MY PROCESS

I regard myself as an interpreter, an educator, and a creator of authentic and original basket work.

I see the materials as an intrinsic part of the design. I sometimes work with hand-cut rare willows and pliable stems from the Leicestershire and Nottingham hedgerows – the heart of the original willow industry in England. On other occasions I work with machine-cut willows which are commercially grown in Somerset.

I also work with bulrush which offers a soft alternative material special in the fact that it grows around the River Trent. With these materials I make items like hats, mats, and plaits, in an ancient and time-honoured way.