Event name: Willow Structures Workshop with Penny Simons
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Willow Structure Workshop - Learn the technique with Designer, Maker, Gardener, Penny Simons, Friday 18 August
About Penny Simons: www.ruralartisanliving.com
Penny Simons is a Designer/Maker/Gardener living and working in the Southern Highlands of NSW. With a BA hons. in Constructed Textiles, majoring in Weaving at the Winchester School of Art in England, Penny was one of the founding partners of Sydney based, textile company 'Cloth'. The intervening years and arrival of children have seen her work in the fields of biodynamics, landscape design, craft and sustainable horticulture, where she picked up new raw materials with which to weave on an altogether different scale. Working now with the seasons and material from her local environment to create sustainable art and craft work, she much enjoys sharing and teaching her skills at workshops which reconnect participants with the earth via the materials she provides.
Workshop description:
Participants will learn how to make a woven willow structure, (wigwam or cloche style) using material foraged, harvested and prepared by Penny. These structures are suitable for climbing peas or beans, perhaps a clematis or a climber that doesn't get too heavy. They are also extremely decorative on their own, adding height, texture, or a point of interest in the garden.
The day will begin at 9.30am with morning tea, followed by an invigorating morning of creating under Penny's guiding hand. Penny is an excellent teacher, with a bounty of information to share about working with the material and techniques she employs. Mickey will provide a warming, garden-inspired, long-table winter lunch, after which you can add the final flourishes to your own willow structure*.
*A thought: you will need to keep transport of your work in mind! Or at least scale the size of your work on the day to fit into your car.....many have been the occasions here when we've needed to re-arrange overpacked cars to fit in an unexpected purchase, so in attending this day, please make sure your car is empty to begin with!
More on Mickey's Willow Structure obsession!
Cost $420.00 per person
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