Photos Courtesy of Phoebe Wingrove and Towner Eastbourne
In this workshop, run by Laura Ribbons, members of the public are invited to contribute to creating a collective drawing/painting working on fabric, along the aisle of the church. Participants will be able to combine traditional drawing tools like charcoal, with alternative materials like beetroot and coffee. Participants are encouraged to think about what plants mean to them and to expand along the length of the canvas, growing their work and connecting their drawings with other people's. Prompts will be provided if additional inspiration is needed. Thereafter the work will be displayed in the space for the duration of the festival.
Details:
Location: St Leonard’s Church on London Road
This is a drop-in workshop, come by anytime between 10am and 3pm on Saturday 25th May, and add your part to this community creation. Stay for as long or as short as you like.
No age restriction, all welcome.
All materials will be provided.
Wear old clothes - you may get paint on you!
Drop-in workshop - Family and adults - FREE
Laura Ribbons’ work explores our relationship with plants and the ways in which we connect and coexist with them in the context of the climate crisis, as well as how they alter our experience of place. Her practice asks what we can learn from other species and considers how we can exist together across human and non-human communities. Laura’s work celebrates the strength, resilience and mythology of plants, representing a desire to find solace and resolution in nature. Laura's practice is increasingly informed by her work as an artist facilitator. To date Laura has collaborated with various institutions including Pallant House Gallery, Watts Gallery - Artist Village and with Towner Gallery. Through her facilitation Laura enjoys co-creating work with the public and co-producing large immersive installations on themes including sanctuary, fragile landscapes, place-making and the use of sustainable materials.