Washington-based artist Jeffro Uitto has made a career of turning nature’s rubbish into art. Collecting pieces of driftwood he finds washed up along the shoreline, Uitto creates majestic composite sculptures of animals and other forms—some functional, some aesthetic—bringing new life to dead wood. The artist has been collecting driftwood since high school, with the varied, versatile material fast becoming his favorite medium for sculpture. By collecting driftwood, the artist is also clearing away natural debris from the shores of Tokeland, the banks of Smith Creek, or the valleys between the Willapa Hills. “It’s really nature-inspired, the love and curiosity for the subjects and the infinity of materials,” the artist told Bored Panda. “It’s really humbling to see how many people connect with these sculpture artworks.” Uitto cures his foraged driftwood to prepare it for use and then composes the work using custom tools. He combines hundreds of fallen limbs, logs, and fragments …