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Chris Baxter – Gathering. Photo courtesy of Mollie Butters, Field Farm Project.
SCULPTURE & BASKET MAKING
Professional Basket Maker & sculptor using natural materials including locally grown willow & plant fibres.
Trevose Gardens, Sherwood NG5 3FU
01159 692094 voice
07811 879159 text
Contact info: as I am deaf I prefer a text to 07811 879159 or an email.
www.chrisbaxtersbaskets.co.uk
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After studying Fine Art (Sculpture) at Loughborough in the 80’s I began teaching and specialist teaching. My main career was in Student Services within both Nottingham universities. Realising that I had been too long away from creating I determined to find a three dimensional outlet and happened upon Traditional English Basketry in 2014. Engaging a professional basket maker with a lineage of basketry spanning over 100 years to teach me I learned to make baskets from willow in this time honoured fashion. Once I began to use willow I found it to have great potential for sculpture.
This short documentary about Nottingham-based basketmaker Chris Baxter, is made by film-maker Peter Hatter.
CHRIS BAXTER’S STUDIO
I occupy what was once the granny annexe in our house in Sherwood, I have two soaking tanks a very short walk away in my garden. I work in my studio most days if I have materials prepared. The preparation of willow takes a considerable amount of time.
CHRIS BAXTER’S WORK
As well as traditional baskets I make sculptures usually of animals and birds. I also make objects that are useful, but not always baskets. Increasingly I am experimenting with other plant fibres.
If you are interested in this work, please contact the artist directly through the links above.
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- Chris Baxter, Hen Basket, willow, 35cm round 20cm base, NFS
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- Chris Baxter, Bird House, willow, 28cm base, 70cm height, NFS
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- Chris Baxter, English Shopping Basket, willow, 40cm height, 22cm base, prices from £26
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- Chris Baxter, Celtic Frame Baskets, willow, 23cm round approx, price from £25
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- Chris Baxter, Plant Fibre Basket, Bark: lime, chestnut, willow & elm, various fibres including bindweed, crocosmia & cedar root, 10cm base, 20cm height, NFS
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- Chris Baxter, Dog, Willow, 75cm (life size), NFS
ACTIVITIES
Here is a video by Chris showing the making of a gardener’s basket.
