This two-hour workshop will explore portrait-making through nature, print, and imagination, guided by OmVed Gardens' proposal for 2026, listening as care.
Using found natural elements from the garden, you are invited to slow down and listen, to textures, shapes, rhythms, and to one another. Through natural stamps and tactile marks combined with simple line drawing, you will create a portrait: of yourself, a family member, a friend (real or imagined), or the person sitting in front of you.
Rather than aiming for likeness, the workshop focuses on attention and presence. Nature will become imprint, collage, and inspiration, encouraging you to observe carefully, respond creatively, and represent a person through feeling as much as form.
In this process, listening becomes visual: a way of caring for the other, for our natural surroundings, and for the relationship between them.
Materials:
Basic drawing materials are included with the ticket entry, though you are welcome to bring your own watercolours or preferred tools if you wish. You can also bring a photograph of the person you would like to portray, or to work freely from memory and imagination.
About the facilitator:
Miriam Sugranyes is an artist trained in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts and Philosophy at the University of Barcelona. Her work brings both disciplines together, translating concepts and language into images.
She has published a series of nature-observation colouring books with the publisher mtm — Plants (Herbarium), Birds (Rara Avis), Mushrooms (Boletus), and Butterflies (Suspirium) — as well as titles on animals and trees with Octopus Publishing Group.
Alongside her independent publishing projects, she has been part of the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) team for the past ten years, working as creative director and illustrator. She is also the co-founder of Rights Studio, a collaborative space where individuals and organizations engage with human rights issues through the arts.
Subsidised Tickets:
We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.
About OmVed Gardens:
OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.
As a registered Community Interest Company, all our activities prioritise social and ecological objectives. Whether collaborating with chefs, creatives, gardeners, or schools, OmVed Gardens is a hub for education, connection, and action. We aim to inspire individuals and communities to reimagine their role in building a healthier, more resilient world.
We work to increase biodiversity - of species, seeds, food systems, and participation, through regenerative gardening, seed saving, habitat creation, and ecological education. Our space serves as a living example of how urban areas can be transformed into thriving ecosystems that support both human and non-human communities.
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Refund Policy:
Tickets are non-refundable, except in cases where an event is sold out and a waiting list exists for the session. Refund requests can be made up to 10 days prior to the session. Please write to us for any refund inquiries.
