for the Creatives

For those of us who love to be immersed in nature and to express our connection to the natural world through creative practice. I have a range of beautiful workshops to introduce you to the joy of creating something unique and beautiful, that is rooted in place and season.

 mindful watercolour

Watercolour painting is a highly rewarding and mindful process allowing for experimentation and exploration of techniques enabling you to focus on the beauty of the natural materials in front of you, putting everyday life to one side. It allows you to hone in on the details of nature, finding a place of calm and relaxation. It is a beautiful route to increased nature connection.

Rachel and artist Louise Earnshaw have teamed up to run this mindful workshop, to encourage you to focus on the beauty of nature and express it using watercolour techniques. Rachel will guide you in a mindfulness walk in the gardens at Doddington Hall and you will harvest material which you will use for your watercolour study.

Louise will guide you through a range of watercolour techniques encouraging you to explore your own creative outcomes. You will learn some basic watercolour, colour mixing and observation methods inviting you to look closely at natural forms and details. 

The Practical Stuff

The workshop is held in Rachel’s studio in the gardens at Doddington Hall, 10am - 4.30pm and the date is Tuesday 20th October 2026

Hot drinks, lunch and all materials are provided.

The investment is £125 per person

Seasonal wreath workshop

In this lovely festive course Rachel will show you how to make a mossed wreath using seasonal materials. You will make your own luxury wreath to take away for your front door and a fabulous skill that you can use all year round.

BOTANICAL PRINTING

In this workshop Rachel will show you how to make simple monoprints from plants and feathers gathered from the garden, to create simple but beautiful prints reflecting place and season. It is a wonderful way to increase our nature connectedness and increase our awareness of the beauty of natural materials.

Tataki-zomé (FLOWER HAMMERING)

Tataki-zomé is the Japanese art of transferring botanical dyes from flowers and leaves onto fabric by simply hammering them onto the surface. It creates beautiful colours and prints and we will use fabric that has already been dyed with a range of natural materials.