Overview

The Gardening Drawing Club returns to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. Join The Gardening Drawing Club for a warm evening of togetherness on the occasion of the free workshop ‘The Basics of Planting’.

Guided by artist and gardener Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck, this workshop will help nurture your gardening skills and confidence, giving you the basic know-how to start your own horticultural experiments at home.

Inspired by the lush and colourful green space of  Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, participants will be invited to take time to engage with the shapes, colours, and energies we find in plants, painting and drawing impressions of these encounters. Johanna will then start things off by walking us through the basics of growing organic vegetables and herbs, speaking to seed selection, soil, season, biodiversity, and gardening on a budget. 

This workshop includes an organic herbal tea break.

No gardening experience is necessary – this event is suitable for beginners and the most experienced gardeners alike. All organic seeds, veganic soil, biodegradable pots, and art supplies, including plant-based watercolours, will be provided. This edition of ‘The Basics of Planting’ is for adults only. 

Please note:

• This is an adult workshop only.
• All materials will be provided, including plant-based watercolour, organic seeds and veganic soil.
• If you are no longer able to attend this event, please do cancel your ticket to make space for others willing to join.

About The Gardening Drawing Club:

Founded in 2021, The Gardening Drawing Club is an indepenent artist-led project composed of a series of events with a holistic approach offering free access to arts and horticulture in Britain. With regular happenings, The Gardening Drawing is hosted in a broad range of locations, from art centres to community gardens and temples; the events range from workshops to talks, exhibitions and experiences. Veganic gardening methods are employed through The Gardening Drawing Club, advocating for gentleness and compassion while supporting seed sovereignty, racial, climate and land justice and reparation, biodiversity, and animal liberation. 

The Gardening Drawing Club is based on the Oculus Horti Hypothesis and is on a shared mission to integrate the joys of gardening and drawing in others’ lives for individual and community well-being. The project has welcommed closed to 2000 participants to date and been explored at primary-school scale. 

More abour the project: www.thegardeningdrawingclub.org

Follow TGDC on Instagram:  www.instagram.com/thegardeningdrawingclub/

The Artist: Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck:

Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck lives and works in rural Oxfordshire. Her transdisciplinary practice is rooted in ecological awareness and collaboration, engaging with painting, sculpture, photography, publishing, horticulture, and participatory projects. Her work expresses care and tenderness, reflecting on the fragility and beauty of life.  Recent exhibitions include the Drawing Room, Whitechapel Gallery, Kate MacGarry, Sommerset House, Nidi Gallery.

Website: www.johannatagada.net

Instagram: @johannatagada

Website: www.johannatagada.net
Instagram: @johannatagada