CAREER

Over the years I have received all sorts of invitations to create works for public display or private sale. I have held workshops for a range of groups across the East Midlands, where I am based, as well as further afield.

I am always interested in new commissions. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss a new project.

• Severn Trent Water (Jack and Jill Willow Figures)

• Measham Millennium Green (Willow Mazes)

• National Forest Festival and Woodland Trust, Catton Hall (Tunnels and Benches)

• National Trust Centenary, Brockhampton (Lake Dwelling and Hide)

• Leicester City Town Guild (Sculptures for Annual Banquets)

• National Flower Arranging Society / Flower Festival Lichfield Cathedral (St. Chad)

• Leicester Cathedral Celebration of King Richard III’s internment (Horse)

• Matlock Mining Museum (War Horse)

• Charnwood Museum (Willow Ammunition Defences)

• Snibston Discovery Park Leicestershire (Willow Hurdles) and installation of willow beds

• Derby City Council Market Square (Willow Wish Trees)

• RHS Hampton Court Palace, PG Tips tea garden, Gold medal winner (Tea Baskets)

• RHS Horticultural Hall London, medal winning (Gourd Baskets)

• Vacancy Filler Recruitment Agency Loughborough (Three Willow Figures)

• Willow Domes and Tunnel in various private gardens

• City of Birmingham Museum (Doll’s Cradle in Cane)

• Assembly Room Derby (Self Portrait in Willow)

• Beeston Carnival of Monsters (Two Willow Horses)

• London Livery Companies exhibition in Lincoln Cathedral 2017

• Gainsborough Old Hall ‘Amazing Menageries’ exhibition 2018 (Unicorn in Willow)

• National Centre of Craft and Design, Sleaford (Willow Horse)

• Ashgate Infant School Derby (Willow Walk-in Dragon)

• Harris School Rugby (Willow Olympic Figures and ‘Anthony Gormley’ style Meditative Figures)

• Markfield Primary School, Bakewell Primary School, Orchard School, The Elms Long Eaton, Waterleys Primary School, Belgrave St. Peters (Willow Prayer Tree, Living Willow Domes, Willow Family)

• Large scale walk-in lantern for a village parade (Willow Junk Boat)

• Creative Partnerships LCB Depot Leicester ‘City of Possibilities’ (Willow Town Shop Fronts)

• Spark Festival Leicester (Willow Sculpture)

• River Festival Leicester (Horse)

• An Spiddal and Cornamona, Galway, Ireland, teaching English and Irish techniques,  1991, 1992,

• Hässleholms Tekniska Skola, Sweden, teaching young people willow basket work 2003

• Gussing, Austria ‘English Basketmaking’ workshop 2016

• Greenwood Trust Centre, Coalbrookdale

• Greenwood Days

• Bangor University

• Devon Rural Skills

• Shatton Hall Farm, Derbyshire

• Warwickshire Women’s Institute

• Swannington Institute, Leicestershire

• Ivanhoe Community College

• Leicester City and County Councils

• Warwickshire County Council

• Derby City and County Councils

• North Kesteven Lincolnshire

• Derby College Foundation Art Students

• Nottingham Trent University

• Chesterfield College of Art

• Shepshed Hind Leys 6th Form College

• Attenborough Nature Reserve

• Wildlife Trusts

• Eastern Walled Garden Grantham

• Percival Guildhouse Rugby

• Eco Centre Derbyshire County Council

• Cotesbach Education Centre

• National Centre of Craft and Design, Sleaford

• Student Placements from courses covering art and design, environment, architecture

• Trent Valley Wood Turners

• Birmingham Botanical Gardens

• Royal Show Stoneleigh

• Derby Botanical Gardens

• University of Leicester Botanical Gardens

• Country Living Show Islington

• Sulgrave Manor Oxfordshire

• Lichfield Medieval Market

• Kids International Telford

• Watermead Park Leicester

• Eco House Leicester

• Ashby de La Zouch Agricultural Show

• National Forest Festival/Leicestershire Wood Fair and Countryside Show

• Whittington Barrack Armed Forces

• Donnington le Heath Manor House

• Anne Hathaway’s Cottage Stratford on Avon

• Shrewsbury Flower Show

• Castle Donington Museum

• Evington Fete

• National Trust Errdig Hall Wrexham

• ‘Fruits of the Forest’ Festival Fineshade Woods Northampton

• Wellesbourne Water Mill Warwickshire

• Chatsworth Country Fair

• RHS Chatsworth

• Holkam Hall Norfolk

• British Trade Craft Show Harrogate

• Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Trade Show London

• ‘Waterlogged Basketry’ contribution to research

• Basketry craft for community activity

• Research in Basketry find for University of Plymouth White Horse Hill burial site basket

• Hemington Quarry archaeological find medieval fish traps see publication ‘Excavations at Hemington Quarry (1998 – 2000)’

• ‘Basketry then and now’ Research into World War I baskets made in Castle Donington

• For Groundwork  Summer Art project basketmaking working with disadvantaged groups around Nottingham

• Clayfield House Children’s Secure House

• Loughborough centre of the Blind

• Merefield School SEND school

• National Lottery funded installation of willow horse at Gotham Village festival

• Arts Council ‘Activate’ training for artist working in schools

• Arts Council ‘Launch Pad’ for artists looking for opportunities in East of England

• Arts Council grant for visiting Sweden to make ties with artists and basketmakers

• Igas funding for a historical basket and willow project research and community involvement East Leake

• Worshipful Company of Basketmakers funding for courses

• Basketmaker’s Association grant funding for courses and tools