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Where one man sees a pile of downed trees destined for the dump, Ivan Benavides sees a work of art waiting to be unveiled. “It could have been just thrown away, burned and forgotten,” says Benavides. “But when I cut into it, it exposes this beautiful grain and it’s like something that could have possibly never been seen before.”Benavides is the owner of Seaside Wood Co., the moniker under which he makes wood sculptures and one-of-a-kind home goods—think bowls, candle holders, and incense burners—in his hometown of Los Fresnos. When he first got into woodworking, he experimented with driftwood, found at the beach near his house, but the material proved difficult thanks to extended exposure to the salt and sun. Now, he scavenges the roadside…

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