Imaginary Gardens

Please note: this event will be held in person at Rumpus Room and Glasgow Zine Library

Join illustrator Olivia Juett to create an imaginary garden, built up from collaboratively drawn flowers. The session will start in Rumpus Room’s garden (weather dependent!) where we will explore different forms, shapes and textures in the garden through drawing. You will get prompts and encouragement to explore the garden in your own way.

The second half of the session will be back at Glasgow Zine Library. We’ll look at the work created in the garden, and bring together elements of these drawings to create colourful, collaborative flowers. Gardens are inherently a collaboration between gardeners, seeds, soil and the elements. We will gather these flowers together and see how our garden is growing. This will be a relaxed, exploratory session that aims to imagine new ways of illustrating the natural world, and imagining how we can each contribute to this.

I am an illustrator and printmaker based in Glasgow, mainly working with analogue processes. Much of my work draws attention to fleeting atmospheres and unexpected moments of reflection; driven by observation, I explore how different elements come together to create multi-layered stories.

Learn more about Olivia.

There will be 10 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Group Discussions, Hands on activities, Sharing work that has been created.

This event will take place at Rumpus Room and Glasgow Zine Library's space on Albert Road. You can find directions to Rumpus Room here and we will walk back to Glasgow Zine Library together. The walk is approximately 3 minutes.

You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via [email protected]

All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here.

GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.

After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.

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