I make both functional and sculptural work

I seesaw between the structure that repetition gives me to make functional work and hone my techniques and the easy flow of making sculptural work. The first one offering a framework to allow for the second one to happen naturally.

Functional

Sculptural

Oval shopping basket witrh apples

Shopping basket

Large shopping basket

image of shopping Basket on step, large, by Hanna Van Aelst

SKIB, or traditional Irish potato basket

SKIB, or traditional Irish potato basket

Sculpture FLOW

check out the video on how it was made here https://youtu.be/sehKpy0uR9g

Sculpture ‘Teardrop’

image of Willow sculpture Teardrop handmade by Hanna Van Aelst
image of willow sculpture, Awoken by Hanna Van Aelst

Sculpture (no name)

Detail of Sculpture ‘bud’

image of Willow sculpture in long grass by Hanna Van Aelst
image of willow sculpture Surprised By Magic handmade by Hanna Van Aelst

Sculpture ‘Surprised by magic’

Sculpture ‘Holding safe space’

shopping basket by hannaVan Aelst

Shopping basket

Shopping basket

image of handmade shopping basket with flared sides by Hanna Van Aeslt