Lawsons Market Garden

02/09/2026

Check out this video that Emilie and Jon from Camp Out West recorded a few weeks ago. They got some really beautiful shots of my place and all the willow :)

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13/08/2026

Islands Of Green. It's been a loong, hot summer. I've never seen the grass so brown and crispy. Yet the willows continue to grow. Zero irrigation, and hardly a drop of rain in 3 months.

03/08/2026

Welcome to my very first art exhibition. Eileen Coxon and I are showing our work through at Woolmarket House in Kings Lynn from August 1st-26th. All details of the exhibition can be found on the Contemporary and Country website.
My entire collection is made from buff noir willow from

30/07/2026

Is Art Merely Craft, Absent of Functionality?
This is my penultimate piece of a collection of work I've been creating for my first ever art exhibition. The exhibition opens this Saturday at the viewing room in kings Lynn.
Whilst weaving this, I was contemplating what makes art, art. Is there a defining line between art and craft? Or is it all in the eye of the beholder?
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29/07/2026

My latest obelisk commission finished this morning.
Obelisks look amazing in the garden adding height and structure, perfect for supporting your climbing annuals 🌱🌱🌱
I don't sell these at markets as they don't fit in my van....

28/07/2026

This weekend I'm teaching asymmetric basketry and I didn't have any examples to show the students (because they always sell), so this morning I made this little beauty.
I only had 5ft rods left, so it was a wee bit of an experiment too, to see what a reverse zigzag double french rand would look like in chunky old french willow. Because they were so chunky, I decided to incorporate double uprights for extra strength and durability.

21/07/2026

Swallows are quickly becoming another of my best sellers. The first one I ever made took me well over half an hour.
A customer approached me at market on Sunday and asked to buy the swallow she had just watched me make... She told me it took me 15 minutes.... I sell them at £15. £1 a minute... I can live with that working as a craftsman playing with sticks 🙌🙌🙌
If you want to have a go at one of these, there's a fantastic free tutorial on the YouTube channel.
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16/06/2026

Is This Art? This is the first of 10 pieces I'll be creating for an art exhibition I've been invited to display at in August.
I've never considered myself an artist... I make functional baskets, stuff that works... Beauty in the form is always something I aim for too, but whilst working, I'm generally thinking about how the item will be used, not how it will look in a gallery....
Art is a very subjective matter though I suppose, so I've accepted the invitation from and have started creating the body of work. Every piece will be made using purely buff noir willow from to set it apart from my usual creations.

12/06/2026

Dragonflies are one of my best sellers at market. I've decided to make a few improvements to their design, let me know what you think :) I'll have a number of these available at this Saturday

11/06/2026

Adding wing details onto these little willow swallows. I'll have a selection of these with me on Saturday at