About Bob

I’m driven to create and obsessed with finding the RIGHT exotic wild salvaged wood. 

My motto:
Protect the environment as though your life depends on it!

Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  I love creating rustic to refined wild-wood art that instantly elicits a viewer’s “WOW!”

I began creating wood art in 1970 and selling my unique creations in 1991, but I have always been exploring the beauty, peace, solitude and challenges of nature and wild places.  

My artistic goal is to pull magic out of each specially selected wood piece by revealing its inner and outer uniqueness and finishing it as an elegant and captivating item worthy of becoming an heirloom.  

Hunting for unique raw wood pieces for my artistic sculptures and containers intrigues me.  My exotic art rises from salvaged trees (snags, driftwood, blowdowns, plus fire and storm damaged trees). As a sculptor, I seek one-of-a-kind raw-wood pieces with rich color, and dramatic, irresistible shapes.   

I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and have lived in many states and Ghana, West Africa, but my home since the 1970’s has been the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States, now near Portland, Oregon.  

From childhood to 80+ years, I have loved nature. Eventually, that love drew me to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology, then a master’s in educational media, which built on my love of photography and art.  

Besides the art pieces you can see here, I have dozens of exotic pieces in three Oregon art galleries: RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR   -------  Rowboat Gallery, Gleneden Beach, OR.  -------  Toriizaka Art Gallery, Sisters, OR.  I invite you to visit them. They have exquisite art.  You can also contact me if you would like to see a listing and photos of my art pieces that are in those galleries. 

Also, since shipping costs have skyrocketed, free Local Pickup is available in the Portland, Oregon, area, which is particularly good for bulky items.  That also gives you an opportunity to inspect and feel items before finalizing a purchase.  For pickup, BEFORE YOU ORDER, please call me at 503-307-8292 (or email me at rcpaulson@msn.com) to make an appointment.  

Please do contact me if you have questions.