these woven willow trees are quite popular with schools at the moment. we are taking bookings for school arts days held in the summer term when schools can create a variety of willow sculptures for display indoors or in environmental areas outside.
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Monday, 14 March 2011
LIVING WILLOW DOME WEEKEND
here is the poster for the willow weekend that we ran in Liverpool at the weekend. we worked with some members of the local community to make the structures. the weather was kind and was warm and sunny on Sunday.
Saturday, 12 March 2011
old picture of steve at grizedale
here's an old picture of Steve demonstrating willow weaving at Grizedale Forest.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Living Willow Projects
We have been working in our willow beds all weekend, coppicing and planting. Felled some of the roadside trees that were threatening to shade out some of the willows. So now we have some good ash logs for thr woodburner. We are building a willow dome with a primary school at Lytham St Annes on Tuesday. Still have some dates available for spring projects!
Sunday, 6 February 2011
LIVING WILLOW MAINTENANCE
have finally got the Maintenance guide scanned in and uploaded to its own website. I had to do this because Sefton Council have taken down their willow website. we expected it to happen some time as the Sefton Living Shade Project actually finished years ago! As i wrote the text for the website i have no concerns about reposting it on my own site.
its a good idea for schools to print out each page, laminate it and keep it handy in the staffroom. then there are no excuses for not maintaining the willow structures.
here's the link https://sites.google.com/site/willowmaintenance/home
its a good idea for schools to print out each page, laminate it and keep it handy in the staffroom. then there are no excuses for not maintaining the willow structures.
here's the link https://sites.google.com/site/willowmaintenance/home
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Beatrix Potter Garden, Windermere
we have been working in Peter Rabbits garden today. its been cold and very wet all day and we have been renewing the willow fencing in readiness for the re-opening of the place and 5th February. apparently the Chinese and Japanese go wild for Beatrix Potter and flock here! all of the signs are in English and Japanese!
we have spent an uncomfortable day on our bums crawling around the garden weaving willow hurdles. the finished result looks pretty good. worth a visit if you have small children.
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