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Rachel White
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Rachel
A lifelong beachcomber, for over a decade Rachel White has created intricate, uniquely contemplative pieces of assemblage art from found objects sourced during her beachcombing walks along Dorset’s beautiful Jurassic Coast. Established in 2011, Rachel retails her work online under the name DriftwoodFish. She is a member of the Dorset Arts & Crafts Association and a member of the Dorset Coast Forum.
Born and raised on the Dorset coast, with North Dorset roots traceable back to the 1700s, Rachel has spent much of her adult life living in and around the Home Counties. In 2004 she returned to live in Dorset once again. On her daily walks to gather driftwood and discarded fishing ropes Rachel also gathers small found objects: seashells, fossils, sea glass and other beach ephemera. Every piece of driftwood sculpture is the result of many hours spent in thoroughly enjoyable creativity. Rachel now lives in Weymouth, in a small house surrounded by seagulls, where on windy nights with the wind in the right direction fierce waves can be heard pounding the pebbles on Chesil Beach. In her home workshop she creates driftwood art in her signature style, featuring intricately interwoven small beachcombing treasures. Each tiny interwoven object is transformed into something vitally different, an integral part of a whole new creation. Mark
A working seaman all his life until his recent early retirement from the Merchant Navy, Mark was the co-founder of DriftwoodFish and designer of many of the templates, some of which Rachel still uses for her creations. He is now the designated beachcomber when Rachel is working.
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In the Media
Television
September-November 2021: One of Rachel's recycled fishing net artworks was featured on UK television, in the studio kitchen of TV chef Ainsley Harriot’s Ainsley's Good Mood Food series. The ocean-themed ghost net artwork was also a studio feature in the second series (April-June 2022).
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
June 2022: Featured in The West Dorset Magazine
March 2022: Featured in The West Dorset Magazine
January 2022: Mentioned in The Dorset Echo
Winter 2021: Featured in The New Blackmore Vale magazine
December 2020: Miniature art featured in US magazine Beachcombing, an international publication for beachcombers worldwide
April 2019: Recycled fishing net designs exhibited at the ADEX International Expo, Singapore
March 2019: Recycled fishing net artworks headlined a feature in CurrentMood Magazine, Asia
September-November 2021: One of Rachel's recycled fishing net artworks was featured on UK television, in the studio kitchen of TV chef Ainsley Harriot’s Ainsley's Good Mood Food series. The ocean-themed ghost net artwork was also a studio feature in the second series (April-June 2022).
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
June 2022: Featured in The West Dorset Magazine
March 2022: Featured in The West Dorset Magazine
January 2022: Mentioned in The Dorset Echo
Winter 2021: Featured in The New Blackmore Vale magazine
December 2020: Miniature art featured in US magazine Beachcombing, an international publication for beachcombers worldwide
April 2019: Recycled fishing net designs exhibited at the ADEX International Expo, Singapore
March 2019: Recycled fishing net artworks headlined a feature in CurrentMood Magazine, Asia
Donations
All ghost net art created by Rachel bears a donation to Weymouth & Portland Marine Litter Project to help combat the ongoing issue of ocean pollution. Donation certificates are shown in the story highlights sections of Rachel's Instagram and Facebook accounts, both @driftwoodfish.
Dorset's Jurassic Coast
The shingle, sand and pebble beaches of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
