Éclisse et Brindille

Using traditional basket-making techniques, I use plants harvested close to home to make baskets, baskets and bird feeders.

It's always a pleasure to select and pick just the right amount of hazelnut, viburnum, dogwood, borage, wild privet, etc. from hedgerows or forest edges. The thicker stems give the basket a solid structure for the handle and high border. Then, at the right moment, you need to lift the splints (strips of wood), using the right movements for each species of plant. Choose the twigs to be woven carefully and take advantage of their natural dampness to dress the arches of the basketwork structure and bring out the infinitely varied colours and textures.

The gesture adapts to the plant so that it accepts to be worked and gives the best of what it can.

Taking sparingly what has grown naturally, using it with a simple knife, heating with the shavings or composting them according to the season, perpetuating and passing on these skills, all this is in keeping with my aspiration to live in harmony with nature.

And with a little creativity, these wickerworks, inspired by the simple everyday objects of yesteryear, are reborn with a strong sense of authenticity and bring a little bit of nature into our homes.

Workshop open by appointment, introductory course on request.