Press Release

The Big Draw at Wakehurst Place 2005
Saturday 8th, 15th & 22nd October

Last year, Wakehurst Place was the South East Launch site for the Big Draw Campaign which aims to run Drawing events in the month of October for all ages and abilities across the U.K.

This year working together with “Kartoon-Kings” Grennan and Sperandio, we are holding the event over three Saturdays in October, the 8th, 16th and the 22nd.

Everyone is invited to participate in the workshops, which can be found around the garden. Activities are drop in and will run between 10 am and 4pm.

Well Rooted Workshop
Using sand, chalk, charcoal and other natural materials from Wakehurst, visitors will be invited to “grow” a full- size outline of a tree on the ground.

Wall Flowers
Drawing on information and materials from Wakehurst Place and the Millennium Seed Bank; add your nature painting to a developing mural started by artists Grennan and Sperandio.

Mystery Drawing Trail
A mystery trail taking in all areas of Wakehurst, you are invited to discover and decipher visual clues.

Micro to Macro
Using microscopes, make studies of seed and plant parts, the drawings will form the basis for to a large-scale drawing on clear acrylic panels.

Fragments and Views
Make drawings on card (from the Information Point) as you travel around the grounds, then put them up on display in the exhibition room of the Millennium Seed Bank.

FOR more information, contact the Big Draw office on 01444 890455 or email sarah.bell@kew.org

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