Up Up and away...Art project by Jonti Lees, Newlyn Art Gallery

Commissioned to make the basket part of a hot air balloon, Jonti found an old basket that had been made by blind crafts people - which I copied. I had to incorporate heavy steel wires running both ways through the base and sides. A procession took the basket down to the sea and we all drank wine whilst waiting for the uprights to soak so I could border down.

Working in the Gallery

An unusual procession

I worked in Newlyn Art Gallery alongside Jonti and a team of volunteers making the sails. This project is now awaiting some more funding to get it up in the air!

Having soaked the basket in the sea..time to put the border down

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The Trerice Dress

Commissioned by the National Trust for Trerice House, Cornwall. This tudor dress was designed to be decorated by children and then lit up from underneath. It is now part of Xmas at the house where is takes pride of place in the main hall.

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Willow Headboards - Little White Alice

Designed with Rosie Haddon at Little White Alice, these headboards have become a real feature in the bedrooms of this beautiful and inspiring place.  Each a different design and using flowing shapes and forms, the headboards are attached to the walls and very large so as to allow a change of layout from double beds to two single beds with bedside tables.