Thursday 23 April, 12:30pm – 1:30pm time in the garden exploring the trail; 1:30pm- 3pm – workshop in the classroom 

Workshop officially begins at 12:30 at the reception with participants take 1 hour to explore Faith in the Fae trail and gather plant and story from the trail 

Making workshop in the classroom:  1.30pm – 3pm 

Root yourself into the ancient craft of felting and folklore. Learn about how nature can inspire art and create your own meaning through hands on textiles. 

Follow textile practitioner Ruby through curating your own botanical inspirations within the Garden and take the step to preserve them and their folklore stories through needle felting. 

You will begin with a short walk through the garden to gather inspiration and pick out your favourite plants or flowers and learn of their connecting folklore. Then return to the classroom to slowly create your design onto the provided tote bags.  

You will have the opportunity to interact with the ‘Faith in the Fae’ story trail within your session and choose between different inspirational messages written by Garden visitors to include in your design. 

12.30pm -1:30pm – Explore the Garden and ‘Faith in the Fae’ trail to harvest plant stories from the Garden 

1:30pm – 3pm – Felting Workshop in the classroom 

Bio: 

Ruby Hart is a textiles and community arts practitioner studying Design for Art Direction at the London College of Communication. She is currently working at Art4Space where she helps facilitate workshops and continues to develop her skills as a fibre artist.