Commissions

Alongside coffin making I enjoy designing and making baskets and other willow creations. Some examples of my baskets and recent commissions are shown in the galleries below, comprising of:

  • Round and oval shopping baskets
  • Square hamper (with our without a lid) or tool basket
  • Catalan handbags with a leather strap
  • Berry picking and foraging baskets
  • Fishing creel style baskets
  • Willow backpacks
  • Kindling and Log baskets (Round, square or oval)
  • Laundry baskets (Round, square or oval)
  • Moses baskets
  • Lampshades
  • Garden decorations, such as dragonflies and butterflies
  • Bird feeders
  • Festive creations, such as stars and woven Christmas trees
Oval Catalan with voids
English rand and reclaimed fishing rope oval basket
Large striped oval Catalan basket
Colourful fishing creel basket in front of green ferns
Fishing creel
Catalan handbag
D-shape Foraging Backpack
Square basket with wrapped handle
Square Hamper basket with lid
Hamper with lid
Square tool basket filled with hammer, nails and other tools on a work bench
Square tool basket
Hand holding a willow handled square basket in front of red brick wall
Square basket
Oval shopping basket
Buff Moses basket with brown leather handles on a carpeted floor in front of a fire place.
Buff Moses basket with leather handles
Red, brown and white Fishing creel with lid open on a log
Fishing creel
Oval Catalan with voids
English rand and reclaimed fishing rope oval basket
Large striped oval Catalan basket
Colourful fishing creel basket in front of green ferns
Fishing creel
Catalan handbag
D-shape Foraging Backpack
Square basket with wrapped handle
Square Hamper basket with lid
Hamper with lid
Square tool basket filled with hammer, nails and other tools on a work bench
Square tool basket
Hand holding a willow handled square basket in front of red brick wall
Square basket
Oval shopping basket
Buff Moses basket with brown leather handles on a carpeted floor in front of a fire place.
Buff Moses basket with leather handles
Red, brown and white Fishing creel with lid open on a log
Fishing creel
Colourful fishing creel basket in front of green ferns
Square Hamper basket with lid
Square tool basket filled with hammer, nails and other tools on a work bench
Hand holding a willow handled square basket in front of red brick wall
Buff Moses basket with brown leather handles on a carpeted floor in front of a fire place.
Red, brown and white Fishing creel with lid open on a log
Berry baskets
Round shopping willow basket in buff noir with red apples gathered inside on an autumn lawn with colourful leaves.
Round Shopping / Gathering basket
‘Half Bushel’ Log baskets and backpack
Random weave hen basket
Rope coil basket with handle
Large rope coil fruit bowl
Dragonfly
Westhope final exhibition
Hand holding buff, buff noir and white willow lampshade against stone wall.
Buff noir lampshade
Light shining through a brown willow lampshade, showing off the zig-zag weave and French rand detail.
Brown willow lampshade
Brown Willow stars spread out on a concrete floor
Willow stars
Round and tapered fat ball bird feeders displayed showing spiral patterns down them
Bird feeders
Berry baskets
Round shopping willow basket in buff noir with red apples gathered inside on an autumn lawn with colourful leaves.
Round Shopping / Gathering basket
‘Half Bushel’ Log baskets and backpack
Random weave hen basket
Rope coil basket with handle
Large rope coil fruit bowl
Dragonfly
Westhope final exhibition
Hand holding buff, buff noir and white willow lampshade against stone wall.
Buff noir lampshade
Light shining through a brown willow lampshade, showing off the zig-zag weave and French rand detail.
Brown willow lampshade
Brown Willow stars spread out on a concrete floor
Willow stars
Round and tapered fat ball bird feeders displayed showing spiral patterns down them
Bird feeders
Round shopping willow basket in buff noir with red apples gathered inside on an autumn lawn with colourful leaves.
Hand holding buff, buff noir and white willow lampshade against stone wall.
Light shining through a brown willow lampshade, showing off the zig-zag weave and French rand detail.
Brown Willow stars spread out on a concrete floor
Round and tapered fat ball bird feeders displayed showing spiral patterns down them

If you have an idea for a basket or another woven item, please get in touch and we can discuss making it happen.

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