W.O.W.
Wonders of Willow
Where craft, conservation, and community take root.
Save the Date
Feb 14 and 15, 2026
@ Sky Nursery
📍 18528 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA
Join us for a first-of-its-kind community event celebrating willow— a remarkable plant that restores streams, weaves baskets, increases biodiversity, and creates habitat across the Pacific Northwest. Discover species that can enrich home gardens, wild spaces, and farms.
Whether you are interested in weaving a willow basket, growing willow as a crop, leveraging willow for a restoration project, or adding winter color to your home garden - W.O.W. will have something for you.
Free community presentations from local willow experts
Small group beginner willow weaving workshops - 2 hours or less (registration opens Jan 1st)
Local willow growers selling live cuttings - basketry, floral, living structure, and native species
Willow-focused vendors
Live weaving demonstrations with Q&A
Woven willow and basket exhibit
This event is being organized by Field and Forest Crafts founder Erin Cox, in partnership with many wonderful willow growers, weavers, and willow friends.
Interested in volunteering?
We are looking to recruit a handful of volunteers to help support the event. No willow experience needed - but a love of willow preferred. 😀
Email erin@fieldandforestcraft.com if interested - must be willing to volunteer for a 4 hour minimum shift.
Presenters and topics include:
Full presentation schedule will be available Jan 1st.
Steve Lospalluto, Dunbar Gardens - Growing and caring for basketry willow
Carrie Brausieck, AgroforestryNW – Willow on the farm
Alana Karam, Willamette Willows – Weaving living willow structures
Erin Cox, Field and Forest Crafts – What to know if you want to weave with willow
Zak Smith, Salix Solutions – Leveraging native willows for restoration
Beginner willow workshops:
Full workshop details and registration will be available Jan 1st. All workshops will be 2 hours or less and under $80pp.
In discussion…garden flowers, trivets, stars, spiral weave hanging baskets, orbs, hurdles, harlequin topiaries, bark bracelets and more!
W.O.W. Partners
In alphabetical order
AgroforestryNW - Speaker & sponsor
Barmen’s Blooms (V) - Willow-forward floral arrangements & sponsor
Dunbar Gardens - Speaker & sponsor
Field and Forest Crafts - Speaker & workshop instructor
Nature’s Willow - Free samples of willow pain relief cream
Nettles & Petals (V) - Locally made willow-powered herbal medicine
Oyster Bay Farm (V) - Workshop instructors, demonstration weavers, basketry willow cuttings
Salix Solutions (V) - Speaker & native willow cuttings
Sky Nursery - Location host
Whatcom Willow Works - Workshop instructor
Willamette Willows (V) - Speaker & structural, basketry, and floral willow cuttings
(V) indicates vendors who will be offering willow-related products for sale.
Interested in partnering with W.O.W.? Email erin@fieldandforestcrafts.com
Interested in volunteering?
We are looking to recruit a handful of volunteers to help support the event. No willow experience needed - but a love of willow preferred. 😀
Email erin@fieldandforestcraft.com if interested - must be willing to volunteer for a 4 hour minimum shift.