Driftwood Creations

14/08/2026

Shadows in a Dream.

Storm Creek.

Some places seem to hold memories of their own.

A face hidden in the rock.
A figure appearing through the mist.
A presence beside the water that may—or may not—be there.

Shadows in a Dream began with photographs of landscapes close to home and the strange forms I sometimes noticed within them.

The more closely I looked, the more I began to wonder…

Are we creating the shadows, or are we simply learning to see them?

Some things are not meant to be seen immediately…

Not every shadow has a face.
Some are simply waiting to be noticed.

31/07/2026

The Old Man of the Creek

Five years ago I found this remarkable piece of driftwood in my garden beside Currumbin Creek after flooding. I didn’t carve it—I simply cleaned, treated and preserved it exactly as nature had shaped it.

This illustration returns him to the creek where his story began. The landscape is the very place where he was found, with the atmosphere gently enhanced to reflect the mood I saw within the timber.

Sometimes all we need to do is look a little more closely to discover the characters nature has already created.

What do you see when you look at the original piece of driftwood?

David Brand
- A Blank Canvas

19/07/2026

Shadows in a Dream

The Edge of Memory

The Silent Watch

He remembers every moon.

16/07/2026

Shadows in a Dream

“Some places are remembered…

Others simply wait to be discovered.”

The Edge of Memory

From the Library of the Ancient Ones

Driftwood Creations – A Blank Canvas

04/07/2026

20/06/2026

The Eye of Mordor

The Directors Cut

Watcher of the Ancient Wood

Hidden within the grain of ancient timber, a watcher stirred. This artwork imagines the moment it finally opened its eye.