Enjoy a relaxing afternoon where you can immerse yourself in nature and creativity. Karen will guide you through some short doodling exercises (both indoors and on a walk around Kendal Castle) until you have the confidence to go and experiment with a range of pens, pencils and paints and find your own style.
Green sketching (developed by Dr Ali Foxon) is for all abilities, from absolute beginners to accomplished artists. The purpose is to relax, observe nature around you and have fun making marks in response to what you see and feel. It’s not about producing an accurate representation of what you see, but is about enjoying the moment.
The aim is to enjoy the process rather than focus on the outcome and take away new relaxing, creative skills that you can practise at home.
Accompanied children over 12 years old are welcome (ticket price £15, email info@simplyrepair.org.uk to book).
Class sizes are kept small making sure that everyone gets attention and assistance when needed.
We will provide:
- all art materials and tools, but feel free to bring your own too
- guided instruction step-by-step from Karen
- organic, Fairtrade hot and cold drinks and plant-based cake
What to bring
- An apron.
- Waterproof clothing (you never know!) and shoes suitable for walking in.
- A folding chair or stool if you’d prefer not to stand whilst you’re drawing outdoors. We will be outside walking & sketching for at least half the session, weather permitting.
Concession tickets
Being accessible and inclusive to everyone is important to us at Simply Repair. If you want to join us on any of the workshops but financial circumstances prevent this, please email info@simplyrepair.org.uk so we can help. All requests are confidential, and we offer a no questions asked policy. We will do our best to accommodate, and in the event where the workshop is already full we can discuss future options.
Your workshop host
This workshop will be led by Karen Bentley-Brown, business and wellbeing coach, founder of Simply Repair South Lakes and Future Fixers CIC and a Green Sketch Ambassador. With a background in Geography and environmental education, Karen has a passion for connecting people with nature and with themselves. She loves to share her experiences of sketching nature, journaling and mindful mending.
About Simply Repair South Lakes
Our making and mending workshops bring people together to learn or refresh a range of repair and crafting skills in a friendly, informal atmosphere led by local tutors and volunteers. All profits are used by Simply Repair to fund more repair cafes and share more repair skills.
Our aims at Simply Repair are to reduce waste, share skills, improve wellbeing and build communities. We bring together people with skills to repair and those who want to learn how. We hold repair events where you can get small electricals, clothes, furniture, toys and other household items fixed free of charge.
Covid-19 Safety
We continue to run only small groups at our workshops. The venue has plenty of space to remain socially distanced and everyone’s safety is of upmost importance to help everyone enjoy the event with confidence and comfort.
Refunds and Cancellations
Tickets will be refunded if:
- the event is cancelled
- the event is rescheduled, and you cannot make the new date
- the event changes location, and you cannot attend
If you have been charged a booking fee, unfortunately this cannot be refunded.
If you are unable to attend please email as soon as possible and we will access the request on a case by case basis. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds if:
- you can no longer attend the event due to personal circumstances
- you have changed your mind about attending the event
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