Big Builds, Installation and Decor

My engagement with WOMAD Festivals has been a profound and enduring journey, a vibrant thread woven through the tapestry of my artistic career since its inception in 2002.

"Born from a period of physical immobility and reliance on medication following a back injury in 2009.

For the "People Make Museums" exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath (January to May, 2022), I created "Eye Feed my Soul"

Commissioned to conceptualise and create the 'Glow Globes' for Gloucester's 'Bright Nights' Festival in 2022.

Commissioned by Bromley Heath School, Bristol to build two large, interactive snail sculptures in concrete covered with vibrant mosaic tiles, commemorating a beloved member of the school community.

Commissioned by Windmill Hill City Farm, Bristol. Hazel and willow archway, featured side windows and created a unique passage through the farm."

Commission to build a living willow dome, exceeding conventional scales, I utilized an ingenious temporary framework of tent poles to provide an initial armature for training young living willow.

Commissioned by the Holburne Museum. A focused collaboration with a small group of young people to conceive and construct a giant serpent.

In response to the 'Neon Dreams' exhibition by Chila Burman at the Holburne Museum, Maya undertook a captivating community project for the Festival of Light celebrations in October 2024.

Emerging from a pre-pandemic vision to revitalize Bath's enduring lantern tradition, 'Bringing the Light Fantastic' ingeniously navigated the complexities of lockdown to foster community and connection. Responding to the constraints of social distancing, Creative Director Maya Wolf reimagined the conventional procession.

For over three decades Glastonbury Festival has served as a significant canvas for my creative projects.

For over a decade, Maya has been a key lead artist within a select team of six artist for the annual Gloucester Lantern Procession.

A hazel and willow shelter housing a collaborative sculpture project. Working with a local secondary school.

Commissioned living willow arbor at Corsham Regis School, created collaboratively with young students who also designed 'stained glass' window panels and two angelic figures for the entrance.

Interactive wishing tree designed and built for the Bath Children's Art Festival. Inviting visitors to add their wish to the tree. At the end of the festival the tree was fully laden with heart warming and often poignant wishes.

Living willow dragon sculpture created for Dulcote, near Wells, Somerset, building on the spirit of the Dinder dragon celebrations

A community project, building a 40ft Dragon Lantern in the village of Dinder near Wells, Somerset to celebrate their dragon festival (documented in The Doomsday Book) which happens every 50 years.

Maya’s first major commission: a 20-meter long willow and tissue paper dragon built as a giant lantern and performance space for the Sunblock Festival eclipse celebration in Cornwall."

Artist commission from the Holburne Museum, Bath to build a giant processional lantern for the Bath Lantern Procession 2015.

In 2005, the creative collective 'Un-Natural Acts' emerged, specializing in interactive topiary and garden statue sculptures. We conceived, constructed, and animated these unique ambient and walkabout costumes, enchanting diverse audiences across a spectrum of distinguished venues, including Buckingham Palace, Henley Regatta, and the Tate Modern.