Willow Sculptures ~ Hares, Curlews, Hens & Cockerels or Deer with Phil Bradley

9.30am – 4.30pm
£78   Lunch included
Material Charges :  £10 collected on the day

A lovely day with Cumbria's Willow master Phil Bradley creating life size Sculptures : Hares, Hens & Cockerels, Curlew or a small Deer for summer or Christmas

We are very happy that Phil runs several courses here at Greystoke- his days are always popular, inspirational and relaxing. People find it hard to believe that, by the end the day, they will be taking away their very own willow creation.He has been taking these lovely classes at Greystoke since 2005 and they continue to be some of our favourites. These sculptures are suitable for both indoors and out, even if you have had no experience in Willow work, Phil will guide you expertly and patiently through the day. By the end of the workshop you will have created something quite unique to adorn home or garden.                     

Dates for this course - see list below for which date to book:

2021        HENS & COCKERELS  Wed 20th Jan   (rescheduled from Nov 2020)   

2021:       HENS & COCKERELS   Tues 1st June    OR  Tue 12 October

                CURLEWS                     Tues 13 July

                 DEER                            Wed 14 July      OR   Wed 17 Nov  

                 HARES                        Thu 9th Sept                                    

(Thu 2nd Dec 2021: Angels ~ separate entry)

Kindly note there will be a materials charge payable directly to the tutor on the day of around £10 ,  typically this course runs with around 8-10 students.

Please bring: £10 cash ON THE DAY for your willow.  All materials will be provided by the tutor for your Quirky Willow day. Phil brings his own special home grown Cumbrian willow that is tended with love, then harvested, sorted and carefully stored by Phil before soaking again a week before the course. Most importantly, Phil’s willow is organic (some people suffer skin rashes from working with sprayed commercially grown willow) Phil often has spare willow available for sale at the end of the class - please remember to bring extra cash if it’s likely that you’ll wish to buy more to take home with you.  

About the Artist   When not teaching, creating, demonstrating or weaving baskets, Phil manages and harvests his own organic willow beds near Cockermouth. .In order to protect the creative process & copyright of the pieces you will be making on the Willow weaving and Wire sculpture workshop days we kindly request that students do not take videos or systematically photograph the different stages during the day. Thank you for your understanding and help to preserve the originality of our tutor’s designs.