{"id":40642,"date":"2025-08-02T00:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40642\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T00:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:51:09","slug":"kirsty-elsons-spirited-creatures-breathe-new-life-into-weathered-driftwood-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40642\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsty Elson&#8217;s Spirited Creatures Breathe New Life into Weathered Driftwood \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a pig sculpture made of worn white wood\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of Kirsty Elson, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>August 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Craft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fkirsty-elson-wood-animals%2F&amp;title=Kirsty%20Elson%27s%20Spirited%20Creatures%20Breathe%20New%20Life%20into%20Weathered%20Driftwood\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fkirsty-elson-wood-animals%2F&amp;description=Kirsty%20Elson%27s%20Spirited%20Creatures%20Breathe%20New%20Life%20into%20Weathered%20Driftwood&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2Felson-5-960x721.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPin<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>Wander into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirstyelson.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kirsty Elson<\/a>\u2019s Cornwall studio, and you\u2019ll likely greet a menagerie of creatures alongside scraps of driftwood and rusted bits of metal. Scouring local beaches and embankments, the artist (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kirsty-elson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously<\/a>) has an impeccable ability to envision a piglet\u2019s ear or a dog\u2019s snout from a weathered hunk of timber. Once in her studio, quirky characters emerge from scratched and worn materials, their lively personalities shining through the signs of age.<\/p>\n<p>Elson sells some of her sculptures on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirstyelson.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">her website<\/a>, and you can follow her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kirstyelson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-1.jpg\" alt=\"a lion sculpture made of worn yellow wood\" class=\"wp-image-459699\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-2.jpg\" alt=\"a cat and hummingbird sculpture made of worn blue and brown wood\" class=\"wp-image-459700\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-3.jpg\" alt=\"a dog sculpture made of worn blue and brown wood\" class=\"wp-image-459701\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-4.jpg\" alt=\"a poodle sculpture made of worn blue and brown wood\" class=\"wp-image-459702\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-6.jpg\" alt=\"a monkey sculpture made of worn wood\" class=\"wp-image-459704\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-7.jpg\" alt=\"a dog sculpture made of worn red-brown wood atop a brush\" class=\"wp-image-459705\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-8.jpg\" alt=\"a sheep sculpture made of worn yellow wood splattered with paint\" class=\"wp-image-459706\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elson-9.jpg\" alt=\"a dog sculpture made of worn yellow wood\" class=\"wp-image-459707\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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