Make a Willow Chicken
Make a Willow Chicken: Weaving a sculpture of a chicken to enhance your garden
Make a Willow Chicken
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Make a Willow Chicken
Spend a fun and creative day with basket maker, Judith Needham, weaving a sculpture of a chicken to enhance your garden or perhaps to make a really special gift with  the Make a Willow Chicken Workshop.
 
What to expect:
To create the main body sculpture of chicken, Judith will teach you a random willow weave. You will also learn other interesting weavng techniques to create the details of legs, ears and eyes – all borrowed from traditional basket making.
 
What to wear/ bring:
All materials will be provided, including a metal framework to weave onto.
 
You are welcome to come with your own ideas – If you have a different animal in mind, of a similar size contact Judith first to discuss.
 
Please email judith@judithneedham.co.uk.
 
Benefits:
In this workshop you will be learning the traditional craft of willow weaving which not only creates a lasting functional or decorative item for you to take home to enjoy, it also helps promote and celebrate this ancient heritage craft.
 
As a hands-on workshop, working with this natural material is a great creative work out for your hands!
 
Who is your tutor:
Judith Needham is a basket maker and willow weaver based in Farnham, Surrey, England’s Craft Town.
 
Judith specialises in woven willow playhouses but she also makes baskets and teaches basket making and willow sculpture workshops.
 
Judith enjoys passing on her skills through teaching workshops to adults and children at various venues across Surrey and Hampshire.
 
Time: 10am – 4pm
The base 

The Base opened on Friday 8 February 2019 in partnership with Greenham Trust and the Corn Exchange.

It became a registered charity in 2022 (charity no. 1199188) and is dedicated to improving access to the arts whilst bringing quality visual art to the local area.

Situated in a purpose-built arts and craft building, The Base’s £1.7M venue was designed by Sutton Griffin Architects of Newbury.

The space comprises of a 110sqm gallery, artists’ studios and a workshop for participatory classes.

There is also a café facility managed by Honesty Café group.

Striving to be a flagship visual arts venue in West Berkshire, The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year 54 exhibition launched the inaugural gallery programme.

Displaying some of the best wildlife photography from across the globe, the exhibition comprised of 100 photograph across 7 categories and is renowned for attracting millions of visitors around the world every year. 

The Base is also home to 8 visual artists and craft makers as well as Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire, who present their annual INSIGHT exhibition at The Base every May. 

GALLERY OPENING TIMES

The gallery opening times and days vary depending on which exhibition is being presented.

Please check the exhibition pages before you travel to ensure the gallery will be open.

Purchase a Base Pass and gain unlimited access to their Gallery for 12 months – find out more here

Honesty Cafe is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm and 9.30am – 4pm on Sundays.

From a fully accessible building to relaxed visit days, they are dedicated to making their venue and exhibitions accessible for everyone.

Please visit the Accessibility page for information about the facilities at The Base.

Tickets for all exhibitions and workshops at The Base can be booked via the Corn Exchange Box Office: 01635 522733

Their phone lines are open daily: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm (or until 7pm if there is a performance on), Sunday, 10.30am to 4pm

The Base Greenham, Greenham Business Park, Communications Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 6HN

Please contact admin@thebasegreenham.co.u

Base Pass
 

Throughout the year, The Base attracts high quality touring exhibitions from the likes of the Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and more.

They know that sometimes one visit just isn’t enough to take in all the talent on show.

So they bring you the Base Pass, enabling you to come and go as often as you like to each exhibition for a whole year!

Unlimited entry to The Base Gallery for 12 months*

10% off at Honesty owned cafes

PLEASE NOTE: Your new Base Pass card will be ready to collect on your next visit to The Base!

 Honesty cafe

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