March 8 to June 8, 2025
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, 1-7 Abbot Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NL
‘Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft’
Open Daily
Monday – Friday 10am to 5pm (until 6pm Thursdays)
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 12am – 4pm
May 3 to 5, 2025
Fair View, Freuchie, Fife KY15 7EY
Open each day from 10am - 5pm
Having made baskets for 40 years I will show both functional and decorative baskets, my expressive sculptural work and the Salictarium featuring 10 different varieties of willow. Members of the Fife Basketmaking group will show/sell work, demonstrate weaving and invite you to have a go! Expect a festival atmosphere! Children welcome.
Men in Kilts
Last but not least a wee flag up for the TV show ‘Men in Kilts’ on the Starz channel. During the summer 2020 Anna Liebmann and myself were sworn to secrecy regarding taking part the filming of a basketmaking session with two famous actors (from Outlander), Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish - both of whom have basketmakering in the family. Sam is Trevor Leat's nephew and Graham has an ancestor who made baskets in Portobello’s Fisherow !
Anna brought a van load of willow and baskets for the props department to create a suitable feel and the two men worked on a frame basket each with considerable hilarity…
Willow harvest
and courses
After harvesting willow at the Museum of Scottish Rural Life for over 20 years the bed is coming to the end of its life and due to building work we were not able to harvest in 2023. I therefore do not anticipate further public events of this kind in the near future.
And now well into my 8th decade I have with some difficulty decided not to teach courses any longer. It has been such a joy to share my knowledge and I treasure the many friendships made along the way!!
