Collage of contributions from past Queer Botanical Drawing sessions hosted online. Original drawings by Alex, Jacq, Kim, Johanna, and anonymous contributors.

Let’s share our stories and experiences of the plants we find together.

You don’t have to be an artist! You don’t have to be a botanist! No prior skills, experience or knowledge needed. Everyone welcome.

We invite you to explore what plants are out in your local area in the week before we meet. You could bring petals, leaves, flowers, twigs, fruits and so on with you. We’ll share plants with you too, including some photos. There are many ways of understanding, knowing and connecting with plants — let’s share together.

About the session

All you need is:

• an internet connection,

• a few sheets of paper & pencil/pen

• or, whatever media you would like to express yourself.

We’ll introduce botanical drawing and finding inspiration in nature. We encourage you to find your own house plants, fruits or vegetables in your home, or pick some flowers or leaves from outside. We’ll also share images of plants. 

We’ll warm-up with some brief drawing exercises, then move into a longer drawing session. You’ll have opportunities to share your creations, if you like, and see what other people have created.

The tickets are free to register. There is a suggested donation of £5 if you can afford to show support for our work.

About your facilitators

• Sixto-Juan Zavala (he/him), a practising designer and illustrator from the United States.

• LiLi K. Bright (they/them), facilitator, coach, writer, tree nerd/witch, amateur birder & Londoner