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Colin Hamilton

Various Signs
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Various signs of the past year…  Here are 6 signs I have made in the last year.  All of these signs are made from salvaged old growth red cedar driftwood…

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Nature School Trail Project
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The Collingwood School in West Vancouver contacted me (Thanks Kendra) about making some signs and benches for their new outdoor nature program they were creating in a beautiful section of…

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Swallow Pole- Carved Cedar Sculpture
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I love it when this sort of project comes along… it’s not your normal sort of commission, but because George is an art lover, with his renovation of this small…

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Hope Bay Sign
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This project was special to me as it’s just down the road from where I live and I go there often.  Hope Bay is a heritage building which was one…

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‘Unfurl’ Cedar Sculpture Series
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The ‘Unfurl’ series is a new group of cedar sculptures I have recently made.  There are four unique pieces in the series ranging from 18″ to 49″ tall, all with…

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Street-To-Home Cedar Bench
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I was approached by the Street-To-Home non profit society to make a memorial bench for one of their founders who was retiring.  What a great cause to support with my…

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Hand Split Cedar Dining Table
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This dining table was commissioned along with one a coffee tables.  The table is made entirely from old growth red cedar driftwood.  To make the tabletop, I took slabs of…

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Orca Fin ‘Ocean Sun’ Cedar Sculpture
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Orca Fin Sculpture was a fun barter project with my dentist.  His partner told me they saw some lovely whale tail sculptures in Hawaii and were inspired to ask me…

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Four-sided Cedar Picnic Table
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A unique picnic table project came my way from a friend and local cob oven baker.  He was looking for a square 4 sided picnic table, so I designed this…

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Three Cedar Coffee Tables
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These are three coffee tables I have made, all from old growth red cedar driftwood I have salvaged from around the islands of the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada. …

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New Sculptures 2022
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This past August 27/28, I did an outdoor artshow with Stan Oglov (salvaged metal sculptures with magnets) who was also one of the members of the group show from 2021. …

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Raven Memorial Bench
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This is one of many memorial benches I have done this past year.  I really like how much I can work with clients to customize their bench.  This client is…

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Salt Spring Project
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This split cedar project is on Salt Spring Island.  The client wanted to replace a metal wire fence with some nicer and more permanent cedar fencing as well as add…

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Memorial Bench for a Cyclist
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Another opportunity to build a memorial bench that would live in my community came my way when an older friend and cyclist passed on last year.  The community got together…

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Hand Split Cedar Picnic Table
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This picnic table is made entirely from salvaged old growth red cedar.  The design is the same as a standard picnic bench, but I added some curvy lines with the…

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