Whistling Willow
Diary
Melina Hubbard;
Commission for 30m swerving fence following the curve of the road, Perranwell, Cornwall - 1st -8th March
Commission for wicker tipi at Gwithian Farm campsite - 26th- 31st March
Commission for a hedge at Ponsanooth in Cornwall - 29th April
Decorating the venue and having a stall at the Jubilee Wharf Wedding Fayre, Penryn, Cornwall. Fayre with an emphasis on eco-weddings and sustainable events - 3-4 May
Environmental Awareness Day with the Cornish Hedge Research Education Group at Tremough Campus, University College Falmouth 6th May
Penwith District Council have booked a series of workshops at St. Buryan Community Centre, &
Commissioned a design for an environmental play space.
First workshop - 11th May
Commission for a private garden, Otterton in Devon for hurdle fencing - 12th May
Sculptural fencing for a private garden in Riviera Towans, near Hayle - 18th May
Second Workshop for Penwith District Council - 22nd May
Mabe Shindig nr. Falmouth - Rural Crafts Demonstration & Willow Fairy Wings/Swords Workshops - May 25-26th
Appledore Visual Arts Festival - Willow Fairy Wings Workshops - 29th May-1st June
Third Workshop for Penwith District Council at St. Buryan - 17th June
Willow Workshops at the Summer Science Day at Tapeley Park, Devon. Organized by Bideford College, theme ‘Sustainability’, part of the North Devon Festival. - 21st June
Private fencing commission, Saltash, Cornwall - 23rd June
Save Our World Festival, Tapeley Park, Devon. Willow and scrap workshops - 12th-13th July
Stithians Fair with the Cornish Hedge Research Education Group - 14th July
Fourth Workshop for Penwith District Council at St. Buryan - 15th July
Major full time work commences on Play Area Commission in St. Buryan designed around the theme of the Solar System (beginning with clearance of area and preparation for building)
- 21st July onward.
Major building work commences on the 8th; of Cave and other parts of the St. Buryan Play Area - throughout August.
St. Buryan Play Area Amphitheatre is finished - during Sept.
St. Buryan Cave completed. Boat sculpture put in situ.. Mosaic rockets & stepping stones and mosaic workshops - during Oct.
St. Buryan placement of mosaic rockets and stepping stones, work on water feature begins, and planting herb garden - Nov.
St. Buryan water feature and ‘roof’ planting frame over amphiteatre - Dec.
Wayne Critchley;
Commission for a willow den at St.Mary’s Catholic Primary School creche, Falmouth - early April
Commission for a fencing hurdle (private garden) in Gwithian, Cornwall - mid April
Commission for willow hurdle fencing, private garden, nr. Constantine Bay, Cornwall - 2nd May
Decorating the venue and having a stall at the Jubilee Wharf Wedding Fayre, Penryn, Cornwall. Archways & floral willow decorations - 3-4 May
Willow hurdle fencing commission for a private garden, Falmouth - 8th May
Commission for a private garden, at Otterton in Devon for a green woodwork gate using pegs, not screws, and purely traditional methods - 12th May
Building a bath house out of round tyres at Chyan Fields, (design as seen at the Brighton Earthship). - during May
Mabe Shindig - Rural Crafts Demonstration & Willow Fairy Wings/Swords Workshops - May 25-26th
Willow Workshops at the Summer Science Day at Tapeley Park, Devon. Organized by Bideford College, theme ‘Sustainability’, part of the North Devon Festival. - 21st June
Four hurdles for a private garden commission nr. Constantine Bay - 1st July
Hurdle fencing private garden commission, Falmouth - 3rd July
Save Our World Festival, Tapeley Park, Devon. Willow and scrap workshops - 12th-13th July
Play Day, Dorchester, by Playplus, Dorset. Willow and scrap workshops - 6th August
Work on St. Buryan Play Area involving building with tyres - during August
Save Our World Festival II, Tapeley Park, Devon. Willow and scrap workshops - 30th-31st August
Work on St. Buryan Play Area Cave and Amphitheatre involving tyre building. - during Sept.
Reconstruction after transportation of, and accessories for, Boat sculpture for St.Buryan Play Area - Oct.
Continuation of work on St. Buryan Play Area - throughout Nov. & Dec.
2008 Commissions & Events included;
2009 Commissions & Events;
Melina Hubbard;
Commissioned by Penwith District Council to do a series of consultations, workshops and willow features for a community play area in Gwavas, Newlyn, Penzance.
First consultation workshop - 15th Jan.
Second consultation workshop - 19th Jan.
Week of planting willow with the community; living willow dome, tunnel and corral, - starting 16th Feb.
Private commission; Windbreaks for Gwithian Farm Campsite - dates tbc
Work on Willow Maze at St. Buryan (previous commission) with new funding found for the extra feature - Feb - April.
Work on the Herb Garden, Willow fence, and clearing the soil for grass seed, for St. Buryan - throughout March and April.
Official Launch Day of St. Buryan Sculpture Park Natural Play Area. Opening Ceremony at 11am. Speech by John Le Carre. 10-4pm - 23rd May
Commissioned to design an environmental skate park and bike track in a historic quarry and woodland at the With Wetlands Valley and The Bottoms quarry in St. Mawes - June
First community consultation workshop - 24th June
Commissioned to create a Willow Maze at Long Rock, Cornwall - early July
Wayne Critchley;
Continuation of work on St. Buryan Play Area - Jan.
Junk Carnival workshop at Summer Science Day, Tapeley Park, N. Devon - 20th June
