UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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Anthotypes
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH HANNAH FLETCHER
Offering participants the opportunity to learn the Anthotype history, process and future opportunities afforded to developing this skill. During the workshop you will be guided through the process of creating a selection of emulsions for anthotypes using red cabbage, turmeric and spinach leaves, these will then be used to coat paper… -
Creating with Cob
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR WORKSHOP WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVE
Learn how to create with an ancient combination developed by humans across the globe. Cob structures still stand today that are 1000’s of years old. We will be using the material to open up our imaginations to the many inspiring perspectives and creations cob can bring to your life. Whilst we won’t be building a house in this session, you will be familiarising yourself with all the skills required to do this. Cob can be used for many other things, which we will discover in this session. From sculptures and candle holders to window sills. This is an introduction to the many regenerative wonders of Cob and what you can create when your imagination takes the lead.
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Earth Pigments
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH DANIELLE PETTI
In this earth pigment workshop with Danielle Petti, attendees will learn how to make their own paint from things found in nature. Danielle will walk you through her process of making sustainable art; from foraging tips and crushing rocks to mixing the perfect paint… -
Soil Chromatography
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH HANNAH FLETCHERJoin Hannah Fletcher to discover light sensitive soil chromatography, where you will learn how to use image forms and patterns from components held within different samples of earth…
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
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Cyanotypes & Plant Based Toning
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH JULIA PARKSIn this workshop, you will learn how to make your own cyanotypes from mixing the chemicals to exposing the paper to light. We will then look at how to bleach and tone your cyanotypes using soda crystals & tannin-rich substances such as green tea, black tea, coffee, as well as an introduction to experimenting with gathered plants such as hibiscus, sage & rosemary…
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Charcoal and other black inks
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH ANNIE HOGGThroughout this workshop together, we will take a close look at the historical oak gall black ink or iron gall ink, looking at its development in the the Arabic tradition to its introduction into the European Medieval tradition. We will also have a whistle stop tour of other ways through history of making these much used blacks and explore some modern cheats and new materials…
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Compost Colours / Botanical Dyes
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH SASHA DUERRInspired by recipes in Sasha’s books "Natural Color" + "Natural Palettes", you will learn to make a range of natural colors and holistic hues from by-products of your favorite meal, farmer’s market, or even ingredients found in your very own backyard or urban sidewalk…
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Create with Fragments & Waste
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH LOUISE FRANCES SMITH
Through researching how to make her practice more sustainable, a big theme that arose was waste. In this workshop we will look at ways you can use fragments and waste from your own making processes and artistic practices (yes, all those ‘bits’ you’ve collected but not quite sure what to do with!) to make new pieces of work in both 2D and 3D… -
Creative Collaboration with Land; North, South, East & West
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH LAURA BURNS
Do you wish to deepen your dialogue with the living world through guidance from a grounded, earth-based perspective?This session is an experiential introduction to working with the ancient wisdom of the four cardinal directions, for creative practitioners in all fields...
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Eco Relief Printing Introduction
TWO HOUR LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
WITT CATHERINE GREENWOODThis introduction to Relief Printing will allow attendees to explore the vast nature of relief printing, a term used to describe printmaking from any type of carved surface, with a special focus on lino printing.
Catherine will lead by example, showcasing her own work and creative techniques, including the opportunities to prioritise sustainability in the print studio…
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Feast on Ferments
Join Rose, Ballymaloe trained and a life long Organic & Biodynamic grower and creator of chefs delights, to discover how to create concoctions that are based off processes that have been with us for thousands of years - to support a creative body and mind…
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Flourish in 4 hours | Creative Presentation Support
1:1 Guidance with
Elizabeth Gleave
Elizabeth has developed and designed this process combining all of her skills and experience in discovering the most effective, exciting and evocative ways to develop and flourish with creativity as your guide. Tap deeper into your creative potential and share your gifts with a wider audience… -
How Do Artists Reach New Audiences?
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH HANNELIE COETZEE
Join Hannelie Coetzee in this online workshop that will unpack how relational artists go about reaching new audiences to contribute to more sustainable futures. When environmental scientists partner with eco-artists/activists/researchers one can build such deliberate interventions to reach regional audiences with climate adaptation strategies… -
Ignite your Instagram
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVELearn how to harness instagram as a tool to enhance and support your practice and creative networking. Recreate the often overwhelming world of social media and transform it into a platform of inspiring stories and creativity, build a supportive & collaborative international network and learn to best share your own practice, ideas and discussion points. Manifest meaningful conversation, collaboration and skills & ideas sharing across the world…
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Messages & Manifestos
LONG TERM STUDY GROUP
WITH LOUIS QUAIL
This workshop series explores how we can use photography to communicate our messages, and influence and instruct audiences. Using the artists’ work and other inspiring photographers, the workshop will focus on narrative and storytelling to engage and move the viewer with an emphasis on strong ideas and visuals. This course is suitable for students with solid experience in photography, postgraduate mature students or self-taught practitioners who want guidance, discipline and support to move their work forward to the next level. -
Myth, Story & Folktales for Creative Living
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH TINA BETTISONDo you enjoy a good story? In this two-hour workshop, Tina Bettison will share how myths and folktales can help us explore the territory of our creative self and weave us back into the cycles of life as well as our own cycles and rhythms…
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Plants and Protest: How to Grow Your Art and Eat It!
