Sussex Prairie Garden is now closed until Saturday 1st June 2024.
Come and join Hilary Phillips from Moth Studio for a morning of experimental textile printing at the wonderful Sussex Prairie Garden. All materials are provided to create several pieces of A4 & A5 transfer printed textiles using a variety of fabrics and foliage.
It’s the plant fair of the year . Expect amazing plant specialist nurseries to wow you with their plants curated by the dynamic Plant Fairs Roadshow. You can pay for your ticket on the gate
Soft pastel is the perfect medium for celebrating the fabulous colour and plantings of Sussex Prairie Garden in high summer. In this workshop we will explore experimental techniques such as underpainting, and expressive mark-making and colour palettes, to create images with impact and atmosphere.
The Three Inch Fools present an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor Court. Unexpectedly thrust into the limelight, young Henry navigates the ups and downs of courtly life, and all whilst fighting the French (again) and re-writing religion. The Fools hit the road with this brand new comedy - a mad-capped take on Britain’s most epic monarch, and those infamous wives.
Our full-day workshop will provide you with sufficient time to make a mini-Obelisk as well as a large Obelisk plus either a large decorative Trellis, Cylindrical Plant Support or Cloche!
Have you got that pair of jeans in your cupboard, that doesn't quite fit, or has damage or a stain that you’ve not got around to dealing with, but you just can’t throw them away? You’ll be glad that you kept these to join us at this Denim rescue workshop, where you can transform that old denim into a handy apron, perfect for tackling household chores or pottering around your garden.
In this workshop we will create longstitch bindings using a high quality art paper and wraparound leather covers. You will learn the importance of basic hand skills and gain an understanding of your paper and materials. It is a decorative book to make and an enjoyable process to try at home with a variety of materials and paper.
It is the start of summer on the Sussex Prairies Potager. A lot of seed has already been sown and many plants have already been planted out. However now is the perfect time to reflect and make sure the plot stays productive all through summer, into winter and through in to next spring.
We’ll start with a guided exploration of the garden, identifying and sketching the natural and man-made sculptural forms. We’ll return to the studio to explore the materials and techniques needed to make big, brave drawings.
Discover the beauty of sustainable choices with natural fibres. Join me to learn how to make your very own drawstring produce bag (can be used for so many things).
Enjoy a yoga workshop in the beautiful surroundings of Sussex Prairie Gardens in Henfield. Date options Sundays 9th and 23th June. An accessible and friendly 2.5 hour class designed to explore mobilisation, stretching, strength, balance and breathwork amidst the expansive and calming Prairie Gardens.
Embrace the ethos of sustainability and creativity in our workshop as we delve into the scraps bag to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Join me for a pleasant Wednesday of fun making a zipped scrappy pouch, and a key fob.
Join me at the Sussex Prairies gardens for a morning of printing with nature into the clay surface. Using foraged material from the gardens and beyond, this relaxing and satisfying process captures the beauty of nature into a clay plate or set of tiles.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who would like to explore lino printing techniques for the first time or extend previous knowledge into varied colour. We will be using the gardens as inspiration looking at the beautiful flowers and foliage to design simple motifs.
Join us in our beautiful Sussex Prairie garden for a course learning the basics of Prairie Plant Propagation by Cuttings - we will show you how to make plants for free!
When you attend this worksop you’ll be able to enjoy a fun and relaxing day using natural plants and sunlight to create your own botanical prints. This workshop is focused on exploring plant textures and the beauty of Cyanotype blue. Attend and enjoy learning among the colourful fragrant flowers & the tranquil environment of Sussex Prairies Gardens
Mindfulness means noticing and opening up to our present moment experiences without judgement and this can help us to manage stress and to flourish. During this 2.5hr workshop we will use a range of mindfulness practices to support us with coming to the present moment.
This is a great introduction to learning to make baskets with natural willow.
GELLIPRINT…What next? Phototransfer gelliprinting and magazine transfer. Posca pen, biro and photocopy transfer. Charcoal drawing and lino transfer. We will experience the chaotic joys of gelliprinting to produce layered, patterned and textured backgrounds. These numerous prints which are made using layers of acrylic paints will explore the harmonious and vibrant colours and textures of the garden.
