Driftwood Artist from the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Mary Hansen holding Luck Dragon
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

Story and photos by Jon Ann Cruver

Mary Hansen just entered her first piece of driftwood sculpture for an upcoming show and it got accepted! She is one of the members of the Driftwood sculpture class taught by Elizabeth Lamphere at the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center.

The show is the 50th Annual Driftwood Sculpture Show, being put on by the Northwest Driftwood Artists, to be held on May 18 and 19, 10am to 5pm at the Courtyard Hall at Country Village in Bothell, 23718 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell 98021.

Luck Dragon by Mary Hansen
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

Mary named her sculpture Luck Dragon … a piece that evolved from just a chunk of wood found on a beach. Driftwood artists will spend hours, sometimes months working on a particular piece of wood that “speaks” to them.

The Driftwood Sculpture class at the Senior Center meets every Friday, 12:30-2:30PM. The instructor has basic tools available for $15. Fee for the class: $6.25 for members, $8.25 for non-members.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is located at 18560 1st Ave NE #1, Shoreline, 206-365-1536.