What type of wood is this artist using?

[Brian Sommers]

Is this driftwood?
What about for the little houses? would blocks of balsa wood work?

http://www.kirstyelson.co.uk/gallery/

[Mel Fulks]

I'm guessing the shtick is that all materials are as found discards. Including the distressed finishes.

[Bruce Page]

For the most part, no name drift wood found on the beach

[John K Jordan]

And some weathered barnwood, some rotting landscaping timbers, and one section cut from a tree with the center rotted away and partially healed. Her statement: "I love the idea of using unremarkable found objects and turning them into one-off sculptures. I’m inspired by my surroundings, but mostly I’m inspired by the materials I find."

She should come visit my barn and farm but it would be a long drive.

[Frederick Skelly]

Off topic here, but I'll be the odd man out and say "YUCK!" But I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder - I went to her Etsy store and there's all sorts of ooohing and awwing. I couldnt find a pricetag - probably overlooked a button - but if somebody gifted me with one of these, I'd have to fake appreciation. As soon as they left, it would go into the "regift box" or the burn bin.