Visit my new ETSY shop
Click here to visit my little shop on Etsy where you can buy some of my small wire sculptures, limited edition prints and wire sculpture kits online.
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NEW 2 day courses
Do you fancy making something a bit bigger?
Come on a 2 day wire course at West Wood Studio near Devizes, Wiltshire, to develop your own project. Make a life size hare, some hens, ducks, a dog, cat, a trophy stags head or a large bendy figure.
Only 4 places available on each course.
Friday June 7th & Saturday June 8th ONE PLACE REMAINING
Friday June 14th & Saturday June 15th FULL
£220 to include lunches, refreshments and a materials pack.
Fill in the Contact form to check availability. We also have B&B available at West Wood House.
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Conran Hares
Hares, Hens and Clouds at the Conran Shop
Visit The Conran Shop's flagship store in Chelsea, London between now and early May to see an installation of 50 new sculptures by Julieann in the windows. All works are for sale and range in price from around £30 to £800.
Click on the links to see what the design press have been saying:
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Workshop at Les Soeurs Anglaises in 2013
BOOK NOW FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL COURSE IN SOUTHWEST FRANCE
Residential 5 Day wire sculpture course in the Dordogne at the beautiful house and barn workshops of Les Soeurs Anglaises. August 2013
Over the five days of this workshop Julieann will guide you through the possibilities of using an eclectic mix of textile and sculpture techniques to create unique, quirky and individual little wire sculptures of animals, birds and figures combining a variety of wires and found objects.
• Delicious food and wine
• Stunning location
• Visit a local Brocante, to gather quirky bits and bobs to add to your sculptures, and gain inspiration from nearby cave paintings.
For more information and to book please visit:
http://www.lessoeursanglaises.com/
Be prepared to go home with a whole collection of creatures!
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Willow sculpture and Wire Sculpture DAY WORKSHOPS IN 2013
“This day has been like chicken soup for the soul!”
At last, the dates for the Spring/Summer term workshops. Book soon to secure your place for some fun, creativity, lunch and cake with a bunch of nice people in an inspirational setting.
Venue: Westwood Studio, Easterton Sands, Devizes, Wiltshire
Cost: £110 per person per day Workshop times: 10 a.m - 4p.m Gift Vouchers available
Willow Hearts & Balls on poles
Willow is back for a couple of day workshops making alternative sculpture topiary for the garden - willow hearts and balls on poles. Lovely festooned with fairy lights for parties or weddings or just to brighten things up.
- FRIDAY April 19th FULL
LITTLE WIRE CREATURES & BENDY WIRE FIGURES WORKSHOP
Make bendy wire figures or a wire hare, hen, cockerel or swallow using Julieann's templates or make any creature to your own design.
- SATURDAY April 27th
Contact Julieann to go on the mailing list for future workshops, courses and events.
1 to 1 tutoring available by appointment. Private group, CPD and special occasion workshops also possible, just get a group of at least 6 people together and arrange a date with Julieann.
“My little wire hare is still sitting in pride of place on the windowsill. Thanks again for a brilliant day, I really enjoyed it.” Andrea Jerome, Marlborough Town & Country Magazine
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Diarmuid Gavin Garden Design Magazine March/April 2009
Julieann's Harum Scarum mad march hare sculptures are chosen by garden designer Diarmuid Gavin to be featured in his garden design magazine editorial this month.
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Hares at the BRIT AWARDS
The production design company in charge of the BRIT AWARDS 2009 sought out Julieann's hares for this years awards show.
A pair of willow, frisky hares will be whooping it up either side of the entrance to the stars Green Room!
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Hare-Raising Partnership
T hey say some people are simply made for their partners – two halves of the same sky. When you meet sculptor Julieann Worrall Hood and her garden designer husband Nick, you understand exactly what they mean.
Look out for the latest feature article about Nick and Julieann's work in this week's Saturday supplement of the Western Daily Press.
www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/lifestyle/Hare-raising-partnership/article-457442-detail/article.html
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LINKS
Julieann is passionate about drawing and loves to draw quickly, intuitively in a scribbly, gestural fashion. Her scribble sculptures are a development of mark making into 3 dimensions.
The first in a new series of scribble sculptures is on display at Rabley Contemporary Drawing
Julieann's work can also be seen at:
www.artsmatrix.plymouthart.ac.uk/index.php?q=user/50
www.artsindex.org/view-artist.php?aid=957
www.uk-arts.co.uk/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&
catid=94&Itemid=98#axzz1rYdTQ4Gy
www.lessoeursanglaises.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/woven-wonders.html
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Feature article in Wiltshire Life Magazine
Nick and Julieann are featured in the May 2008 issue of Wiltshire Life magazine in an article which discusses their life and work showing photos of their hand drawn planting plans, flower beds and willow hare sculptures.
Look out for other features about their work in Country Living and Country Life magazines.
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Living Willow Dinosaur Sculpture
Living willow projects, sculptures and arbours take place between January and March each year. Please contact us by the September before you wish to do your project to get booked in!
More than 50 year 3 pupils at Lainesmead Primary School in Swindon worked with Julieann in February 2008 on a 3m x 6m living willow dinosaur which they had designed during workshops before Christmas.
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Mad March Hares at RHS Gardens Hyde Hall
EXHIBITION EXTENDED
Julieann created a new series of black, scribbly wire hares which are leaping around the gardens of Hyde Hall in Essex
The hare sculptures are for sale (there are now only 2 available) so hop along as soon as you can!
www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/Gardens/hydehall/index.htm
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