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Discover Jenny Crisp – handmade baskets and willow weaving courses using rods of willow grown in Jenny’s own willow bed in Herefordshire.
Jenny has been a professional basket maker and willow grower for 30 years. She grows the willow, to make the baskets, to sell directly to the public.
Jenny Crisp – a keen interest in the environment
After starting her training at Hereford College of Arts, she completed a degree in Woven Textiles at West Surrey College of Art & Design. Jenny had always focused on creating three dimensional woven objects as well as maintaining a key interest in the environment. In 1985 she went on to do a one year apprenticeship. This was with the very accomplished basket maker and willow grower, David Drew. This was the stepping stone to her career as a prominent basket maker.
Jenny Crisp Basketmaker & Willowgrower
Jenny has been a professional basket maker and willow grower for 30 years. Based in Herefordshire, she grows the willow, to make the baskets, to sell directly to the public.She creates, educates and exhibits passing on her knowledge and skills to an ever appreciative audience.Jenny Crisp’s Work
The work is both traditional and contemporary. Retaining a respect for long established traditions Jenny makes for contemporary living. Her products are both functional and decorative and are for indoor and outdoor use.Willow – the book
Jenny’s first book created and published by Jacqui Small LLP and Quart Publishing Group.
A guide to growing and harvesting, it incorporates everything you need to know about basketmaking along with 20 exciting projects to tackle and create.
“A perfect basket depends on the makers empathy with the material, tools and form, on repetition and experience, combined with the intention in the makers mind. This practice requires slow and steady observation”
Jenny hopes the information and advice included in this book, along with the range of products chosen, will enable you to share the essence of making an object from a natural material, and that you will have the opportunity to experience the delightful fulfilment that growing willow and basket making can bring.
These range from small items such as trivets used in the kitchen to large scale woven walls built on site outdoors.Willow with Roots
In 2018, Jenny and her daughter Issy joined forces to creative Willow with Roots, a mother-daughter partnership with a shared passion for combining traditional basket making and willow growing with innovative and unique design. Together they has entreated spherical pods for Chelsea flower show and Lampshades for Michelin star restaurant Pensons and Sandringham estate.Are you a maker, grower or creative course provider? Like to list with us and benefit from joining our supportive community? We’d love to hear from you. Check out the packages we offer on our Join Us page and get in touch…
🌿 Craft: Traditional Willow Basketry, Functional Domestic Weaving, English Willow Bed Cultivation, Garden Sculptures & Heritage Craft Masterclasses
🌿 Location: Independent Willow Studio, Heritage Workspaces & Creative Learning Venue based in Leominster, Herefordshire, UK
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