About this Event
Artist Run Nature Workshops
These workshops are curated by photographic artist Alan McFetridge, Daisy Green’s artist-in-residence at Holland Park. Each month, Alan invites a guest artist to lead a workshop that brings their practice into dialogue with the park, its rhythms, and its living landscape. Together, we explore how creative practice can deepen our connection to nature, to ourselves, and to the communities that share these spaces.
The programme welcomes both experienced artists and those beginning their creative journey. Participants are invited to slow down, observe carefully, and experience the park through movement, reflection, and making.
This month’s guest artist is Diana Taylor.
Diana’s workshop brings together meditation, Qigong, and painting. Drawing on over a decade of engagement with Eastern philosophy and Taoist traditions, the session explores ways of thinking that emphasise the interconnected nature of all things.
The workshop begins with a short guided grounding meditation followed by a gentle Qigong session. These practices help participants become aware of breath, movement, and the surrounding environment.
In the second part of the workshop, participants will work with painting, responding to botanical life observed in Holland Park. Diana encourages personal approaches while offering guidance throughout the session.
Expect a calm and reflective experience that combines movement, observation, and creative practice within the landscape of the park.
No previous experience of Qigong or painting is required.
Daisy Green has generously provided the space and refreshments are included in the ticket. Proceeds from ticket sales go directly to the artist.
Artist Bio:
Diana Taylor (b. 1977, UK) lives and works in London.
Her practice based PhD, completed in partnership with the William Morris Gallery and Sheffield Hallam University in 2023, explored notional time and the ways the past continues to shape the present. This research was further developed during a short term fellowship at The Huntington in California in 2025.
Recent solo exhibitions include Flotsam and Jetsam at Don’t Look Projects, Los Angeles (2025); Borrowed Time at Bobinska Brownlee, London (2024); and A Ghost for Today at the William Morris Gallery, London (2022).
Selected group exhibitions include Their Floating Attention at Florence Trust, London (2025); Decennial at Artseen Contemporary, Nicosia (2025); A Landscape of Chance at SLQS Gallery, London (2024); Stable at Bobinska Brownlee, London (2024); and A Painting Show at Benjamin Parsons Gallery, Oxford (2024).
Residencies include JOYA, Spain (2025); 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica (2024); CCA Andratx (2018, 2012); The Factory Floor at Modern Art Oxford (2015); and the Abbey Scholarship in Painting at the British School at Rome (2011).
Taylor graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2010 with an MFA in Painting.
https://www.dianataylor.co.uk/
About Workshop Programme:
Photographic artist Alan McFetridge, and founder of the Centre for Ecological Philosophy, continues to explore the roots of connectivity through ritual, movement, and ecological care. In 2026, as part of his residency with Daisy Green at Holland Park Café, he is shaping an evolving program by inviting artists he has encountered through chance, synchronicity, natural rhythm, and psychic channels.
Website: www.alan-mcfetridge.com
Instagram: alan_mcfetridge
CEP:
Join us on the last Sunday of every month, starting at Holland Park Café
What to Expect:
- Introductions and a chance to connect with others.
- Artist-led workshops
- Reflective journaling and guidance to sharpen your intuitive and creative senses.
Bring your notebook, dress according to the weather, and let’s explore the beauty of Holland Park while deepening your connection with nature and your inner self.
Where: Holland Park Café, Ilchester Place, London W8 6LU
When: 12 PM - 2 PM, Sunday, last Sunday of each month
Cost: £5 -15 (includes a coffee and banana bread). 100% of the proceeds go to Artists.
Spaces are limited—RSVP now on Eventbrite or DM us to secure your spot!
- Duration: The session will last approximately 2 hours, but the conversation afterwards often extends.
- Cancellation Policy: Refunds are available up to 24 hours prior to the event.
- Contact: If you have any questions, feel free to email alan@alan-mcfetridge or call 07799840712
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Agenda
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Soft Landing
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Qi Dong Meditation
Info: Meditation Qi Gong grounding
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Creative Exploration and Experimental Session
Info: Drawing and Painting
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Journal, reflection & sharing
Farewells
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Holland Park Cafe by Daisy Green, Ilchester Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 27.33
