Sussex Prairies is now closed. We open again on Monday 1st June 2020 !
Exciting specialist plant fair on the prairie with an engaging and exciting group of specialist plant nurseries bringing their plants and expertise for your delight. Tasty refreshments available all day !
Learn how to make stunning birds out of old plastic milk bottles, which we will attach to a willow and bamboo structure that you will also make. We will use recycled materials to decorate our sculptures, which when finished can be mounted on a stake or hung from a branch in your garden.
Great Planting….The Easy Way It is possible to reduce your gardening time and still have an interesting garden.
Using cotton or silk material you will practice using a range of tools to mark a wax resist design onto cloth before exploring hand painting with natural dyes.
Natural Dyeing-an introduction: Natural dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates or minerals.
Natural Dyeing-an introduction: Natural dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates or minerals.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who would like to explore lino printing techniques for the first time or extend previous knowledge into varied colour. We will be using the gardens as inspiration looking at the beautiful flowers and foliage to design simple motifs.
The band Taylor Maid band will join us to celebrate the Summer Solstice with a mixture of vintage swing,latin,popular jazz and lively fiddle jigs and reels and lots,lots more !
Join Lorraine and Paul ,of Hedges and Hurdles, for a half-day or full-day, outdoor craft workshop and make a selection of plant supports you can be proud of! The workshop is set within the picturesque location of Sussex Prairie Gardens. We will use Willow or Hazel to create our plant supports, a large majority of these materials are coppiced and harvested locally.
On this inspirational workshop, Nalini will guide you on a morning of creativity, nature and healing and teach you some ‘Practical Magic’ to take home with you. From gathering herbs and making products, to meditative moments and peacefulness, this workshop will appeal to both the practical and the mystical – open to everyone who would love to know more about healing herbs, wild plants, aromatherapy and natural remedies.
There’s a lot you can do to improve your existing garden or to plan a new garden for wildlife. Your garden style can be formal or informal and still contribute to wildlife food and habitat.
3 gong players coming together with their 21 gongs for a 2 hour outdoor relaxation in the beautiful Sussex Prairie Garden
Fabulous comédie del arte theatre in the garden ! Bring a picnic and enjoy an evening of romping hilarious entertainment in a glorious summer garden !
Pastel is a fabulous medium for working with expressive colour in a spontaneous and creative way. In this workshop, inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Sussex Prairie Gardens, we will explore techniques for creating rich layers of colour.
Learn how to make stunning birds out of old plastic milk bottles, which we will attach to a willow and bamboo structure that you will also make. We will use recycled materials to decorate our sculptures, which when finished can be mounted on a stake or hung from a branch in your garden.
On this inspirational workshop, Nalini will guide you on a morning of creativity, nature and healing and teach you some ‘Practical Magic’ to take home with you. From gathering herbs and making products, to meditative moments and peacefulness, this workshop will appeal to both the practical and the mystical – open to everyone who would love to know more about healing herbs, wild plants, aromatherapy and natural remedies.
more details to follow
This course is for anyone who has wanted paint with watercolours in a free and loose way outside. We will explore techniques, traditional and experimental and find ways to connect these methods to the environment around us.
Come along to Sussex Prairies and spend time creating a beautiful mixed media piece of Textile art and lampshade using pre made 'paper cloth' and fabrics, transfer printed plants, trimmings, found images, paints, organza & stitch.
Come along to Sussex Prairies and spend time creating a beautiful mixed media piece of Textile art and lampshade using pre made 'paper cloth' and fabrics, transfer printed plants, trimmings, found images, paints, organza & stitch.
A hands-on workshop to learn to use colour for vibrant planting combinations Colour is what brings a garden to life and in this practical, Juliet will show you how she draws inspiration from around her to create original colour-schemes and designs.
The aim of the Fair is to showcase an attractive , affordable and quality selection of work by artists and makers.Tasty refreshments teas and cakes will be available all set in a glorious prairie garden.
Be inspired by the beautiful Sussex Prairie Garden to explore creative ways to work with acrylic paint including brush and palette knife techniques. We will look at ways to layer acrylic, applying bold expressive colour with creative mark-making.
Join Lorraine and Paul for a half-day or full-day, outdoor craft workshop and make a selection of plant supports you can be proud of! The workshop is set within the picturesque location of Sussex Prairie Gardens. We will use Willow or Hazel to create our plant supports, a large majority of these materials are coppiced and harvested locally.
