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Two-day practical sessions in the Ashmolean Learning Studio Tickets are £225 for the workshops spanning over two days. Booking is essential With Nicola Jarvis, embroiderer and illustrator This workshop will explore the art of botanical drawing/painting combined with embroidery. It will focus on one of the founding objects from the Ashmolean collection, the 'Tradescant’s Orchard 1620-29' manuscript attributed to John Tradescant The Elder, which is currently on display in the In Bloom: How Plants Changed the World exhibition. This class is designed to guide attendees in the painting and stitching elements of a composition inspired by the ‘Flanders Cherry’ illustration. Day 1 - create a painting of ‘Flanders Cherry’ on cloth, learning how to mix and shade using fabric paints to complete the illustration. Day 2 - learn the techniques required to complete the embroidery: - Construct a three-dimensional cherry fruit by wrapping thread on a round, wooden bead - Create a raised leaf form by working with wire couched around the outline and along the veins - Utilise a range of surface stitches to enhance the wings and shell of a butterfly, caterpillar and snail respectively Participants will receive enough tuition to be able to complete the embroidery at home, the kit supplied to them will contain all necessary materials.

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