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LATEST
NEWS: Workshop Dates - Details below.
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About Me
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I take my inspiration from nature and
look at basket weaving not only as a craft, but also an art, creating
pieces that do not have to have a function other than to please the senses.
I work mainly with natural materials,
but every now and again I go back to my roots. I grew up in Africa, and
have always been fascinated by the incredible use of natural fibres, and
recycling of man-made items; the use of vibrant colours and bold patterns.
In July 2007 I completed a 4 year City
and Guilds Course, in London, in Creative Basketry, taught by some of the leading
basketmakers in the UK. I am a member of the Basketmakers Association and
The Visual Images Group. I am also an associate member of the
Oxfordshire Craft Guild and member of
Basketry Plus and the Oxfordshire Basketmakers.
Workshop Dates
Saturday 10th September 2011, and Saturday 24th September 2011
Willow structures for the Garden.
£45 per person, price includes lunch with a glass of wine, and tea and coffee throughout the day. Course runs from 10am to 4pm. Please bring a sharp pair of secateurs.
Saturday 8th October 2011
Wire Workshop, working with coloured cable wires and coloured artist wire.
£ 45 per person, price includes lunch with a glass of wine, and tea and coffee throughout the day. Course runs from 10am to 4pm. Please bring a pair of wire cutters, and a small glass jar.
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Willow Gift ideas and Christmas decorations.
£45 per person, price includes lunch and a glass of wine; and tea and coffee throughout the day. Course runs from 10am to 4pm. Please bring a sharp pair of secateurs.
More workshop dates will be posted for 2012 in the new year.
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Services Offered
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Commissions taken for living willow
structures and sculptures; contemporary and traditional baskets. CRB
checked to work with children in schools. Workshops for all ages.
Click
here to see pictures from a recent workshop with Waddesdon School.
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Exhibitions and Events
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City and Guilds Creative Basketry Part 1, City Lit, 2005
City and Guilds Creative Basketry Part 2, Final Exhibition, City Lit, 2007
Waddesdon Music, Art, Dance and Drama Festival, Willow Workshop, 2007
Waddesdon Manor Plant Centre, Artist in Residence, 2008
‘Miss Willow,’ Victorian Willow Lady, Woburn Abbey Flower Festival, 2009
BUCKS Open Studios, Haddenham, 2009
Woodland Trust Heartwood Forest Family Day, Willow Workshop, 2009
The Core Group Exhibition, AIM Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2009
Traynor Fine Arts Gallery, Bracknell, 2009
Sarrat and Chipperfield Village ‘Willow and Pigs’ Day 2010
BUCKS Open Studios, Haddenham, 2010
Woodland Trust Heartwood Forest Family Day, Willow Workshop, 2010
Phoenix Studios Towersey Festival Exhibition, Towersey, 2010
Reindeer Trail, Waddesdon Manor, 2010
Friends of Longwick School, Local Artists Exhibition 2011
‘On the Wall’ Basketry Plus Exhibition at Lauderdale House, London, 2011
BUCKS Open Studios, Haddenham, 2011
Biennial World Wicker Festival, Nowy Tomysl, Poland, 2011
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Areas Covered
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Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, southwest
Hertfordshire, south Bedfordshire.
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Some of these pieces were commissioned, some were inspired
by nature, but all were created to have no specific purpose other than to
please the senses.
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These pieces all draw on my time in Africa, some using
natural materials, others recycled; some using muted natural colours,
others bold and vivid colours and patterns. Some are functional,
others just for pleasure.
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Living Willow Structures add an extra dimension to
children’s play areas, encouraging wildlife, and teaching children to
nurture nature. Adults get equal pleasure from living sculptures and
structures!
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