Having worked with kids on these workshops, it’s always a joy to watch how they light up when immersed in nature, and start to learn the wonder of healing plants
Come along to Sussex Prairies and spend time creating a beautiful mixed media piece of Textile art using pre made 'papercloth', transfer printed plants, fabric trimmings, found images, paints, organza & stitch.
Indian Garden Birds by Anne Kelly
Working from a collection of photos or postcards, old receipts, brochures , we will create a folding book or collaged piece using these elements. The resulting piece will be a personal response to a special place or event
outdoor theatre with Giles Shenton & Kick in the Head Productions - more to follow
We will explore the many exciting possibilities of collagraph printmaking by building up textures and marks with a variety of collage materials on a mount card plate. You will learn how to construct interesting textured printing plates using metallic card, papers and precut pattern pieces as well as tapes and found textures before cutting areas away.
Explore the beautiful printmaking technique of drypoint with an emphasis on texture and quality of line. We will draw directly into acetate and metallic card sheets to create varied mark-making which when printed through an etching press will create rich velvety lines.
Come and experience an inspirational Writing for Wellbeing workshop to delight all your senses at Sussex Prairies Garden. Enjoy easy and fun writing exercises to stimulate your imagination and encourage flow writing , which is suitable for all levels
Working in a sketchbook is a great place to experiment and try new approaches to art without the pressure of creating a masterpiece. It can be daunting starting a sketchbook but I will show you how to get started and how to gain confidence to develop your own style. We will be exploring varied media and create pages of backgrounds in a sketchbook which will follow your own theme or point of interest.
This course is for anyone who has wanted paint with watercolours in a free and loose way outside. We will explore techniques, traditional and experimental and find ways to connect these methods to the environment around us.
Learn about the visual elements and make 3 or 4 cohesive abstract fabric arrangements ready for stitch
The band Taylor Maid band will join us to celebrate a Summer Prairie Garden with a mixture of vintage swing,latin,popular jazz and lively fiddle jigs and reels and lots,lots more !
Pastel is a fabulous medium for working with expressive colour in a spontaneous and creative way. In this workshop, inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Sussex Prairie Gardens, we will explore techniques for creating rich layers of colour.
Pieces and fragments gathered from the garden will provide the starting point for hand stitched work to create unique and personal surfaces and objects that can be dried or photographed to record this memorable and relaxing activity.
An event in Marquees in Sussex Prairie Garden. Gorgeous clothes in cottons and vintage sari silk,semi precious designer jewellery,scarves,home furnishings and gifts – all ethically traded from India. Alex’s curry “Dhaba” will be serving delicious authentic curries.
Plants and botanical drawings can be a rich source of inspiration for textile artists and embroiderers. Using seasonal plants as source material , we will produce a small book form with lamination, collage , stitch and colour.
It's THE plant Fair event in the South East to come to ! Be wowed by specialist plant nurseries , artisans and and makers - all in the name of plants and gardens ! Refreshments will be provided by the Wheatsheaf Pub and Bazaar as well as delicious homemade cakes in teashops 1 and 2 !
Be inspired by the beautiful Sussex Prairie Garden to explore creative ways to work with acrylic and mixed media, including collage, print and crayons. We will look at versatile ways to layer acrylic with other media to creative texture, bold expressive colour with creative mark-making.
Natural Dyeing-an introduction: Natural dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates or minerals.
Natural Dyeing-an introduction: Natural dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates or minerals
photograph by Marianne Majerus
Our opening for the National Garden Scheme and our supported charity this year Aegean Solidarity Network .
This course is for anyone who has wanted to free up and explore watercolours in their practise. You will be shown and guided through a variety of techniques used in watercolour that are traditional and some introduced to ways to connect with the environment around us.
a modern day harvest festival set in a beautiful autumn garden - expect a cornucopia of delights !Delicious refreshments available all day from The Wheatsheaf Pub and The Syrian Kitchen.
Working in a sketchbook is a great place to experiment and try new approaches to art without the pressure of creating a masterpiece. It can be daunting starting a sketchbook but I will show you how to get started and how to gain confidence to develop your own style. We will be exploring varied media and create pages of backgrounds in a sketchbook which will follow your own theme or point of interest.
Paul & Pauline McBride,
Sussex Prairie Garden
Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road (B2116),
near Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AT
