Lizzie Farey
Born: 1962Lizzie trained in fine art and stained glass before turning to basketry in 1991, learning the first steps from her sister-in-law in North Wales. She planted a field of willow cuttings and her passion for working with natural materials began. Always keen to try new approaches to this traditional craft Lizzie gradually gained a strong reputation for her simple innovative forms, especially the spheres often decorated with catkins or pussy willow.
A cover article in Crafts Magazine in 1997 helped establish Lizzie’s career in Britain and abroad - especially in the U.S. where she started selling her work at Browngrotta Arts. This, in turn, led to numerous awards and offers to show her work in Sotheby’s New York, SOFA Chicago, The V & A London etc. In 2004 Lizzie won the BBC Homes & Antiques ‘Talent around Britain’ award, voted for by the public and sponsored by John Lewis.
In 2007 Lizzie received the Creative Development Award from the Scottish Arts Council (now Creative Scotland) allowing her to pursue her new interest in ‘willow wall drawings’. These new pieces were exhibited in a solo exhibition at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre in 2010 and a large piece was commissioned for their stairwell, spanning two floors.
In July 2011 Lizzie’s willow light installation ‘Heart’ went on permanent display in the newly refurbished National Museum in Edinburgh, and other collections include Priors Court School, Reading; The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh; and The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
'I take my influences from the Galloway countryside where I live and work. I am surrounded by hills, lochs, larch and heather, the essence of which I try to recapture in my work. I grow my willow in nearby farmer’s fields and collect ash and other materials from the hedgerows. My working life is governed by the cycle of nature.
The work leads me and stimulates me at the same time. The pieces that I forge create a sense of spaciousness and take on a life of their own. I try to express the complex in as simple a way as possible the natural materials often having a quiet and still effect on the viewer.' - Lizzie Farey, 2012
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Bannock Bowl View details
Lizzie Farey
Bannock Bowl
2022willowH:19cm D:32cm£550Photograph: Warren SandersHeather and Hazel Nest View detailsLizzie Farey
Heather and Hazel Nest
2022corkscrew hazel, heather, porcelain eggsH:21cm D:38cm£1,100Photograph: Warren SandersLizzie Farey in her studio View details-
Ninian Vase View details
Lizzie Farey
Ninian Vase
2022willowH:43cm D:24cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersRefectory Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Refectory Bowl
2022willowH:22cm D:38cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersHedgerow Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Hedgerow Bowl
2022willow, birch, bog myrtleH:23cm D:21cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersSpring View detailsLizzie Farey
Spring
2022willowH:80cm D:23cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersBog Myrtle Nest View detailsLizzie Farey
Bog Myrtle Nest
2022willow, bog myrtleH:16cm D:28cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersBirch Nest with Moss View detailsLizzie Farey
Birch Nest with Moss
2022willow, birch catkins, mossH:18cm D:20cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersBirch Nest View detailsLizzie Farey
Birch Nest
2022willow, birch catkinsH:17cm D:22cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersNest Form I View detailsLizzie Farey
Nest Form I
2022willow, birch, bog myrtle, pussy willowH:12cm D:20cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersNest Form II View detailsLizzie Farey
Nest Form II
2022willow, birch, bog myrtle, pussy willow, wild grassH:14cm D:22cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersPeedie Basket View detailsLizzie Farey
Peedie Basket
2022willow, willow catkinsH:7cm D:9cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersFluence View detailsLizzie Farey
Fluence
2022willowD:75cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersSpring Form View detailsLizzie Farey
Spring Form
2022willowD:70cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersVerge View detailsLizzie Farey
Verge
2022willowH:65cm W:66cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersWillow Song View detailsLizzie Farey
Willow Song
2022willowD:74cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersLittle Swallow View detailsLizzie Farey
Little Swallow
2022willowH:77cm W:50cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersSeedheads View detailsLizzie Farey
Seedheads
2022willowH:105cm W:65cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersWagtails View detailsLizzie Farey
Wagtails
2022willowH:22cm W:85cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersStudy in Willow and Birch View detailsLizzie Farey
Study in Willow and Birch
2022willow, birchD:38cmSoldPhotograph: Warren SandersWind in the Reeds View detailsLizzie Farey
Wind in the Reeds
2022willowD:85cmSoldWindblown Bowl (detail) View detailsLizzie Farey
Windblown Bowl (detail)
2020heather, contorted hazelH:26cm D:36cmSoldWindblown Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Windblown Bowl
2020heather, contorted hazelH:26cm D:36cmSoldWinter Leaves View detailsLizzie Farey
Winter Leaves
2020willowD:75cmSoldBog Myrtle Nest View detailsLizzie Farey
Bog Myrtle Nest
2020willow, bog myrtleH:13cm D:26cmSoldHedgerow Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Hedgerow Bowl
2020willow, birch catkins, bog myrtleH:23cm D:33cmSoldBannock Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Bannock Bowl
2020willowH:20cm D:40cmSoldCatkin Bowl View detailsLizzie Farey
Catkin Bowl
2017pussy willow, steamed willowH:15cm W:29cmSoldLittle Swift View detailsLizzie Farey
Little Swift
2017willowH:110cm W:60cmSoldLeaves and Seeds View detailsLizzie Farey
Leaves and Seeds
2017willowD:82cmSoldNimbus View detailsLizzie Farey
Nimbus
2017wilowD:97cmSoldForma Fluens (Latin: Flowing Form) View detailsLizzie Farey
Forma Fluens (Latin: Flowing Form)
2017willowD:60cmSoldMeadow View detailsLizzie Farey
Meadow
2017willowH:76cm W:60cmSoldIndomitus (Latin: Wild or Untamed) View detailsLizzie Farey
Indomitus (Latin: Wild or Untamed)
2017willowD:82cmSoldSmall Platter View detailsLizzie Farey
Small Platter
2017willowH:50cm W:50cmSoldLong Boat and Small Boat View detailsLizzie Farey
Long Boat and Small Boat
2017willowH:130-180cm W:7-8cmSoldPussy Willow Bowl View detailsLoading
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