Makers

Nes Bear

Staveley, Cumbria, LA8 Biography

I run workshops combining traditional craft, bushcraft, walking, nature reconnection, and wellbeing- spaces to reconnect with body, with other-than-human nature, and regain a sense of belonging, enlivenment, and joy. 

As for basketmaking I tend to make a lot of birdfeeders and birdhouses with willow and hazel as well as hazel frame baskets, trivets and platters. I share the making of these in the workshops as well as making some for sale now and then.

 I love weaving with materials that I find on walks, and I particularly like the unruly and wild bramble and pairing it with some hazel. Really, I enjoy the process, the connecting with the plants, the creation, the focus, and the creativity. 

Interests
  • Basketry
  • Hedgerow
  • Willow (Basketry)