In Dialogue with the Body

Service Description

Practicing artist and researcher Anna Falcini invites you to explore drawing as a tool to connect with the body and mind through expressive, mark making techniques using ink, charcoal, pen, gouache and pencil, onto a variety of papers including Japanese mulberry paper, tracing paper and cartridge papers. Anna will introduce a number of drawing processes and will encourage you to respond to natural materials such as nests, bark, stones, shells etc through slow, mindful observation using sensations such as touch and smell, as well as looking at objects. You will be encouraged to create your own unique vocabulary of mark making through approaches to line, tone, and collage techniques. The drawing workshop focuses on drawing as a tool to re-connect with your mind and body without judgement. The pace will be gentle and unrushed with an emphasis on open ended creativity and possibilities rather than rigid outcomes. Anna will suggest a number of starting points for the drawings and will guide you along the way to find your own language for expressive drawings. MEET YOUR TUTOR Anna Falcini is a multi-disciplinary artist who lives and works in the UK. She received her PhD in Fine Art Practice from the University of Brighton (2021) and an MA in Textiles from Goldsmiths College (2002). Her creative practice explores the sensory dialogues of the body and the hidden materials of knowledge that are dormant. She is recipient of a British Council commission to explore the life of the late Welsh artist Gwen John in Paris.