Marie Louise Williams

Artist & Basket-maker

As well as being the Founder and Facilitator of Wellington Road Art Studios, Marie has taught art and craft workshops to both adults and children in museums, galleries and schools across Wirral and Merseyside, including The Bluecoat, The Williamson Art Gallery, The Museum of Liverpool and Birkenhead park.

Passionate about the environment, sustainability and regeneration, her work on the Eco-schools projects with Wirral Council and Wirral Environmental Network (WEN) has contributed to a number of Wirral schools gaining Green Flag status, the most recent project also being allied with the Tiny Forest Movement. She believes that beauty enriches our world in ways that cannot be counted.

Nature was my playground and my solace as a child, so when I began working with the supple, robust adaptability of willow, I immediately knew I had come home. As a material, it magically transforms into resilient, radiant structures that nurture, enrich and support our lives.

My hope is always that my work, whether creating or teaching, gives rise to a sense of wellness within you, grounded in the solid reality of a beautiful object, lovingly made.