Straw Crafts Demonstration

Sylvia Martin (art historian / researcher / straw artist) demonstrated craft ‘POSSIBILITIES’ with straw, including examples of straw spiral work, straw marquetry and split and spun straw.

Part of the Hairy Barge Event Day: A number of talks and workshops at the intersection of heritage, craft and contemporary art to mark the arrival of our Hairy Barge into Coventry; bringing our straw harvest to the communities that will help to transform it this Spring/Summer into the Hand Earth Gesture Return public art installation.