Laura Rowlatt

I am a painter, turned basketmaker.

I’d been learning the craft of basketmaking for about 6 years, purely as a hobby. But when Covid arrived, and sent me down to my studio by necessity rather than choice, I somehow lost my enthusiasm for paint and paper. I had always loved weaving, textiles, texture, and I found myself looking forward to spending more and more time with willow.

I love creating something functional – and I hope beautiful – from sticks.
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Now I can’t wait to get into my workshop, where I can pause in my work and look out at my newly-planted willow patch, and feel that I have found my creative path.