Exploring vision and focus through floral collage

Join Alice McCabe, mixed media artist and director of sustainable floral art and design studio Metafleur, for a workshop that uses nature observation to re-awaken our eyes and encourage focus.

During the workshop, the artist will share some floral collage methods that have been developed to actively exercise the eye and mind following too much screen time. She will suggest both temporal natural material arrangements in the landscape as eye exercises and guide participants in the creation of small floral artworks with a variety of sustainably sourced flowers and collage materials provided.

For any questions or to discuss how workshop might be made more accessible or comfortable to enable increased participation, please get in touch with Alice prior: studio@metafleur.com

Subsidised Tickets:

We have a few tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible to you, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.

Refund Policy:

These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the event (1st May) post which they will be non-refundable.

About the facilitator:

Alice McCabe is a mixed media artist and director of sustainable floral art and design studio Metafleur, Integral to her practice as a floral artist is to create both sustainable and conceptual designs drawing attention via flowers and their meanings to point to other contexts alongside their beauty.

metafleur.com @metafleur

About OmVed Gardens:

Since 2017, we have been carefully restoring a previously tarmacked land in Highgate Village, north London, to provide a space to explore food, creativity and ecology for health and climate resilience.

We are a community interest company featuring a permaculture garden, a creative zero-waste kitchen and a growing educational, events and exhibition space. Our aims are to realise our deep entwinement with each other and the more-than-human, through thinking around food, gardening and ecological awareness, to improve diversity at all levels (seed, food, species, participation) and to use creativity and nature-led knowledge to help tackle the climate emergency.

www.omvedgardens.com · @omvedgardens

Practical Information:

Access to our garden can be steep, please wear sturdy shoes. We don't currently have access to different mobilities.

There is no visitor parking so we encourage you to cycle, walk or take public transport. Google Maps Directions

There is paid parking on Highgate from 10am - 12pm and free before and after.

We unfortunately cannot allow any furry friends unless they are guide/support animals. Please let us know in advance if you need to bring them with you.

The Glasshouse (Our indoor space) is not heated so please dress for the weather.

Health & Safety Information:

Children are the responsibility of their parents or guardians and should not be left unattended at any time when they are on site.

If you have an allergy to a particular plant or insect, please get in touch before attending our site.

The gardens are a habitat for a variety of pollinators, including busy bees. Please respect them and do not approach the beehives for their safety and yours.

We have ponds - members of the public are not permitted in the pond at any time.

Do not ingest any plants, mushrooms or fungi that you find on site.

There are two first aid kits on site, one in the glasshouse and one in the dome.