| Catherine Davies |
 I've known Catherine since she began basket making. She used to live just up the road in Thornhill village before heading out to the Isle of Eigg. Basket making came naturally to her and her dedication to understanding the weaves and the structures of the traditional baskets of Scotland and Ireland can be seen in her own beautiful creations. It is great to have her at West Moss-side to pass on her skills. (Kate Sankey) Catherine Davies is one of Scotland?s finest basket makers. Her work is very distinctive using willow and traditional styles. She started basket making seven years ago and now works from her converted blackhouse workshop on the Isle of Eigg. She uses a host of different willow varieties, grown organically at her home on the Isle, to bring beautiful colour to her baskets. Her work was featured at the Country Living Fair 2005/06 and she trained with Lise Bech in Ayrshire and Joe Hogan in Galway. Her inspiration has always been the low impact, sustainable nature of basketry; the transformation of a native plant using only the simplest hand tools to produce beautiful and practical objects. Catherine has taught many beginners courses for several different Local Authorities and forestry/community organisations, as well as running her own courses from her workshop. This experience has given her a very good insight into the needs and capabilities of beginners, so enabling her to offer a very comprehensive basketry course which guarantees satisfaction.Examples of Catherine's work can be found on the Traditional Willow Baskets workshop page. You can contact her on +44 (0)1764 663420, or e-mail Catherine at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
