Up with the Lark: Spring Foraged Hedgerow Basket

A series of miniature baskets and objects created from foraged/gathered material from hedgerows around Berwick East Sussex on the 20/02/2018. The series explores various basket construction processes and draws comparison with the spring activities of animals and birds and the creation of nesting sites. Wooden objects created from green coppiced wood -mainly ash and sweet chestnut using various whittling processes. This miniature frame basket is made from three different types of willow, broom and hazel. objects whittled from coppiced ash.