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LLUIS GRAU - BASKETMAKER - CESTERO

Willow baskets and basketry courses in the Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain
Cestos de mimbre y cursos de la cestería en la Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, España

Lluis Grau basketmaker Born in Barcelona I learned the skills of a rural Catalan basketmaker in rural Lleida (Catalunya, Spain) in the 1980s. There I made a range of rural baskets for local people including bakers and farmers.

In 2000 I moved to Galicia, settling in the 'Ribeira Sacra' (Sacred Riverside) area of northwest Spain, situated 2½ hours from Santiago de Compostela. There I continue to work as rural basketmaker and have now added Spanish split wood basketry and restoration work to my repertoire. I started to teach basketry in the late 1980s and have given courses in Spain, France and the UK. I now also offer residential courses at my home in the Ribeira Sacra.

I came to basketry in my search for a simple way to live using only my hands, simple handtools, and natural materials. Wherever I can I source my materials locally, such as wild willow, Mediterranean cane, chestnut, hazel, alder, buckthorn and ash. I also source willow from professional growers in Cuenca, the main willow growing area of Spain.

Lluis Grau, cestero,
Cristosende 76 - 32765 A Teixeira - Ourense - Galicia - Spain
Email: lluisyanna@terra.es
Tel. +34 988 20 74 04

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