Mark & Rebecca Ford

We are contemporary environmental artists Mark Antony Haden Ford and Rebecca Ford of Two Circles Design and work with natural materials from our studio in Slindon, within the South Downs National Park, UK.We make work for both public and private sectors. We have a strong interest in the archaeology, geography and wonders of the natural world, drawing on traditions and techniques of willow craft and woodland management. We harvest from our willow bed approximately 80,000 rods each winter for projects. Our installations and sculptures encompass a wide range of traditional skills and practices developed over many years, we hope it reflects a renewed interest in returning to a slower pace of life, to the art of making something that takes time and effort. The final forms take time to evolve, the nature of the material dictating in part, the direction and shape.

We actively engage with Schools, Universities and community groups to create new works. We have represented the UK at several International Land Art events in USA, Canada, Italy, Mongolia, South korea, Switzerland, Lithuania, Poland, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and have created works for South Downs National Park, Venice Biennale, Burberry, Glastonbury Festival, RHS, Grange Opera, Farley Farmhouse, University of Surrey, Kent Wildlife Trust, Arundel Wetlands, Chichester Cathedral, West Dean and Arundel Castle, Warner Bros film studios, Larian Studios, Waddesdon Manor, Butser Ancient Farm.

• Basketry
• Contemporary
• Garden Structures
• Traditional
• Willow (Basketry)