In this two-day masterclass with artist, author and tutor Anne Kelly, you will be inspired by map books, using a mixture of paper and cloth, taken from her recent book ‘Textile Travels’. Choose a map of an area near you or a favourite walk or journey and we will transform it into a meaningful and well loved folding book form.
Enjoy a yoga workshop in the beautiful surroundings of Sussex Prairie Gardens in Henfield. Date options Sundays 9th and 23th June. An accessible and friendly 2.5 hour class designed to explore mobilisation, stretching, strength, balance and breathwork amidst the expansive and calming Prairie Gardens.
Dive into the world of homemade luxury as you learn to make scented wax melts that'll turn your home into a cozy haven. With our help, you'll master each step to craft these little delights. Choose from a range of lovely fragrance oils on the day. Enjoy the scents at home or gift them to friends and family.
Join Paul and Lorraine for a Mini-Willow Hurdle Workshop and learn the traditional weaving technique used to create hurdles of all sizes! We will be using Willow to make our hurdles.
Join me in this workshop where you will craft your own medicine rattle, choosing the materials that resonate with you to fill and decorate your own sacred tool. We will complete this work with a guided journey to enhance the connection between you and your newly made rattle and to know its unique medicine.
On this creative workshop you will be experimenting with making marks and simple abstract compositions. Daubs of colour, painting with fingers, homemade tools and natural materials.
Join us in the garden for the summer special outdoor theatre "The Dressing Book " by the Rude Mechanical Theatre Company .
Build layers of colour and texture using mixed media in this new workshop at Sussex Prairie Garden. Discover which materials combine to create beautiful and expressive effects.
Image copyright Marianne Majerus
Join Juliet to learn how to make the most of your garden space with ornamental grasses and colourful perennial planting. Come and be inspired by the beautiful expanses of grasses and colourful flowers at Sussex Prairie Gardens. With illustrated talks and planting exercises, Juliet will explain how to design similar schemes for your own garden.
Join me in this master class to learn how a colour wheel works and the principles of design, to help choose an effective colour scheme for your embroideries, quilts or other textile art projects.
Come and join Hilary Phillips from Moth Studio for a morning of experimental textile printing at the wonderful Sussex Prairie Garden. All materials are provided to create several pieces of A4 & A5 transfer printed textiles using a variety of fabrics and foliage.
Join Tim, The Linden Outdoorsman, for an unforgettable adventure in primitive fire making and artists charcoal creation. Learn the ancient art of starting a fire using flint and steel, as well as the technique of friction fire with a bow drill, we will use a selection of natural tinders just like our ancestors. Once our fire is roaring, we'll use it to make our own artists charcoal in our Kadai Charcoal Burner .
Join us for a relaxing morning learning the art of Calligraphy using traditional dip pen and ink. You will be introduced to everything from mark making, letter formation and numbers, whilst building your own unique hand lettering style.
Discover & explore The Art of Cyanotype Printing a creative method which has used by artists, photographers and botanists for centuries A 4 hour workshop for both no experience required When you attend this worksop you’ll be able to enjoy a fun and relaxing day using natural plants and sunlight to create your own botanical prints.
This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the gardens and work freely in a concertina sketchbook for 2 days. Treating the sketchbook as a place to play and experiment with mixed media, working directly in the garden, surrounded by colour, shape, texture, sounds and smells.
Using a selection of Willow you will weave a cone using a tabletop jig. Once complete, you can either create a handle for hanging or secure a wooden pole to allow you to push the finished cone into the ground so it is free-standing. The cone is then planted with a selection of succulents or seasonal plants provided.
Practical Magic -Herbal and Aromatherapy Wellbeing Workshop Making natural products for face and body Out in your back garden, or the local hedgerows, you will be amazed at the array of common plants and herbs that you can use to make you look and feel better!
During this special new event you'll learn all about the beautiful butterflies and moths that can be found in your garden and in the Sussex countryside.
Explore the breadth and variation of colour that can be extracted from local plants using traditional techniques to dye fabric samples.
