Tom Hare

Artist

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Weaving a Silo !?

🌱 at Rhs Chelsea.. on ‘The Resilience Garden’ ,designed by Sarah Eberle for Forestry England. “Yes.” Says Hare .

Another opportunity to work alongside the wonderful Sarah Eberle on a show garden .Remember the Artisan garden in 2015 for Breast cancer charity ‘The Haven’ with The Giant Oak leaf Seat?(link below , but read on first !)

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Breast cancer Haven Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2015

🌱This time.. on main avenue, my brief was to weave the interior of an old grain silo .What would become a Garden Studio in her Gold Medal (hot of the press news) ‘Resilience Garden’ 2019.

Marking 100yrs of Foresty and highlighting the need to diversify tree planting .The garden also prompts conversations around biosecurity , for the protection of our future landscapes .

The weave itself was quite challenging , how to pin back to the cylindrical walls of the silo ,without to much extra steel work and clutter .

My solution was to tap in to the existing bolts with a pre-fab’d fixings , something to get purchase behind and to create tension in the weave .

The movement suggests a vine or similar that has taken root and climbed its way through the corregated silo walls , wrapping light fixings,window and door frames .

The Garden is an Absolute Triumph.

Congratulations to Sarah Eberle and Crocus Landscapes🏆🌱

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Not my usual read , but I did hear The Dragons Nest had a mention plus a lovely large image in April’s Homes & Gardens Magazine .

Robert Myers designer of The Magic Garden and Winner of SGD Awards 2018, explains more about the design process in the Tilt Yard at Hampton Court Palace with key plant references.

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Fell over this link today ..it’s a great little article I had forgotten about . The UK Native Fungi Sculptures at The Royal Botanic Gardens , Kew in 2013

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•Tendril • Designed for @fishertomlin ’s Blind Veterans UK Garden .Possibly my Favourite ever piece to date . Image:@holkhamforge #allaboutcommunity #windfell #oak #willow #sculpturalseat #sculpturalseating #rhshampton #willowseat #willowsculpture #treeseat #liquidamber #sticksnapper

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“Cup of tea anyone ?”

Sculptures designed for the Canal and River Trust in Stoke on Trent . To be installed spring 2018

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Baskodenn• A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a course ran by The most excellent François Desplanches .

We focused on a basket from Brittany that traditionally was used for measuring and transporting sardines .

François is a patient, knowledgeable and highly skilled basket maker , he teaches very precise techniques and a selection process that has been a great inspiration to me .

I hope he returns next year to show us all some more :) Thank you François! His website link is below …

http://desplanches.vannerie.free.fr

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Pine Cone for Sir Harold Hillier Gardens : Seeds dispersed and sun shining .

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Chanterelle Sculptures we created for the Queens Garden , Oslo 2016 . Jubilee Gift - Insect hotels From Mayor Marianne Borgen to Royal Couple :image by @turidlis

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Taking a look back at our sculptural , human sized fish trap at Vingsted Iron Age settlement in Denmark during an exceptional frost ❄️ Built during Pilefestival🌱 2015 . We visited again last year during the summer ,it’s really a magical place 💫

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The Society Of Garden Design Awards 2017. Robert Myers Associates were awarded not one but two Awards last night in London , for the Exceptional Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace . Receiving the recognition it truly deserves 🌳 Lovely to see images of our Dragons Nest in The Telegraph today 💫Congratulations to all the winners at SGD last night .

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Robert Myers Associates were awarded not one but two Awards! last night in London , for the Exceptional Magic Garden at Hampton Court 👑Palace . Lovely to see images of our Dragons Nest in The Telegraph today

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Seedlip Sculpture sketch

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The Fox & The Hare Sculptures were designed for 🌱 Seedlip - The worlds first distilled non-alcoholic spirits .

They had a specific job to do in London at multi locations during Dry January .

The challenge here was to create something large enough for drama ,to engage their audience whilst still be easily manoeuvred, installed and de-rigged in and around London’s major tube stations , with no ground fixings allowed!

The sculptures stand 3.5meters tall and the heads and bases are removable from their individual stem for storage and transportation.

I am slightly in love with the 🌱Seedlip brand so problem solving and finally making the pieces was a joy , although saying goodbye to Mr & Mrs Fox was tough gig .🦊

Www.seedlipdrinks.com

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New Website all clean, crisp and organised . I think some of you sentimental folk will be sad to say goodbye to the original animated 'Tom Hare Tree Homepage' , I can understand that. ..But look at those images POPPING of the screen, worthy of the new uncluttered look. Explore more here at…. Www.tomhare.net

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Willow Sculpture Course The results ! 5 wonderful Bees and 3 charming bird feeders , some hilarity & fine cakes . Courses at www.greenwooddays.co.uk

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Gills completed today for Rhs Jardin Blanc Fungi . This is the underside of a 3.5m tall parasol mushroom , the canopy is 2.5m diameter . There will be an installation of 3 stages of growth at the Chelsea flower show ,woven in stripped fresh white Willows .