Maps, Trees and Traces

about this course

Over ten weeks, artist Bronwyn Davies will guide participants through a series of creative explorations combining drawing, collage, vintage maps, stitching, embossing and mindful art-making practices. Drawing on themes from her exhibition Maps and Traces, the course encourages participants to slow down, observe deeply and create work that speaks to both personal and environmental narratives.

Through weekly live online sessions, demonstrations, discussions and studio exercises, participants will develop an individual body of work inspired by a place, tree, memory or landscape that holds meaning for them.

This course is as much about process as outcome — a space to reconnect with creativity, cultivate attention and explore the stories embedded within the natural world.

Throughout the Course You Will Explore:

• Working with vintage maps and layered surfaces

• Drawing and observing trees and natural forms

• Stitching into paper as mark-making and repair

• Embossing, text and symbolic imagery

• Environmental storytelling through art

• Mindful creative practice and Sankalpa (creative intention)

• Creating a personal solander-inspired archive box

• Developing a cohesive mixed-media artwork

Course Format

• 10 weekly live online sessions (90 minutes each)

• Guided demonstrations and creative exercises

• Access to recordings of each session

• Downloadable resources and prompts

• Private online community for sharing and feedback

• Optional studio reflections and homework exercises

Who This Course Is For

This course is suitable for:

• artists and creatives of all levels

• nature lovers and gardeners

• writers and storytellers

• people seeking a deeper, slower creative practice

• anyone interested in art, ecology, memory and place

No prior experience is necessary — only curiosity and a willingness to explore.

By the End of the Course You Will Have:

• a resolved mixed-media artwork or series

• a handmade solander-inspired box or archive object

• a deeper understanding of your own creative language

• new techniques for combining drawing, collage and stitching

• an ongoing reflective creative practice connected to place and story

“Art can become a way of listening — to landscape, memory, history and the traces we leave behind.”