Teddy Salad

About the Artist

Teddy Salad (b. 1962) is a self-taught artist working joyfully within the tradition of Modern Folk Art. His practice emerged from a life-changing period of recovery following a serious illness: a turning point that revealed art as both a healing force and a lifelong passion. Working mainly with driftwood and found materials, Salad treats each object as a gift:discarded, rediscovered, and transformed through imagination. His work celebrates renewal, humour, and the surreal poetry of the everyday.

Aesthetic

Playful, tactile, and full of character, Salad's assemblages bring together driftwood, paint, wire, and other found materials in ways that balance spontaneity and deliberation. His work radiates irreverence and warmth, combining the honesty of people-being-people with the aesthetic of contemporary graphic art. Each piece has a story of its own — brimming with rhythm, colour, and narrative energy. Often it’s deliciously bawdy, too. The results are bold and human: joyful objects that invite both curiosity and discussion.