Contemporary Basketry Improvers
Wed 26 Feb 2025, 10:00 am - Wed 26 Mar 2025, 1:00 pm
The short basketry courses are ‘contemporary’ rather than traditional in style. They introduce a variety of materials and construction techniques for students to explore surface and form.
Our loose theme for the Improvers’ course this term will be to work with some bark and other natural materials to make pouch or pocket forms using a variety of methods.
Suitable for anyone with a little basketry or other creative making experience.
Event Information
Price: £129.5
Course Weeks: 5
Room: Kincaid Hall
Campaign: Spring Term 2025
Customer Information: A general toolkit for the course to include secateurs/garden snips, scissors, blunt-ended darning needle, spray bottle, old towel for keeping materials damp, notebook, and pen. A single blade pocket-knife and A4 cutting mat/board would be useful to avoid sharing.
Your Tutor
Name: Hazel Godfrey
Bio: Hazel is a contemporary basket-maker and willow artist, her inspiration comes from nature and the human condition. Graduating in 2004 with a degree in Applied Arts 3D Media she began working professionally in 2008.
Hazel works with willow and various other natural materials. She has made commissioned works for a variety of settings including community outdoor spaces, public buildings, TV, and private clients. She has also exhibited work on a Gold Award winning stand at Chelsea Flower Show.
For over 16 years, Hazel has taught in Herts and Bucks, as well as from her studio near Hitchin.
Department: Arts & Crafts
