Seaweed Cyanotype | Walk & Workshop | with Tara Garden
In this workshop participants will walk to the Margate coast, learning about local ecology and collecting seaweed and other objects to use to produce a cyanotype print.
Course details
Date
Saturday 4th July 2026
Times
10.00am to 01.00pm
Cohort size
Up to 12 places
Ticket price
£45
Location
The Margate School of Art
Duration
Half day (morning)
Overview
In this half-day workshop, participants will meet at The Margate School of Art and walk to one of Margate's beaches to collect seaweed and other found objects along the coast, engaging with local coastal ecologies and exploring the aesthetic properties of found objects, plants and waste materials. Returning to The Margate School of Art's garden, you'll compose and expose your cyanotype prints.
There will be break to allow for the cyanotype prints to dry: feel free to bring a picnic to have in the garden or grab a sandwich from The Margate School's coffee shop or a cafe on the high street.
This workshop is for anyone with an interest in foraging, ecology and printing practice. No previous experience is needed.
Each participant will leave with a number of cyanotype prints to keep.
- Cyanotype chemicals, watercolour paper, brushes and gloves
Yourself!
Course tutor
Tara Garden grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. She is a graduate of the BA Illustration and Visual Media at University of the Arts London and the MA in Print from the Royal College of Art. Her practice is rooted in the metaphysical context of human existence, focusing on the often abject state of the individual within a system which prioritises conformity. She creates prints which blend hand drawn and digital elements, drawing together the individualistic and the technological. Tara is also the Technical and Facilities Coordinator at The Margate School of Art.
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