Bob Johnston Basket Maker https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/willow-sculptures/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:48:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 From Craft To Couture https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/from-craft-to-couture/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:41:49 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1883 Thrilled to see some of my mummers’ masks making it to the red carpet for Alexander McQueen at Paris fashion week.

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]]> The Triumph Of Art https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/the-triumph-of-art/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:31:32 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1862 I was incredibly honoured that my work was included in the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of The National Gallery in London.

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    • I was incredibly honoured that my work was included in the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of The National Gallery in London.

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    ]]>         Sculpture at Doddington 2025 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/sculpture-at-doddington-2025/ Sun, 04 May 2025 08:24:19 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1817 Totally thrilled to be one of the 60 sculptors chosen to showcase our work at the wonderful Doddington Hall Sculpture Exhibition beginning this July. Home Page

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    Totally thrilled to be one of the 60 sculptors chosen to showcase our work at the wonderful Doddington Hall Sculpture Exhibition beginning this July.

    Home Page

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    ]]>         Braided Animals https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/streekmuseum-de-zilverreiger/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:31:16 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1670 Thrilled to have three sculptures included in a new exhibition in Belgium. Opened by JRH Prince Laurence and celebrating its 55th anniversary, the Streekmuseum De Zilverreiger showcases woven animals sculptures from across Europe.   https://www.rtv.be/cultuur-entertainment-en-ontspanning/prins-laurent-aanwezig-bij-expo-zilverreiger  

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    ]]>     Thrilled to have three sculptures included in a new exhibition in Belgium. Opened by JRH Prince Laurence and celebrating its 55th anniversary, the Streekmuseum De Zilverreiger showcases woven animals sculptures from across Europe.

     

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    ]]>         Yeoman https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/yeoman-2/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:55:12 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1596       Greatly honoured to be installed as a Yeoman Member of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers.

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    Greatly honoured to be installed as a Yeoman Member of The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers.

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    ]]>         The Art of the Exceptional https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/the-art-of-the-exceptional/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:29:55 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1453 Thrilled to have my work included in The Art of the Exceptional, Fortnum & Mason, London.  A Jubilee celebration of makers.  

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    ]]>     Thrilled to have my work included in The Art of the Exceptional, Fortnum & Mason, London.  A Jubilee celebration of makers.

     

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    ]]>         Irish Craft Heroes https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/irish-craft-heroes/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 20:50:00 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1415 Delighted to have been chosen and included in IRISH CRAFT HEROES, a major DDCI exhibition celebrating 50 years of Irish Craft.

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    in IRISH CRAFT HEROES, a major DDCI exhibition

    celebrating 50 years of Irish Craft.

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    ]]>         Homo Faber Guide https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/homo-faber-guide/ Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:20:00 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1349                                                                                                               […]

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    ]]>                                                                                                                                       Extremely honoured to be included in the newly launched Homo Faber Guide, curated by the Michelangelo Foundation.

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    ]]>         Art In Embassies https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/art-in-embassies/ Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:09:29 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1272 Extremely honoured to have one of my pieces included in the Art in Embassies Program. ‘Elvis’, a life-size willow highland trophy head, has been chosen to be exhibited as part of AIEP at the US Embassy, Dublin.

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    ]]>     Extremely honoured to have one of my pieces included in the Art in Embassies Program. ‘Elvis’, a life-size willow highland trophy head, has been chosen to be exhibited as part of AIEP at the US Embassy, Dublin.

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    Elvis 

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    ]]>         From Belfast to Bayeux https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/from-belfast-to-bayeux/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:30:33 +0000 https://bobjohnstonbaskets.co.uk/?p=1215 The post From Belfast to Bayeux appeared first on Bob Johnston Basket Maker.

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    Extremely honoured to see my Willow Throne travel to France, accompanied by the fantastic GOT tapestry for display alongside the iconic Bayeux Tapestry in the Hotel du Doyen, Bayeux.

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