You will be shown a fascinating way to transfer leaf forms to paper, making 15-20 Ecoprints. Local and familiar flowers and leaves will be used to make 15 – 20 contact prints revealing colour, texture, and pattern to your papers.
Join us for our newest Fair at Sussex Prairies this summer - Our Botanical Art Fair -Original Art, Prints, Textile Art and 3D from the wealth of creative talent in Sussex.
are you ready to ROCK with the Rock Choir at Sussex Prairies ? .. pay to come into the garden and the rock choir will be here to sing to you ! get ready for those classic songs we all love and some new ones besides !
Join Emily in the garden where she will demonstrate techniques centered around her own watercolour practise and references to other watercolour artists that share a love of painting outside in a variety of ways. Each session will have a demonstration of application and approaches to the medium. The day will build on confidence to enjoy the medium beyond this course.
Immerse yourself in the calm and rhythmical technique of coiling, an ancient and versatile technique that is used worldwide with the materials adapting to the native area.
Working with Willow is both a relaxing and mindful activity. Join Lorraine for a morning Willow Craft Workshop and take home a lovely sculpture for your garden:
Join us at the Sussex Prairies Herb Hub ! Take time out to enjoy both a learning and sensory experience. Enjoy delving into a little bit of fun history and age old use of herbs.
Join me on this fabulous two-day workshop to make a beautiful and unusual mixed media, hand stitched fabric vessel.
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Join authors Claire Booker, Annemarie Cooper, Katie Margaret Hall, Marcus Smith and Jane McLaughlin, and editor Cherry Potts for a walk around the gardens and farm, illustrated with poems and stories from Claire’s poetry collection A Pocketful of Chalk, inspired by the South Downs, and Byways, an anthology of poems and stories about places you can only reach on foot, which takes its inspiration from urban and rural walks further afield.
Discover the magic of working with fountain pen inks and bleach. Suitable for students of all abilities, this workshop gives you all the necessary techniques and top tips to allow you to create unique and fascinating artwork using these diverse art mediums.
A creative writing workshop based in nature, making the most of the peaceful environment at Sussex Prairie Garden. We will take a gentle stroll through the garden guided by me (Mel Parks), pausing now and then to write and quietly notice the surroundings with all of our senses.
Join us at the Sussex Prairies Herb Hub ! Take time out to enjoy both a learning and sensory experience. Enjoy delving into a little bit of fun history and age old use of herbs.
An event spread out in Marquees in Sussex Prairie Garden. Gorgeous clothes in cottons and vintage sari silk,semi precious designer jewellery,scarves,home furnishings and gifts – all ethically traded from India. And Nepal Alex’s curry “Dhaba” will be serving delicious authentic curries
Whether you're new to the oracle cards or a seasoned enthusiast looking to deepen your skills, this workshop is for you! Get ready for a laid-back yet enlightening experience as we explore the fascinating world of oracle cards. Join me for an engaging workshop where we'll blend the mystical with the practical. It's not just about learning a technique; it's about uncovering insights and guidance for life's journey in a relaxed and fun environment.
The soft, tactile quality of clay is the perfect material for capturing the beauty of nature. In this workshop you will use foraged materials to explore surface pattern and colour and produce a handmade vase.
Build layers of colour and texture using mixed media in this new workshop at Sussex Prairie Garden. Discover which materials combine to create beautiful and expressive effects.
Learn the wonderful art of fabric weaving! Inspired by the colours and landscape of the Sussex Prairies, I will show you how to use scraps of fabric to make a beautiful woven background, also incorporating printed papers as well as textiles.
Natural forms from the garden or your own images can form design inspiration to create pattern and design ideas. You will produce a range of samples for sketchbooks, artwork or as test pieces for day 2 if you take the full course.
Due to huge popularity Bazaar's free block printing workshop will run for three days. Please feel free to bring your own white or pale coloured tea shirt or tea towel to print.
Sompting Village Morris is a local group, performing traditional English Morris dancers within the Sussex area.The Ladies Group will be showing their moves at Sussex Prairies this summer !
