Wildflower Walk and Weaving Workshop

Hosted in the idyllic setting of The Design Chapel within Southampton’s Old Cemetery grounds, join artist Lucie Smith for a relaxing nature-focused workshop.

Learn the process of weaving using a natural loom and wildflowers to create a beautiful hanging wildflower piece that will last.

We’ll meet at The Design Chapel and share a herbal tea before heading outside for a walk around the beautifully wild cemetery grounds. During our walk Lucie will provide you with a wildflower identification sheet giving you the opportunity to learn more about the flora and fauna around us. We’ll take photos of the flowers in bloom, allowing you to slow down and look closer at their features.

Once we arrive back at The Design Chapel we’ll have a break for lunch, more tea and cake.

After lunch Lucie will guide you on how to create your loom using natural materials and twine. You’ll then be ready to begin weaving wildflowers provided by Lucie into the loom for the remainder of the workshop. Once completed, we’ll use a fixative to help with the preservation process of the flowers and discuss techniques for preserving them at home whilst they dry.

Dedicated tuition will be provided to everyone who attends, some experience of weaving would be beneficial but not necessary.

Please bring along a packed lunch and a camera/phone with a camera for the walk. Sensible shoes are also recommended.

Included in your ticket

All materials and tuition to create your woven piece, a nature walk, access to the beautiful Design Chapel workshop space including facilities, specially brewed loose leaf herbal tea and a slice of cake.

Please note that this workshop will require a minimum of 5 people to run. There are a limited number of lower priced tickets available for those who would benefit from paying a reduced ticket fee. If you are able to cover the full amount, please allow others who may benefit to have priority for these tickets.

About Lucie

Lucie is a conceptual artist, educator and researcher based in Southampton. Through art she explores innate connections between the human condition and the landscape. she believes deeply in the healing power of nature. Lucie is currently studying a Masters in Contemporary Art and Archaeology with the University of the Highlands. ongoing research explores ancestral lineage, narratives of women lost in the archives and the ways in which the ‘in-between’ of past and present can be materialised.

Lucie works with communities, organisations and individuals around Hampshire. She studied her BA in Fine Art at Arts University Plymouth and regularly exhibits in Hampshire and beyond.

Contact and connect with Lucie - Instagram and Facebook: @luciesmithart, email: luciesmithart@gmail.com, website: luciesmithart.com

Accessibility information

The Design Chapel is fully accessible with no stairs on entry. There is also an accessible toilet close to the workshop area. There is free street parking on Cemetery Road close by - The Design Chapel is situated in the Old Cemetery which is next to Southampton Common.

Location

The Design Chapel, Cemetery Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 7AF