Art House 42
Address: 57 Coillesdene Avenue
Open: 7/8 September
Also Open By Appointment at 34 Eastfield (9-13 Sept)
Using entirely UK willows, many grown regeneratively in Scotland, Anna makes functional and decorative works drawing on traditional baskets and heritage weaving skills. Items include baskets, homeware, jewellery, plant supports, willow display.
Nature and history pass through Anna’s hands as she weaves using willow she grows, cuts, sorts and prepares herself. Every year in the early spring you will find Anna in the willow patch with friends, harvesting the year’s crop, ready for regrowth. The first crop was cut from the bed in 2005, the year her daughter was born. Anna grows eight types of willow in the patch, of different colours, hues and elasticity. Some of them are stout, making them ideal for a basket’s skeleton. Others are long and slender, and can be woven in and out of small spaces. Anna aims to contrast the dappled hues of the different willow barks within her work. Through the year, particularly as she is creating baskets and forms using her homegrown willow, the affection for the material carries on through the work. The baskets are things of beauty; sturdy and precise.
Anna has studied with many internationally known basket makers and willow growers over her 15 years of basketmaking, which began with her growing willow for another basket maker and being inspired by the regenerative nature of the craft.
Some recent exhibitions and studies include: Folk at Heart exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh; Teaching traditional basketry on a national level to the Northumbria Basketry Group; and Nourish exhibition at Farnham Crafts Study Centre.
Events
Basketry Demonstration Sunday 8th Sept 11am
Anna will demonstrate some of her basketry techniques and give a small talk on willow types and prepara’on.
Play with clay and willow
There will be clay and tools available at a table in the garden for children to get their hands dirty. Finished pieces can be fired for a donation to Refugee Sanctuary Scotland. There will be small willows available for adults and children to experiment with getting creative with sticks, or incorporate into their clay artwork.
Refreshments Tea, coffee and cake available all weekend with a lovely family friendly feel in the garden for a donation to Refugee Sanctuary Scotland
Website: www.annaliebmann.net
Instagram: @anna.liebmann.basketweaver
Contact: annatalamh@googlemail.com
Also showing with Michelle Lowe
