Tow videos today about the work of Laura Ellen Bacon, a British artist who creates large scale woven sculptures from a variety of materials.
The first video shows two large-scale works in red willow at The Arts & Crafts House in England's Lake District. These curvaceous structures, bonded to the building and the retaining wall of one of the garden terraces can be seen until the end of September 2012.
The next video shows Laura working with polypropylene ribbon on steel frames for an installation at the BLINK festival in the Market Square at Northampton in 2010.
Showing posts with label basketry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketry. Show all posts
Swill basket making
If yesterdays post made you wonder what a swill maker does, here is a video of Owen Jones, swill basket maker.
The rim of the basket is made from steamed hazel. The rest is made from oak which has been boiled, riven into thin strips and dressed with a knife. The whole process takes between 4 and 5 hours.
The rim of the basket is made from steamed hazel. The rest is made from oak which has been boiled, riven into thin strips and dressed with a knife. The whole process takes between 4 and 5 hours.
Reflections on swill making and basket making
Two old craftsmen discuss their 50 years in the basket making business.
Making a split oak basket
This video shows white oak being split and weaved into a basket:
For more information on split oak basketry, see "Oakwood Baskets".
For more information on split oak basketry, see "Oakwood Baskets".
Artspots
Today's offering is a little different to the norm. No YouTube today. Instead I am sending you off to the CBC website to take a look at their archive of videos called For The Love of Craft. Organised in six categories, there are 41 videos here, which should keep you occupied for a while. I certainly haven't had time to watch them all, so do leave a comment and let us all know which videos you watched and what you thought of them.
Artist Janet Schooley
An interview with Janet Schooley, an artist who now works with willow.
She is currently making a medieval bee skep for a short film based on some of the images from The Luttrell Psalter, an illuminated manuscript made for the Luttrell family of Irnham village, Lincolnshire, from 1325 - 1340.
She is currently making a medieval bee skep for a short film based on some of the images from The Luttrell Psalter, an illuminated manuscript made for the Luttrell family of Irnham village, Lincolnshire, from 1325 - 1340.
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