood.com/
Christopher White, USA
Using and enhancing of
wood "flow" in most of his sculptures. The
favourite medium - West Texas juniper
http://www.jchristopherwhite.com/