Maggie's World - Fete de Sens 2015

What an AWESOME weekend, painted such beautiful souls for two days! (Oh and made a 3 meter birds nest)

Victorian Vogue Parade - Herne Bay Festival 2015

Just spent 10 days in the UK helping some lovely people of Herne Bay (and some Canadians!) making costumes entirely out of paper and card!

Spring Baskets Course - Agricultural Museum, Brook

Ooo the lovely ladies on my spring basket course held at the Agricultural Museum, Brook. Lots of proud teacher moments!
 I DID warn them of willow addiction, honest!

Oooo I'm brewing.......and burning!

Wreath Making Courses in Kent

The Singleton Environment Centre, Ashford has asked me to put on the ever popular willow wreath making courses again for this festive season. So there will be one at the environment centre on the 6th and another in Maidstone on the 7th of December. Book now as places are limited.  Details on the posters below. 

OOoooooo Something VERY exciting is about to happen!.........

Mad Mad MAD March!

What an unexpectedly busy March! Cardboard Farms, Pyrographing, Willow Animals, Space Installations, Consultations to name but a few!

Willow Weaving Course

Oooh such lovely people on my course and soooo many 'Proud teacher moments'!

Paper & Card Forest

Worked with 11 schools to make a paper forest installation, 110 kids, lots of teachers, amazing volunteers, two artists, A LOT of paper and card, Oh and just two hours making time! Maggie Heaven!

Basketry - The Agricultural Museum, Brook

Oooo spent my Sunday afternoon with some wonderful people! We explored willow, basketry, chatted about foraging, parties and made snails! Really looking forward to next months session!

Willow Weaving Course

I'm running a short basket weaving course for beginners at the Brook Agricultural Museum, near Ashford.
Places are limited so Book Now to avoid disappointment!

Wreath Making at Singleton Environment Centre

Ooo met some lovely people at the Singleton Environment Centre on Sunday. Really inspiring stuff. Really the wreaths they made looked like they could easily adorn the pages of a glossy magazine, Oh I was sooo proud of them!

Two willow wreath making workshops at the Singleton Environment Center in Ashford: Book now on either the Morning session: 10-1pm or the Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm Details below

CaaaaWistmas Tweeee!

One day, just a few hours, 90 excited children, LOTS of willow and a Maggie (AKA Holy Leaf!)

Bending Sticks - Patrick Dogherty

Oooo I am a PROUD owner of the Bending Sticks DVD!

See the trailer HERE

Fairy Rings in Kew

Oh Yum!
Finally managed to get up to Kew and see Tom Hare's work:



See some more pickies here: LINK

England's Weeping Willows

Almost all willows take root very readily from cuttings or where broken branches lie on the ground. One famous example of such growth from cuttings involves the poet Alexander Pope, who begged a twig from a parcel tied with twigs sent from Spain to Lady Suffolk. This twig was planted and thrived, and legend has it that all of England's weeping willows are descended from this first one.

Willow in Art

Symbolism in Art
The weeping willow (Salix babylonica) was very popular in the funerary art of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was used most often to symbolize immortality and rebirth, likely because of its swift-growing habit. A cut willow tree can re-grow quickly as long its roots are unharmed, sometimes several feet in a single season. A cutting from the willow can grow into its own tree, even if it's planted upside down in the soil.

ITV news coverage of the Coronation Arches

The Coronation arches project that I was involved in was on TV! Check it out:

Coronation Arches

Oh what a lovely project to have been invited to be involved in. Meeting the likes of the inspiring Spencer Jenkins, Mel Bastier & Michelle Cain and lots of great volunteers. Maggie heaven!