Community ClicksSEQUIM — Visitors to Art in the Park voted “Enchanted Heron” by award-winning driftwood sculptor Tuttie Peetz as their favorite work of art.
“Driftwood is another term for ‘found’ wood,” said Peetz, who collects pieces with interesting shapes from beaches and forests.
She spent untold hours fashioning the heron from a piece of old-growth cedar.
Peetz used dried kelp on a cedar base to give the 24-inch sculpture a “reedy” look.
“Enchanted Heron” was part of the Art in the Park exhibit on display from July 29 to Aug. 2 in the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
The multi-media exhibit featured 27 local artists, whose works ranged from paintings to fused glass and photographs to driftwood sculpture.
Nearly 250 visitors voted for their favorite piece in the show.
“Dungeness River,” a photograph by Ross Hamilton, and “American Kestrel,” a painting in pastels by Shirley Foss, tied for second.
“Great Blue Herons Courting,” a photograph by Ron Carlson, took third place.
Nearly 800 people attended Art in the Park, an annual celebration of art and nature in Railroad Bridge Park.
In addition to the exhibit, events included a reception, art demonstrations and activities for all ages, nature photography walks and an evening program on bats.
