Keith Plumley

“I chose the adventure art is because I couldn’t see an end to it; that it is an infinite learning experience.  I feel I’m constantly at the starting point and that I’ve only just begun.  Wood burls, the knotty growth on trees, fascinate me.  I’ve used locally sourced and salvaged wood for my work for the past 2 decades in this town.  I love to collaborate with other creative people.  The best is yet to come!”

Born in Ontario, Keith made the move to the wilderness frontier that is the west coast to continue his love of art and to explore his own essence within the sea, the air, and the deeply forested land that offers its bounty of inspirational wood burls, which he gathers to create his masterpieces of expression. A true frontiersman who lives in his self built, off the grid home in the woods within the Clayoquot region, Keith creates works that have been displayed in many prestigious settings and purchased by astute collectors across the globe. “Go big or go home” was a well used dictum of one of Keith’s favorite teachers and the only thing dictating the size of Keith’s artistic pieces is the size of the burl that inspires them. To speak with Keith about his work or to arrange a visit to his workshop please call him at 250-726-5098.