Creative Tuition with SAS founder Ellie Green

Join Ellie for personalised creative tuition at her cosy studio in Newdigate. Pick a nature based topic and she’ll create a bespoke class for you using the topic / materials of your choice! Choose from a ‘Creative Spark’ 75 minute tutorial or ‘Deep Dive’ for 150 minutes of personalised creative tuition. Treat yourself, book in with a friend* or book for a loved one in for 2024 (gift vouchers available!).

Friday 26th April 2024 | 10:00 to 13:30 | The Salt Box | RH1 4EU

Take a walk on the wild side, as we introduce you to the hidden delights of nature’s spring larder. We’ll start the day with a wild tea, before we head on a walk through fields, woodlands and along tracks, with a syllabus built around what is not just seasonally available, but delicious too!

After our walk we’ll settle down for a slow and mindful beginner kind botanical illustration workshop led by Ellie from Surrey Art School, featuring ingredients gathered in our foraging baskets.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a delicious light lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

Saturday 18th May 2024 | 14:00 to 17:30 | The Sussex Country Yurt

Join SAS Founder Ellie Green and Sally from Body Phonics for an afternoon connecting to the wisdom and teachings of the Dandelion - a powerful plant ally that can help us connect to the solar plexus, seat of our personal power and confidence.

This mini-retreat includes: Oracle cards, guided journaling exercises and meditation to tune into subconscious blocks & desires, a therapeutic dandelion doodling & painting workshop, EFT tapping, bach flower remedies, tea, chats, cake & a reiki circle to close the space.

Friday 14th June 2024 | 10:30 to 13:00 | The Salt Box | RH1 4EU

Embrace the rising energy of summer and learn to paint wild bees under the gentle tutorage of Ellie from Surrey Art School. 

Working with a mixture of inks and vibrant watercolours we’ll use beginner-kind wet on wet watercolour techniques to find the shapes of fluffy bumblebees.  With a few further flicks of the brush and some delightfully translucent wings – your bees will be ready to fly! 

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a wildly inspired sweet treat are included in this seasonal workshop.

Friday 12th July 2024 | 10:30 to 13:30 | The Salt Box | RH1 4EU

See you in the meadow this summer, when the fields are in full bloom, for a beautiful botanically-inspired workshop suitable for beginners. Ellie will share some gentle & soothing techniques for painting seasonal herbs and native wildflowers in vibrant watercolours. You’ll learn how to use a range of brushes to capture wild stems, leaves and blooms.

Once you’ve learned some of the core techniques, Ellie will invite you to ‘make a meadow’ of your own – choosing your favourite flowers from the ‘creative buffet’ on offer. All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a delicious light lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

Friday 13th September 2024 | 10:30 to 13:00 | The Salt Box | RH1 4EU

Join Ellie and create beautiful hand-made botanical mono-prints using the surrounding woodland as inspiration. You’ll be working with vegetable oil based inks that are totally non-toxic and capture the stunning detail of the textures of nature with stunning photographic results – no matter your skill level. 

By the end of the workshop you’ll come away with multiple prints from leaves, feathers and whatever else you can find in the forest - giving you the chance to take a little bit of the beautiful woodland home with you on the day.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a wildly inspired sweet treat are included in this seasonal workshop.