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Willow Sculpture
Living willow structures or fences use live cut rods or withies, which are inserted in the ground, and they take root. Willow sculpture may use green wood but the rods are not planted, therefore the sculpture should be preserved if you desire your outdoor art to last more than five years. 
Wicker Sculpture - Queen at Faulkland Palace, 2012.
by Trevor Leat of Scotland.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Family Circle
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Pearl
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
The Siren's Call
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Calgary Stag
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Scone Stag by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Willow Alpaca. When delivered to its new home this life-sized willow sculpture of an alpaca caused much interest for the already resident alpaca herd. The willow sculpture has been treated with a linseed oil based preservative. By Caroline Gregson, UK. www.carolinegregson.com
Life size Wicker Elephant, Glenkens, UK.
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Willow Boar at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales created during a workshop for Welsh Basketmakers and other weavers as part of Basketmakers Associations Annual Summer Meeting, 2012. twistedhedge.blogspot.com
Willow Sculpture, UK
Image by Stephen Wilkinson
www.trekearth.com
Wicker Sculpture - Stagman, 2011.
by Trevor Leat and Alex Rigg.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Herne the Hunter
by Trevor Leat and Alex Rigg.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Willow Man, 12 metters tall,
Somerset, UK, by Serena de la Hey.
www.serenadelahey.com
Willow sculpture - Boris the Spider
in Pakenham, UK, artist unknown.
Image by Karen Roe, www.flickr.com
Wicker Chicken by Tim Johnson
www.timjohnsonartist.com
Willow Hares high fivin,
at the Royal Hordicultural Siciety's Garden Harlow Carr.
privetandconfidential.blogspot.com
Tom Hare's Willow Hare.
www.tomhare.net
Willow sculpture at Hobbledown, Epsom, Surrey, 10 meters long, by Michelle Cain. The dried willow sculpture is of one of the characters from the Hobbledown book namely Rumple Tump the dragon thingy. twistedhedge.blogspot.com
Fox with Bango, Fox with Fiddle.
by Michelle Cain, Cambridge Folk Festival.
www.michellecain.co.uk
Streching Willow Angels
By Michelle Cain at the Secret Light Garden at Picton Castle, 2011. twistedhedge.blogspot.com
Feya by Joy Widdett
www.thesculpturebarn.co.uk
Twig Woman at an Art Fair in Holland.
yannatry.blogspot.com
Locally reclaimed willow branches and wire.
Stillness by Olga Ziemska, 69" x 155"
www.olgaziemska.com
Stillness by Olga Ziemska
www.olgaziemska.com
Summer Palace by Patrick Dougherty, www.stickwork.net
for many more Dougherty works see: inspirationgreen.com/stick-sculpture
Tom Hare Willow Sculpture
www.tomhare.net
Willow treehouse; part of a commission of play structures for children designed collaboratively with John Malkovich for his garden in Provence, France. Made with willow, hazel, mulberry, pine and rope, the tree houses are set in a walnut tree and two hazel bushes. The tree nest is 3 metres from top to bottom and is 3 metres off the ground. By Clare Wilks, currently of Brussels. www.clarewilks.co.uk
Living willow structure created in 1998 in Aeurstedt, Germany.
Weaving live saplings together to form a domed cathedral space, architect Marcel Kalberer and his group Sanfte Strukturen are re-envisioning the way living building materials and techniques can be used. Over ten years after its construction, it still serves as a home for impromptu gatherings and community celebrations. www.studiogblog.com
Dreaming Spires Willow Playhouse
by Judith Needham, 2.4 meters wide, £2,000.
www.judithneedham.co.uk
Play Area by Tim Johnson, 2011.
Bitterne, Southhampton
www.timjohnsonartist.com
Living willow ship at Harlow Carr Gardens, UK.
Via: www.growsonyou.com
See a pic of the ship with greenery here: gardenerstips.co.uk
Wicker Sculpture - Viking Ship
by Trevor Leat.
www.trevorleat.co.uk
Sliced willow apple
Tom Hare Willow Sculpture
www.tomhare.net
Lotus Seed - Kew Gardens
Tom Hare Willow Sculpture
www.tomhare.net
Nestling - Willow Sculpture - Winner of RHS Best Show Feature at BBC Gardeners World by Tom Hare. www.tomhare.net
Tom Hare Willow Sculpture
www.tomhare.net
Willow Birdfeeders
www.backwoodswillow.com
For more images: see the Stick Sculptures page - inspirationgreen.com/stick-sculpture
Dry willow is biodegradable and within about five years will degrade if left outside exposed to the elements all year round. Placing the sculpture in a dry spot during the wettest months of the year will prolong its life span. Treat new sculptures with a linseed/turpentine mixture or another such safe preservative. Repeat annually. Make sure nearby plants will not be harmed.
Willow rods are 'grown' by coppicing. Coppiced wood is when trees or shrubs are repeatedly cut down to near ground level and then make new growth from the stump or roots. Each year willow rods might grow up to ten feet, depending on species.
Books:
Living Willow Sculpture by Jon Warnes. This covers in detail, tools & equipment, weaving, joining, and pruning. It also covers construction of domes, wigwams, fences, chairs, tunnels and arbours. www.amazon.com
Willow cuttings for sale:
Washington State: www.dunbargardens.com
New York - kits: www.englishbasketrywillows.com
BC, Canada: www.bluestem.ca
Kits and more, England: www.yorkshirewillow.co.uk
Cuttings: Gloucestershire, UK. www.thewillowbank.com
Check on ebay.
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