My phone died this week β completely gave up the ghost β and I found myself on an unexpectedly quiet, screen-free walk. No pictures, no pinging. Just wrens singing to each other in the poplars, skylarks impossibly high overhead, the first violets of spring nestled against desiccated grasses, and a rather magnificent cormorant who has taken up residence at the pond. Honestly, it was a reminder of how much is out there when you just look. I have a new phone now and I'm back β but I'm still thinking about that walk.
Paper Flower Classes - we're coming up roses! And daffs, cornflowers, foxgloves, poppies, fritillaries.....
Double Daffodils β Evening Class (two sessions β attend both) 19th & 26th March Β· 7β9pm Β· Studio 3, Hoylake Β· Β£25 per session We'll be making the most glorious full, frilly double daffodils β just the thing for this time of year when spring is nudging its way in. Some previous experience is needed, so these evenings are perfect if you've made paper flowers before and want to go a little further. To reserve your space: flowers@paperbydragonfly.comβ
Botanical Paper Rose β Workshop with The Art Doctor Friday 20th March Β· Guilden Sutton I'll be teaching this lovely workshop just outside Chester β a great option if you're not local to Hoylake but fancy a creative evening out. Book hereβ
A few more dates for your diary...
- Wildflower Weekend at Zantium Studios, Derbyshire β 28 & 29 March. A beautiful rural setting, small intimate group. Come for the full weekend or just one day β Saturday is cornflowers & poppies, Sunday is wildflowers. Book here.β
- Fritillary Evening Class β 9th April, Studio 3, Hoylake, Β£25. Email flowers@paperbydragonfly.com to reserve.
Spring has arrived in the shop too β I've just added a brand new Celebrate Spring section, full of seasonal flowers and botanical kits to bring a little beauty into your home. Perfect for treating yourself, or tucking away as an Easter gift. Always open, always lovely
This week's Substack is the one I wrote on that phoneless walk β luminous things spotted in the hedgerows, and some thoughts I'm still mulling over. Come and read it with a cup of tea:
Until next time,
May is when the hedgerows begin to fill and the summer season gathers energy. Iβd love you to come and look at the flowers with me.
May is when the hedgerows begin to fill and the summer season gathers energy. Iβd love you to come and look at the flowers with me.
On 20th May, at Studio 3, Hoylake, I'm launching my new Signature Day - a very special flower making class, Form and Freedom. A day dedicated to creative botanicals - looking closely at a selection of wildflowers and creating your own unique interpretations under my guidance. From accuracy to abstraction, which way will you go? Β£95, 10 - 4, lunch (and cake) included. Only six places left.
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