Autumn in Vermont and My Wonderful World of Willow Weaving

 Yes, Autumn has settled in here in the Green Mountain State, making the mountains not so much green as gorgeous shades of yellow, orange and red. I have been driving very slowly these past few weeks so that I can look at the foliage around me, and still stay on the road and in my own lane even...

But this post is not about how beautiful it is here in Vermont this time of year.

It is about the three events I have recently participated in...

Basket making on Antique Hill at the Tunbridge World's Fair then willow weaving sculptures at Sculptural Visions at St. Gaudens in Cornish, New Hampshire and then back to Tunbridge for the VT Sheep and Wool Festival.

At all of these I was blessed to meet some wonderful people... other basketmakers, artists and sculptors, Anglophiles and actual English natives, folks interested in the species Salix for it's sustainability and many uses and even the new owners, at the Vt. Willow Nursery stopped by for a chat.

From my heart, a huge thank you to the folks who invited me to participate in these events and to all the people who came to see me, to share in a conversation and maybe even to weave a little willow.

My heart is full.

A few pictures for you to enjoy...

from Antique Hill, at The Tunbridge World's Fair, Tunbridge, VT ❤ 15-18 September 2022

If you ask me to wear a costume and make a basket outside on a brisk Autumn day with the smell of wood smoke in the air AND spend the day talking to people too, well then, I am one happy camper!

presenting ... ... 'Susie Ingalls Wilder' weaving an 'Apple Basket'.

(go ahead... laugh if you want to :-)

                                               

Sculptural Visions at St. Gaudens in Cornish, NH  ❤ 24 September 2022

People had a fun time adding weeping willow branches to my willow sheep!

  

  

  

and last but not least, the VT Sheep and Wool Festival, Tunbridge, VT ❤ 1-2 October 2022

and that my friends is the end of a very, very happy month of activities! I loved every second of my time with each person who stopped by for a chat at all these events.

Now, to get a bit more willow weaving done before the water in my soaking tank freezes solid...

Wishing you all a very Happy Autumn wherever you are in the world and hoping you make time to do something you love to do as much as I love weaving willow.

love and hugs all around-

susie