Join mixed media artist Nicky Brown on this half day workshop to learn how to sculpt a houseplant from paper.

In this half day workshop Nicky will teach you how to make a stunning Agloanema Lady Valentine houseplant using sculptural crepe paper, floristry wire and acrylic paint.

Over the course of the morning you will be guided through the process of crafting a lifelike botanical piece. This workshop is perfect for those interested in exploring paper craft and botanical art, offering hands-on experience in shaping, assembling, and painting delicate plant features. Your plant will then be placed in a terracotta pot and topped with gravel to create a realistic plant for display in your home or to give as a gift.

You will leave this workshop with a a realistic plant for display in your home or to give as a gift.

Tutor: Nicky Brown
Date & Time: Saturday 14th February, 10am - 1pm
Venue: Brush Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £65 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this workshop for?
All abilities welcome

What you will need:
All materials and tools are provided.

Please bring an apron or wear clothes you are happy to get messy in.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.

Meet Your Tutor - NICky BROWN

Nicky is a mixed media artist, designer, maker and tutor who specialises in crepe paper botanical sculpture.

She has always loved being creative from interior decorating and paint effects to pottery, crochet, needlefelting, crepe paper flowers and jewellery making and holds a Professional Diploma in sugarcraft. She trained under the watchful eye of the paint effects guru Annie Sloan and has completed a number of interior decorating and painted furniture commissions.

Her work is inspired by her love of gardening and the natural world and you will find her in her garden or amongst the flowers somewhere. When she discovered crepe paper and the wonderful way it can be manipulated into extremely realistic flowers and plants it provided the perfect creative outlet for her.

Nicky is also a qualified teacher but has moved away from the sports field and into her studio in South Oxfordshire. She says that being able to combine making, plants and teaching is a perfect combination.

Nicky loves teaching others to make beautiful things. Encouraging positive mental health, through the making something wonderful and in the company of others, is so important to her.  

She has been fortunate to teach in schools, for charities, for private occasions and for National Craft Companies and spearheaded a number of community craft projects.

Nicky has an artist firmly in her heart and a teacher's blood running through her veins.