Join artist, Jessica Emsley, on the 19th July for a sensory drawing workshop. Together, we’ll explore the senses through sketching and experimental mark making over the course of a short walk (4-5km).

What can we discover when we look closer, further, slower, differently? Inspired by Wainwright’s deep engagement with the Lakeland landscapes, we’ll consider what is revealed when we slow down and engage fully with the experience of walking. We will take a slow and relaxed approach to the morning, with our focus being on enjoying the experience of being outside and connecting with the landscape through drawing.

What participants need to bring,

• Sketchbook and drawing materials (small sketchbook, sketching pencil, and fineliner, however you are welcome to bring extra materials if you wish)

• Appropriate clothing for the weather – layers and waterproofs, and sensible shoes for walking

• Any sun protection necessary (sun cream, sunglasses, hats) and any medication needed

• Water or drink for the walk

About the artist

Jessica Emsley is an Artist, Mountain Leader, and advocate for engagement with the outdoors through creativity. Jessica’s artistic enquiry explores walking-based art practice as a potential remedy to human-nature separation, inviting more-than-human experience. Informed by this enquiry, Jessica facilitates outdoor art walks and workshops, with a focus on fostering a receptivity to nature, often through experimental and sensory drawing practices.

This event is in support of the Alfred Wainwright exhibition hosted by The Armitt, co-curated by Chris Butterfield