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Maintaining living willow structures

Maintaining living willow structures

In this video you see me going back to some 2 year old living willow structures to see how they are doing. One of them being in bad repair, I show you how I bring it back to life. Living willow structures need attention every year during winter. Especially the younger...

The importance of making by hand, a poetic journey.

The importance of making by hand, a poetic journey.

I have made another YouTube video. This one is a little different. I talk about what it means to me to make by hand, the importance of using our bodies and learning while doing. https://youtu.be/zI3Quw4_-6Y

How to start growing willow for basket making.

How to start growing willow for basket making.

How to start growing willow for basket making.   A question I get asked a lot is how do I get started growing willow? How much area do I need to plant? What varieties would you recommend? Let’s dive into all of that here. But firstly I want to say I do not have...

Winter willow work

Winter willow work

What do I do in winter? Working with willow is very season dependent. Winter starts with the harvest. After that the long process of grading willow, sorting by size, starts. This winter I also planted some longer stemmed willow for pollarding, and I got the...

Moving into my new studio

Moving into my new studio

Moving into my new studio has been such a joy! The space is beyond amazing and it is fun to see how the physical space has started to influence my work, in a good way... Watch the video here https://youtu.be/s5kM3CBMm0w

A love letter to willow

A love letter to willow

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A walk through the willow beds (September 2021)

A walk through the willow beds (September 2021)

Come along as I walk through my willow beds and point out some issues with pests and diseases now visible, my thoughts on how to manage willow and willow varieties. https://youtu.be/hadKk5txBYE

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