This age old thrift craft has survived the test of time, and is still relevant today. Come and learn to use old fashioned hand tools and techniques to create a hooky or proggy piece of textile art, as a little cushion or seat mat
Practical Magic -Herbal and Aromatherapy Wellbeing Workshop Making natural products for face and body Out in your back garden, or the local hedgerows, you will be amazed at the array of common plants and herbs that you can use to make you look and feel better!
Explore the breadth and variation of colour that can be extracted from local plants using traditional techniques to dye fabric samples.
Join us at the Sussex Prairies Herb Hub ! Take time out to enjoy both a learning and sensory experience. Enjoy delving into a little bit of fun history and age old use of herbs.
You will be shown a fascinating way to transfer leaf forms to paper, making 15-20 Ecoprints. Local and familiar flowers and leaves will be used to make 15 – 20 contact prints revealing colour, texture, and pattern to your papers.
In this workshop you will learn how to make the woven Willow base using a pairing weave, this can be a large base if making a platter and different colours of Willow can be used to make an attractive design
Join us for a relaxing morning learning the art of Calligraphy using traditional dip pen and ink. You will be introduced to everything from mark making, letter formation and numbers, whilst building your own unique hand lettering style.
Overview: Step into the eco-friendly beauty revolution! Say goodbye to plastics and disposable products in your bathroom routine and hello to sustainability with our crochet workshop.
Spell jars have long been a captivating aspect of magical traditions, serving as glass vessels filled with carefully selected ingredients to manifest desires, ward off negativity, and harness the power of intention. Embark on a magical journey of self-discovery and manifestation at my enchanting Spell Jar Workshop, held amidst the lush beauty of Sussex Prairie Gardens. Join me for a morning of creativity, intention-setting, and connection with nature as I guide you through the sacred art of crafting personalised spell jars.
A first time at Sussex Prairies for this workshop, ideal for anyone wanting to learn how to make a traditional English stake and strand basket.
The workshop will have a nature inspired theme and will draw on the fabulous plants and insects that you can find at the gardens. We will use traditional doodling techniques and materials initially but then evolve these further into images with intent by using different materials that elevate the doodles into designs.
Dive into a day of magical creativity with my "Artistic Alchemy: Painting Your Divine Self " workshop, a playful and profound adventure that blends spirituality with the joy of painting. It’s a space where you're invited to dance with your divine feminine or masculine self, using brushes and colours as your partners.
Come be inspired by the beauty and diversity of Sussex Prairies gardens, and delight your senses. In this workshop we will experience guided meditation, creative writing exercises that encourage flow writing, plus art materials provided to capture natural beauty.
To capture the sculptural qualities of the gardens in large scale drawings. What will we be doing? We’ll start with a guided exploration of the garden, identifying and sketching the natural and man-made sculptural forms. We’ll return to the studio to explore the materials and techniques needed to make big, brave drawings.
Combining natural materials with carefully selected plants to produce beautiful art pieces for you to enjoy or gift to others! Firstly, you will make a Sphere/Ball using brown Willow. You will learn how to use a free weaving technique to build up the layers of the sphere, ready for planting up.
It’s the plant fair of the year . Expect amazing plant specialist nurseries to wow you with their plants curated by the dynamic Plant Fairs Roadshow. You can pay for your ticket on the gate
Explore the breadth and variation of colour that can be extracted from local plants using traditional techniques to dye fabric samples.
Practical Magic -Herbal and Aromatherapy Wellbeing Workshop Making natural products for face and body Out in your back garden, or the local hedgerows, you will be amazed at the array of common plants and herbs that you can use to make you look and feel better!
Extend the lifespan of your knitwear and other garments by developing your own mending style with colourful stitches and patches.
Join Emily in the garden where she will demonstrate techniques centered around her own watercolour practise and references to other watercolour artists that share a love of painting outside in a variety of ways. Each session will have a demonstration of application and approaches to the medium. The day will build on confidence to enjoy the medium beyond this course.
Join Emily in the garden where she will demonstrate techniques centered around her own watercolour practise and references to other watercolour artists that share a love of painting outside in a variety of ways. Each session will have a demonstration of application and approaches to the medium. The day will build on confidence to enjoy the medium beyond this course.
