Funded & free Workshops in Wakefield creatively exploring our natural environment through foraging, plants & dyes, earth pigments & art.

Finding My Roots Creative Nature Workshops

Join the Lo-Fi Alchemists for a series of fully funded & free seasonal, sensory & nature-based workshops that celebrate Wakefield's rich botanical heritage & outdoor landscapes. Discover traditional dyeing techniques inspired by mediaeval crafts, explore foraging, and transform natural & recycled materials into beautiful, handcrafted artworks.

We can help you with your public travel costs too!

All the materials will be provided but please bring your own should you wish.

Feel free to bring a packed lunch.

Finding My Roots Project Launch Day

Thursday 27th August, 12-3pm- Green Tracks Enterprise, WF1 5NU

No experience needed!

Fully funded & free

Gathering together

Using natural plant dyes

Foraging to make a natural Mandala

Painting a bookmark with earth pigments

Spending time outdoors

Herbal lore & plant medicine

Heritage crafts

Local histories

Approachable & simple art activities

Creating

Being in the moment

Holistic wellbeing

Saturday 12 September, 11am-2pm - Green Tracks Enterprise, WF1 5NU

Explore the colours hidden within hedgerow as we forage berries to create dyes for silk & cotton threads, cotton fibres & upcycled cotton cloth before painting unique bookmarks with the dye along with other natural paint & pigments.

Saturday 19 September, 11am-2pm - Green Tracks Enterprise, WF1 5NU

Create a dyepot from Coreopsis flowers & discover the magic of cloth bundle dyeing. Using foraged plants & flowers, fleece, linen, silk & cotton, you'll wrap & dye fabrics to reveal beautiful organic patterns & colours.

The session also includes bookmark painting using handmade dyes and natural pigments.

Saturday 3 October, 11am-2pm - Green Tracks Enterprise, WF1 5NU

Learn how to create a natural dyepot from Buddleia before dyeing fabrics & fibres with the colours you make. Then weave with foraged materials including honeysuckle, clematis, ivy, grasses, twigs, wool & fleece, using willow frames to create your own unique nature-inspired artwork. Finish by decorating project bookmarks with handmade dyes & natural paints.

Friday 30 October, 10am-2pm - Pontefract Castle - Halloween Half Term

Join the Lo-Fi Alchemists for a free drop-in workshop packed with Halloween-inspired creative activities for all ages. Experiment with "magic plant potions”, earth pigments, natural dyes & the Castle’s plant life.

Booking:

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facebook: @Lo-Fi Alchemists @wish'sart

email: wishongirl@gmail.com

This project is supported by Wakefield Council Culture Grants & the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as part of Nature Season.

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