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Traditional and contemporary willowweaving by an experienced maker.
Basketry and sculptural work using willow or other natural and found materials.
Basketmaking classes and tuition.

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Willow baskets, sculpture, tuition and other basketry things in Hastings and Rye area.

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Nice to be making again after a bit of a break to get the garden sorted for veg growing......plenty of time for both now that I won't be teaching for a while. 😊 So grateful to be in a situation where I am able to do these things at the moment. 😊

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Today's challenge from @atownexploresabook was to post a #chainofbeautifulflowers . Here is mine wrapped around a bundle of willow....well I thought it was about time some willow featured in my posts!
#stleonards #virtualfestival #onlinefestival #atownexploresabook20 #thetimemachine #hgwells #eastsussex #keepingoccupiedduringcoronavirusisolation

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Extraordinary times means our local St Leonard's festival @atownexploresabook has gone virtual. The book is The Time Machine and they have challenged us to create the #palaceofgreenporcelain that features in the book at home. Here is @cecilonthemarsh and my interpretation. Couldn't find a green basket but did find some green materials and some twine I made with them to include in the display!

#phormium #newzealandflax #handmadetwine #atownexploresabook #stleonardsonsea #stleonards #atownexploresabook20 #atownexploresabook #hastings #eastsussex #virtualfestival #onlinefestival #green #greenporcelain

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Our Natural Willow Artists Charcoal has been selling well recently. James has been busy packing more charcoal today. I now have set up an Etsy shop so we have for sale there as well as on eBay. See link in bio. Hope to be selling some baskets there soon too!
#marshwillow #artistscharcoal #willowcharcoal #willow #packing #etsyshop #ebayseller

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When all your classes have been cancelled.....at least us makers can continue to make! Today I've been makeing twine for @atownexploresabook @ehmosaics. It sounds like the festival is being adapted so that is an outside self guided tour this year so you can see all the artworkst without worrying about catching Coronavirus.

#twine #ropemaking #atownexploresabook #naturalmaterials #bndweed #newzealandflax #phormium #basketry

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Built a willow tunnel today with Emma @ehmosaics and help from Jon Dunham. Its for an installation for A Town Explores a Book festival at Easter. Hopefully by then it will have sprouted lots of greenery and Emma will be adding artwork she has been doing with schoolchildren to it.

#livingwillowtunnel #willowweaving #atownexploresabook20 #stleonardsonsea #artinstallation #livingwillow #basketry #artinthepark #gensenggardens

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And the final result of three days hard work. Thanks to Lise Bech for being such a good teacher. Now I've just got to practise, practise, practise...
#endresult #basketmakingclass
#willowweaving #contemporarybasketry #asymetricalbasket #learningsomethingnew #fife #scotland

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A lot of concentration needed when there are over a hundred weavers on the go at once! Fortunately #lisebech was an excellent teacher....and a not bad photographer!
#learningnewthings #basketmaking #willowweaving #basketry #basket #contemporarybasketry #fife #scotland #juliegurrwillowweaver

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Excited to be learning a new way of starting a basket from Lise Bech. Hoping it will end up a beautiful asymmetrical wonky cauldron shape!!
#asymetricalbasket #cauldron #willowweaving #learningnewtechniques #fife #basketmaking #contemporarybasketry

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Some good left handed willow cranking going on this afternoon by @closh_co for handles on the willow basket she made this weekend. Her mum @trishashtoncobb made a lovely berry picking basket too. Unfortunately I forgot to get a picture!
#lovelystudents #studentswork #willowbasketry #basketmakingtuition #logbasket #willowwork #craftclass #iden #rye #eastsussex

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