A wildlife pond will bring life, sound movement and wonder to your garden. In this talk Juliet will take you through the design and build of several of her projects. She will outline best practice, practical tips and inspirational design ideas for creating your own successful garden pond.
Whatever the size of your garden, there is loads that you can do to support nature and wildlife, without compromising on the look and comfort of your outdoor space
Meet and buy from some of Britain’s best designer-makers at this carefully curated boutique fair. Work on offer includes an exciting, inspiring mix of ceramics, wood, textiles, metalwork and more.
are you ready to ROCK with the Rock Choir at Sussex Prairies ? .. pay to come into the garden and the rock choir will be here to sing to you ! get ready for those classic songs we all love and some new ones besides !
This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the gardens at their best. Spend two days making large drawings, and 3 days painting, looking for structure, colour and texture, listening to the sounds. You will be guided through specific exercises using rhythm and repetition, aimed at easing you into abstract painting by building up layers of colour, evocative of the multitude of textures and sounds of the garden.
image copyright Marianne Majerus
Join Juliet to learn how to make the most of your garden space with ornamental grasses and colourful perennial planting. Come and be inspired by the beautiful expanses of grasses and colourful flowers at Sussex Prairie Gardens. With illustrated talks and planting exercises, Juliet will explain how to design similar schemes for your own garden.
Using numerous Prairie Garden plants you will make at least 4 Handmade Art Brushes, more if you are a fast worker. There will also be readymade natural plant brushes available for you to use and take home, expanding your self-made collection. This is a compelling activity using naturally available materials to make unusual, unexpected, and exciting mark making tools and brushes.
In this fun -filled creative 3D workshop you will experiment with at least two to three different construction methods to create sculptural pot forms using repurposed card and papers wherever possible.
Observational and expessive drawing with ink, markmaking with homemade ink nibs and sticks, frottage with rollers and oil pastels resist, stencilling shadows with gathered grasses.
Join us in our beautiful Sussex Prairie garden for a course learning the basics of Prairie Plant Propagation- we will show you how to make plants for free!
Soft pastel is the perfect medium for celebrating the fabulous colour and plantings of Sussex Prairie Garden in Autumn. In this workshop we will explore experimental techniques such as underpainting, and expressive mark-making and colour palettes, to create images with impact and atmosphere.
Join me on this fabulous two-day workshop to make a beautiful and unusual mixed media, hand stitched fabric vessel.
Learn to colour blend and lay out your fleece fibres, and work around a simple forma, to make your gorgeous felted hat, or strap bag.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who would like to explore lino printing techniques for the first time or extend previous knowledge into varied colour. We will be using the gardens as inspiration looking at the beautiful flowers and foliage to design simple motifs.
A rare opportunity to learn practical gardening, through the seasons with a professional horticulturalist. Learn by doing and garden through the seasons with professional gardener, Jenny Samuels.
Join Emily in the garden where she will demonstrate techniques centered around her own watercolour practise and references to other watercolour artists that share a love of painting outside in a variety of ways. Each session will have a demonstration of application and approaches to the medium. The day will build on confidence to enjoy the medium beyond this course.
Discover the joy of abstract painting in this morning workshop, perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike. Unleash your creativity and gain the confidence to paint freely and boldly.
Join seasoned gardener, ‘Jenny-The-Pro', from The Sussex Garden School, for a hands-on day of bulb discovery. Jenny will be at the beautiful Sussex Prairie Gardens, where she will start by talking you through a general explanation of bulbs and how to choose the best bulbs for your garden soil and source good value, healthy supplies.
Study the shapes, outlines and patterns of leaves and their markings to cut out and create appliquéd shapes, which we will combine together to make an unusual hand-embroidered piece on a felt background.
We will be exploring Tetra Pak intaglio printing by working into food packaging to create layers with a drypoint tool. This will introduce you to the idea of producing detailed lines and textures in the soft surface before running them through the press.
Paul & Pauline McBride,
Sussex Prairie Garden
Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road (B2116),
near Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AT
