Artwork for Phi Evans
Rush pic nic Basket
Rush bowl and mat
Rush works, baskets and bowls
Rush basket and plait
Details
My work is about creating functional yet beautiful items -baskets, bowls, mats, boxes. I do it because we need to be sustainable and it shows what we can use from the world around us. I use minimal tools and techniques that have been used through the ages.
My inspiration is the natural world. I want to show others how to connect to the natural world starting with their own immediate surroundings.
I am a weaver of natural materials, mainly English rush, willow and garden plant fibres. I trained in gardening and basket making.
I make combining materials such as rush and willow. I teach from basic weaving classes up to City and Guilds level three. I hold workshops at home in north Herefordshire; I teach and give talks around the county.
Trained and worked in horticulture for 42 years. Continuing development in basketry - City and Guilds level two, short courses and skills share over the last thirty years.
Certificate in Preparing to teach in Adult Learning (PTAL).
HArt Mary Magdalen church, Leintwardine, SY7 0LD September 2024
'Weave only a Trace' Fusion Gallery, Ironbridge, November 2024
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