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This deeply connecting workshop brings us back to the way our ancestors sourced and made paint . This workshop will be a introduction to making natural pigments from some or our shores and land, you will learn how to make a fine pigment, how to create a water colour. This is a workshop for those that love to explore colour texture and create art from are most precious natural materials.
We will explore the land at the Gathering Fields Wellbeing centre and look at different stones, clays and pigment from our surrounding shores. ( please bring a pack lunch) The afternoon will be comparing materials and making paint from our found materials.
Refreshments are provided but please bring your own lunch .All materials are provided with a selection of paints to try and explore. This is such a beautiful process to do together and explore our surrounding area and shores stories. The class room is our logfired cosy barn and a great place to try your artist skills and paint the way our ancestors did. We have only 8 places avaialble so booking is essential.
£45.00
Sound journey healing is a group session with Helen Leece, who embodies the vibration of natural voice, overtones and mantra chanting to ease you into a relaxed state to welcome the sounds of wind and venus gong, crystal bowls, singing bowls, percussion with harp. Sounds that are created come from a deep place of wisdom and experience, Helen will gently guide you through the journey and accompany you with the ebb and flow of sound vibrations. Sound has many benefits and can support sleep, pain, anxiety, blockages and enhance clarity whilst staying grounded. You will be invited to sit or lie on a mat and I ask you bring blankets, pillows and anything for your own comfort.
The Gathering Fields Barn
Gathering for the full moon we will be holding space for a sound bath
19th July 7pm -8pm
23rd August 7pm-8pm
Email to book please or message 07791254101
£10.00 per session
Welcoming artists Edward and Lucy from Dumfries to bring us an extended experience of exploring wild colours form nature, pit firing clay and the wide range of plant colours available here in Bowland
During this two day course we will celebrate the naturally derived colours from earth and plants. We will spend time foraging and learning how to gather potential colour sources from the landscape. We will learn the transformation techniques involved in converting stones, clay, earth and plants into a range of ink and paints. This will include looking at the history and folklore of materials and how they were sourced and created in the past.
On the first day we will gather wild clay from the land of Bowland. You will then learn how to process the clay and make your own clay vessels, which will be fired in a traditional pit firing or firebowl in the evening (firing not included in the workshop, however we will give an explanation on the firing). The following day, these will then be filled with the ink and paint we make during the workshop to take home at the end of the two days.
This workshop will be a celebration of place, colour and the rich history of the human relationship and involvement with the landscape bridging the ancient with the contemporary world.
We will have lots of paints and inks with us from our collection for participants to try out, giving an insight into the huge potential of foraged colour. Time allowing we will make some simple reed and bamboo dip pens for you to use with your inks and to add to your collection of foraged inks and paints.
PLEASE NOTE: This weekend workshop is taking place at The Gathering Fields, Lancashire Bowland. Find out more about The Gathering Fields including where to find them at http://www.thegatheringfields.co.uk The Gathering Fields is situated on a working farm, with a beautiful ancient broad leaf woodland and river walk nearby.
For anyone needing accomodation, The Gathering Fields is offering beds in the shared bunk-barn at £25 per person, camping on the land is £20 per person. Van park up is availiable, £20 per person. There are washing up facillities, hot showers, under cover camp fire area and grills. There is a place to heat food with cutlery and crockery availiable until 10pm.
A warm evening meal (one pot vegetarian cooked meal and sides) can be provided at £15 and breakfast (fruit, cereals or hot porridge) is £9.50 per person. You are welcome to opt in or out of any of these options.
Refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Book your accommodation and food through The Gathering Fields by email [email protected] or phone 07791 254101.
£150.00
Come and get involved in our meadow makers volunteer session. This is a chance to meet like minded people and help with the ongoing meadow restoration. We will be seed collecting and thistle, dock picking. This is an essential part pf keeping our meadow free from invasive species and the seed collecting enables us to build our seed bank stock for the following year.
Please bring essential clothing for the weather and sturdy shoes for uneven groud.We will end with a fireside supper and all equipment and refreshments are provided.
To book please email [email protected]
Have you ever wondered how to create natural plant inks that can be used for painting your own creations. Come and explore the wonders of natural ink making. What colour do flowers and barks make and how to stabalize the ink. Come and join us in our cosy logfired barn and get creative with some of our residents artists palette from nature.
We will begin with a seasonal herbal tea and a walk around the land seeking new colurs of the Spring. The rest of the workshop will be at your own pace, in a relaxed environment as we explore the inks in depth, how to make them and you will have time to paint with them and see how they move and feel. Please bring your journal or watercolour note book .We have only 8 places so booking is essential
£45