THE CROCODILE.  H 3.5" x L 20"​
Made from driftwood, bark, acorns, and spruce cones.  The claws and teeth are bone and the tail is deer antler.  The eyes are golden quartz stones.

THE WYVERN DRAGON. H 12" x L 15"
Made from driftwood, bone, abalone shell, pine and spruce cones, acorns, and the eyes are white quartz stones.  The base is a beaver cut tree.
THE JOKER.
H 13" (2017)
Made from driftwood, pine cone scales, and the head is a butternut tree seed.  The eyes are golden quartz stones.
SOLD​

THE GIRAFFE.
H 10" x L 9"   ​​(2017)
Made from driftwood, cotton, pistachio shells, and the eyes are anthracite stones.
SOLD

THE TREE CREATURE.
H 23" x L 10"   ​(2018)
The head is a burl, the body parts are driftwood, pistachio shells, coconut husk and bark fibers.  The crown is birch bark and twigs, and the staff is topped with a smoky quartz stone.
THE VULTURE.
H 16"/L 23"   ​(2019)
​Made from driftwood and pine needles.  The talons are acorns and the beak is a butternut tree seed.  The eyes are black onyx stones.
THE GALAPAGOS TORTOISE.
H 8.5" x L 11"   ​​(2019)
The body is a burl and the legs are spruce tree cones with pistachio shell claws.  The head is driftwood and the eyes are anthracite stones.

THE ASIAN DRAGON.
H 8" x L 18"​  ​​(2017)
Made from driftwood, milkweed, teasel, pine and spruce cones, bone, walnut and acorn shells, and the eyes are moonstone feldspar stones.

THE SHARK.
H 15" x L 26"   ​​(2019)
​Made from driftwood, fish teeth and bones, the eyes are white quartz stones.
THE WALRUS.
H 9" x L 14"   ​​(2019)
​Made from driftwood with abalone shell tusks.  The snout is walnut shell with pine needle whiskers, and the eyes are black onyx stones.

THE RATTLESNAKE.
H 8" x W 18"   ​(2018)
Made from driftwood.  The rattler is peanut shells, and the head is walnut shells with bone teeth.  The eyes are black onyx stones.

THE GRIFFON VULTURE.
H 20" x L 18"   ​​(2018)
Made from driftwood, pine needles, pistachio shells, and the eyes are golden quartz stones.

THE WARTHOG.
H 11" x L 19"   ​​(2017)
Made from driftwood, pine needles, cotton, and bone for the tusks, teeth, and hooves.  The eyes are black onyx stones.

THE GREY OCTOPUS.
H 8" x L 15"​   ​​(2017)
Made from a driftwood tree stump with a coconut shell head.  The webbing is birch bark and the eyes and siphons are acorns.

THE FLYING DRAGON.
H 28" x L 33"​   ​​(2018)
Made from driftwood, birch bark, soy beans, walnut and pistachio shells, pine cones, and bone.  The eyes are golden quartz stones.

THE ALLIGATOR.
H 7" x L 22"   ​​(2019)
Made from driftwood, bone, bark, spruce cones, and the eyes are serpentine jade stones.
THE DANCING MINSTREL.
H 24" x W 13" (2018)
Made from driftwood and pine cone scales.  The head is a small branch burl.
THE BLUE JAY.
H 11" x L 10"   ​​(2019)
Made from driftwood, bark, and the eyes are anthracite stones.
SOLD
THE DRAGON HEAD
​H 21" x L 23" ​(2019)
Made from driftwood, bark and bone.  The front teeth are made from lobster and crab claws, and the eyes are serpentine jade stones.
​THE LION
H 8.5" x L 19" ​(2021)
Made from driftwood, teasel, pistachio shells, pine cone scales, bark, and the eyes are yellow calcite stones.
​THE ROOSTER
H 14.5" x L 15" x W 8" (2021)
Driftwood body and head, milkweed pod wings, dracaena plant tail feathers, pine cone scale feathers, bone wattle and comb, Dalmatian jasper stone eyes.
THE ROBIN / LE ROUGE-GORGE. (2021)
H 11" x L 8"  ​​(2021)
Made from driftwood, milkweed, pine cone scales, root bulb, and the eyes are shale stones.

