Sunday 2 June 2013, 3-5pm
Local Dalston resident and artist/photographer Heather McDonough is returning to the Garden again to lead this workshop where you’ll be able to discover camera-less photographic printing techniques. Produce cyanotype prints and discover how to make wonderful compositions from flowers and grasses found in the Eastern Curve, using this intriguing process. You will also hear about the birth of photography and photographers Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins, who made some of their earliest images using flowers and plants.
Heather has been a professional photographer for twenty years, making work for numerous public commissions and exhibitions in the UK and abroad. She is also a senior lecturer in photography at London Metropolitan University.
There is a £5 charge for this workshop to cover costs. Places are limited so please register at info@dalstongarden.org
Monday 3 June, 6.30 – 8pm
Anna Day and Ellie Jauncey – the ‘Flower Appreciation Society’ – create natural and wild floral arrangements, using English seasonal flowers wherever possible, and masses of wild foliage. Based in their Hackney workshop, Anna and Ellie make regular early morning trips to the flower market, selecting the freshest flowers.
Now they are sharing their floral expertise and passion at a ‘Dalston Flower Show’ workshop at the Garden. They will talk about their backgrounds, their three year old business and where they get their flowers from, before teaching participants how to make a small floral table decoration, using all British flowers and foliage. Participants can take their creations home with them.
Places are very limited on the ‘Flower Appreciation Society’ workshop and can be booked in advance at info@dalstongarden.org There is a £5 charge to cover the cost of all of the fresh flowers.
To find out more about the ‘Flower Appreciation Society’ visit www.theflowerappreciationsociety.co.uk
