On a Saturday at the end of January, Sharon held a one day Willow Sculpture course at Churchill School, Somerset. Having collected the materials the previous week (read about it here) the next challenge was to strip off the side branches and prepare it for use by the students.
With a one day course in willow sculpture coming up we headed to the lanes nearby to collect some materials. Though the course was to focus primarily on introducing willow as a sculpture material it is beneficial for new and developing practitioners to get their hands – literally – on a variety of hedgerow woods [...]