Laura Ellen Bacon creates sculptural spaces from willow. In this video she is working on an installation that fills the old kitchen of Barrington Court, in Somerset, England. She discusses her work and talks about the materials that she uses with her supplier, Musgrove Willows.
Showing posts with label weaving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weaving. Show all posts
Weaving on an architectural scale
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.
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.
Willow hurdles
Here is a short video showing a hurdle being made from willow.
These are made in Somerset, the county of my birth. Willow growing and the associated crafts of hurdle making and basketry are a traditional craft of the area, dating back to at least the Iron Age.
These hurdles are made at English Hurdle, Stoke St. Gregory:
Their website shows many different style of hurdle, as well as many other willow products such as arbours and arches.
These are made in Somerset, the county of my birth. Willow growing and the associated crafts of hurdle making and basketry are a traditional craft of the area, dating back to at least the Iron Age.
These hurdles are made at English Hurdle, Stoke St. Gregory:
The hurdlers weave up to 10 strands of spraggly withies at one time horizontally on an upright jig, like carpet weavers at a loom. The craftsmen have to grapple with the springy willow to create the tautness necessary for hard-wear and long life. Each hurdle, as well as other withy products, bears the mark of its maker. Visitors may choose their preferred style and their entire order is woven up by the same maker.
Their website shows many different style of hurdle, as well as many other willow products such as arbours and arches.
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.
Tablet weaving silk
Today's video by Michael Cook shows the process of winding silk and using 'card' or 'tablet' weaving to make it into a ribbon bookmark.
Learn more about silk, silk worms and silk moths at Micheal's website wormspit.com.
Learn more about silk, silk worms and silk moths at Micheal's website wormspit.com.
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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