Draw Plants Together - plant drawing 5 weeks

Draw Plants Together Presents: Unfurl - Weekly Plant Focussed Making Sessions

UNFURL

Join Craig from Draw Plants Together for ‘UNFURL’ – the same weekly plant-focused, process-led making sessions but with a new format.

Sessions will start with 30 minutes of ’sensory drawing’ led by Craig – a simple noticing practice that suspends critical thinking, invites reflection, relaxation, and allows for the material and relational qualities of drawing to be felt.

Following this gentle start, there will be some open time and space to follow the thread of your own creative interests from week to week, in conversation with plants and materials, and in the company of others attending the sessions.

Basic drawing materials provided.

Feel free to bring your own media for the second part of the session – clay, words, materials, dyes, ... anything you like.

Craig will bring plants each week, with the possibility of occasional outings to the nearby Merri Merri Creek.

Don’t worry about having something to work on – the idea of these sessions is to allow emergent process to lead the way :)

About Draw Plants Together

Draw Plants Together offers friendly, inclusive drawing workshops that focus on our relationships with local plants. The workshops hope to support community-led activities that also focus on local plants, such as ecological restoration and urban food gardening, as well as offer a supportive space for creativity and well-being.

The weekly sessions at NECCHi East Coburg are ongoing and have been running since mid 2024. The workshops are a space for creativity and an opportunity to spend time with plants and connect with other people.

This term will feature two 5-week short courses from

• April 24 to May 22 | Five-Week Plant Drawing Workshop
• May 29 | Mid-Term Workshop with 
• June 5 to July 3 | UNFURL

Head to Craig's website for more info about Draw Plants Together

“This is the most fun and least intimidating time I've ever had drawing"

– participant, Glenroy Library Makerspace.

“A very gentle, informative approach. I felt safe and inspired to be creative and connect with the plants. The best workshop I've taken”

– participant, 'Plant life queer life' in partnership with Bridge Queer Gathering for FUSE Darebin

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Draw Plants Together is an inclusive space. Everyone of all ages, backgrounds, sexualities, genders and abilities is welcome.

A safe and respectful space for First Nations people. Workshops for First Nations people are free. I regularly donate to local First Nations orgs

A safe and respectful space for LGBTIQA+, non-binary and gender diverse people

I prioritise accessibility in the delivery of my workshops. Please contact me if you have any access needs

Workshops are delivered in English unless co-facilitated or with an interpreter. I am a qualified English language teacher, and am happy to provide English language support

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Draw Plants Together acknowledges Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the First People of the place where this workshop is run. I acknowledge Wurundjeri as Traditional Custodians and pay my deepest respects to First Nations Elders, people and communities across the continent.