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH MARJOLAINE RYLEYThis workshop aims to empower you with knowledge and skills in basic horticulture - one of the most useful and hopeful gifts we can give at this time. While many people have knowledge of the subject others lack confidence and I hope will be inspired to take their first steps.
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Present your Practice Properly / 6 part study group
LIVE ONLINE MENTORSHIP GROUP
WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVEAs the seasons awaken, bring new life to your work, with Land Art Agency & Collective co-founder, Elizabeth Gleave, who is leading a 6 part online study group. Offering you an opportunity to delve deep in to your creative practice and listen to where it wants to take you…
For creatives at all stages of their practice.
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Restoring the Earth through the Arts & what it means to be Human
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVEThe sensitivities of the arts are now called upon to awaken & fortify our communication with the natural world, the seen and the unseen, the micro and the macro, to support our crafting of and emergence into a collaborative & creatively inspired future for our shared existence…
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Screen Printing with Bio-Based ink
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH GRETA DESIREE FACCHINATODuring this workshop, you will learn how to forage and extract color from plants in order to make sustainable ink, suitable for screen printing on paper and textiles. The intention is to guide each participant in shifting awareness and re-learn our relationship with colour as living matter by creating an interconnection with our ecosystems…
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Seaweed Photo Developer
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION WITH JULIA PARKS
In this workshop you will learn how to develop film using gathered seaweed. If you do not live near the sea, you can still join the workshop using a different plant; alternatives to seaweed include mint, nettles or spinach.
This is a plant based method for photo developing that can be used to expand your creative practice, using site specific and experimental ways of working with place. During the workshop, Julia will also introduce you to fixing with salt crystals as an alternative to traditional photographic fix.
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Shine Online
TWO HOUR LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVENot only will this workshop support your digital output but it will relate directly to all of your processes, what you do, why you do it and how you share your gifts. Become internationally accessible and develop genuine audience growth, with astute digital media techniques, strategies, visuals & designs for your website, social media accounts and online presence.
Suitable for new, upcoming or developed practices…
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Stitch with Technique
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION WITH SAMANTHA BOOT
Take time to slow down and embrace the gentle rhythms of working with your hands, whilst creating a unique piece of stitched art. Inspired by the natural forms of flower heads and corals, and using your own naturally dyed fabrics, Samantha Boot will guide you through two of her favourite fabric manipulation techniques, before giving clear instructions on how to quilt and finish your work. All by hand, this class will encourage you to work intuitively with what you have, honouring and celebrating the nuances of natural dyes.
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Suminagashi - Japanese Marbelling with Eco Ink
LIVE ONLINE TWO HOUR SESSION
WITH NATALIE STOPKA
Japanese marbling is a form of printmaking which utilizes sumi ink to capture invisible air and water currents in motion. Students in this virtual workshop will learn to create suminagashi monotypes in collaboration with fluid mechanics, resulting in organic designs with a strong visual link to natural phenomena… -
Weaving for Wonder
LIVE TWO HOUR SESSION WITH ELIZABETH GLEAVE
In this workshop, you will learn how to make your own loom as well as how to make string from nettles, one of the strongest twines in the world. From the nettles we will have ingredients for dye, soup and tea. More than the practical we will be weaving new perspectives and philosophies on how we engage with materials, how we forage sensitively and how we design the world we are sharing together.
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Working with the Four Directions
4 PART SERIES WITH LAURA BURNS
Do you wish to deepen your dialogue with the living world through guidance from a grounded, earth-based perspective?
In this 4 part series, we will work with the four cardinal directions and explore them as a way of encountering and collaborating with land and the more-than-human in our creative practice.
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Writing the Environment
LIVE ONLINE MENTORSHIP GROUP
WITH CAL FLYNAre you in the early stages of a written project that centres on nature and the environment? Do you need the structure and discipline of a guided course to help you stick to your goals?Are you looking for a peer group for support while you develop your writing and close reading skills? Join the bestselling author of Islands of Abandonment, Cal Flyn, for a six-month course focusing on nature writing…