Fabriqué à partir de bois flotté, d'asclépiade, d'écailles de pomme de pin, de bulbe de racine et les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.
THE PIGEON / Le pigeon
H 10" x W 9"   ​(2021)
The body and wings are driftwood.  The beak and feet are twig pieces.  The head is an unknown wild plant pod and the eyes are shale stones.
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Le corps et les ailes sont en bois de grève. Le bec et les pattes sont des morceaux de brindilles. La tête est une gousse de plante sauvage inconnue et les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.
THE SWALLOW / L'hirondelle (2021)
H 9"/L 8"
Made from driftwood, milkweed pods, sea grass root bulb, and the eyes are grey shale stones.
SOLD / VENDU
Le corps est un petit morceau de bois de grève. Les ailes sont des gousses d'asclépiade. La tête est un bulbe de racine et les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.
​THE SPARROW / Le moineau (2021)
H 10"/L 9"
Made from driftwood, milkweed pods, spruce cone scales, sea grass root bulb, and the eyes are grey shale stones.
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Le corps est un petit morceau de bois de grève. Les ailes sont des gousses d'asclépiade et des ecailles d'epinette. La tête est un bulbe de racine et les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.
THE CROW / Le corbeau (2021)
H 11"/L 10"
Made from driftwood. The beak is a lobster claw and the eyes are shale stones.
SOLD / VENDU
Fabriqué à l’aide de bois de grève pour le corps, les ailes, la tête et les pattes. Les yeux sont des pierres de schiste et le bec est une griffe de homard.
THE TOUCAN / Le toucan (2021)
H 14" x L 12"
The body, wings, and tail feathers are driftwood. The upper beak is a lobster claw, the lower beak is a small evergreen cone. The eyes are shale stones.
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Le torse et la tête sont fabriqué d’une seule pièce de bois de grève. Les pattes sont faites de morceaux de bois de grève et le bec est une griffe de homard.  Les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.

THE CHICKADEE / la mésange (2021)
H 9"/L 7"
Made from driftwood, milkweed pods, pine cone scales, sea grass root bulb, and the eyes are grey shale stones.
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Le corps est un petit morceau de bois de grève. Les ailes sont des gousses d'asclépiade et des écailles de cône de pin. La tête est un bulbe de racine et les yeux sont des pierres de schiste.

THE TURTLE DOVE / La tourterelle triste (2021)
H 10"/L 9"
The torso and wings are separate pieces of driftwood. The head is a sea grass root bulb with pine cone scales. The legs are twigs and the eyes are shale stones.
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Le corps et les ailes sont faits de bois de grève. Les plumes sont faites d’écailles de pomme de pin, la tête d'un bulbe de racine et les yeux de pierres de schiste.
THE GRACKLE / Le quiscale bronzé (2021)
H 9"/L 8"
The torso and wings are separate pieces of driftwood. The head is a sea grass root bulb with pine cone scales. The legs are twigs and the eyes are shale stones.
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Le corps et les ailes sont faits de bois de grève. Les plumes sont faites d’écailles de pomme de pin, la tête d'un bulbe de racine et les yeux de pierres de schiste.
​If you wish to purchase a sculpture from my gallery, please contact me anytime by phone, text, or email.  

Every sculpture purchased from The Creature Tree Gallery comes with a certificate of authenticity, and a decorative display card with a brief description of the piece.  In addition to this, every sculpture by J.P. Clough will be branded with my trademark "JPC" logo.

A few thoughts concerning my process if you're interested, or if you're inclined to try this particular art form yourself.

The materials

Nature provides everything, and everything has potential. Just venture out to the beach or the forest, keep your eyes on the ground and grab anything interesting. Make sure it's not decaying and don't forget to enjoy the scenery while you're out. Any plant or life form that has passed on from this life, and has left something behind, can be re-used, and re-born into art.  However, it's not that simple.  It takes help from family and friends to search and gather in the wild, as often as possible.  For some items, there's never enough. I could not be as prolific as I am without their help and support, and I'm not really that prolific.  It takes an abundance of materials so you have choices, to use the right piece for the right purpose.  If you don't have choices, the end result will be less than it should be.  This isn't just gluing sticks together like macaroni art, every piece of the puzzle has it's own unique story.

​The method

It has to present itself in the wood...
Knowledge plus imagination equals creation.  40 plus years of studying the animal kingdom, mythology, fantasy, etc. has given me the ability to visualize life and movement in something like a piece of driftwood.  It can be difficult however, at times, when you know you have a beautiful piece of driftwood, that looks like...something...and it can take months, or even years to see what it is.  It has to present itself in the wood, it can't be forced to look like something it isn't. Too much compromise will affect the overall quality.  Carving is also avoided unless absolutely necessary  and only in small amounts.  The only synthetic materials used, aside from paint and glue, are glass which I have used only once for realistic owl eyes . Paint or stain is avoided but necessary at times for color matching when you have the piece you want to add, but the color is too different.  There is a delicate balance between too much or too little detail, this is carefully calculated for each piece.  I have my own set of rules, governed by what I would want to see if someone else was doing this, which as far as I have seen, there aren't many.