// Field & Folk: Creating in and with the land

About this event

Field & Folk is a year-long series of four seasonal workshops exploring connection to landscape through foraging, natural materials, and creative practice. Taking place at the turning points of the year, each session invites you to step outside, gather from the land, and transform what you find into artwork. Working with Michaela Lesayova and Bryony Good we will walk, forage, and create. You’ll learn how to responsibly gather natural materials, how to work with seasonal plants and found resources, and how to turn them into inks, pigments, and textures for making. Each workshop responds to the unique character of the season, from the wild abundance of summer to the quiet, pared-back palette of winter. The first half of the workshop is spent outside in a different location each workshop, gathering stories and foraging materials. Bryony will share local folktales with everyone as we spend time absorbing a sense of the place. The second half is spent in the studio making and creating using the materials gathered. You will get a chance to learn how to make natural inks, create cyanotypes and write creatively responding to your sense of place. These sessions are open to everyone. No prior experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Whether you come for one workshop or journey through all four, you’ll develop new creative skills while building a deeper, more personal relationship with the landscape around you.