Touch Grass Day-Tripper: Wild Creatives (February 21st)

Explore, create, and connect in nature's boundless playground. Our curated day events are designed to immerse you in the beauty of nature while igniting your creative spark.

A creative workshop where we will play with gesture drawing to support our connection with creativity while getting inspired by mother nature.

Illustrator and animator Fay-Orion Antar will teach the fundamentals of drawing and observing to help us create meditative art about how we experience nature through fun exercises and an excursion into a local nature reserve.

✨ You don’t need to “be good at art” to join – all you need is an openness and curiosity, you’re in the right place.

Location: QUEERCIRCLE, B4, 3 Barton Yard, Soames Walk, London, SE10 0BN (nearest station is North Greenwich)

Date: Saturday 21st February 2026

Meeting time: 2pm

Agenda:

🌼 Gesture and observational drawing

🌼 Light excursion to nature reserve

Age: 18+

Who is this for? This is an exclusive event for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour. Refunds will not be given if you ignore this message.

Refund Policy: All sales are final. No refunds unless event is cancelled.

Please familiarise yourself with our Community Agreement

What to bring:

🌼 Sketchbook (optional)

🌼 Any favourite pens, pencils etc. (optional)

*Materials (paper, pencils, crayons etc.) will be provided, as well as light refreshments

Accessibility

QUEERCIRCLE has step-free access throughout our gallery, reading room and project spaces. There is also step free access across the Design District. We will be in the project space on the first floor, a lift is available. The lift has key card access which is available from the person leading the workshop. The lift dimensions are 150 cm x 108 cm x 213 cm. The lift door dimensions are 90 cm x 200 cm.

Accessible toilets and baby change facilities are available on the ground and first floor. All our toilets are self-enclosed and all-gender.

Full access statement is available here.

There will be a short excursion into nature that will require walking and standing for around 45 minutes. There are benches to sit in the nature reserve.

About Touch Grass

Touch Grass is an outdoor community for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour.

We are committed to fostering community growth through outdoor gatherings and wellness-focused trips that encourage us to rekindle our relationship with nature. Our immersive experiences go beyond relaxation—it's about empowerment, wellness, and forging meaningful connections.

Our vision is for queer people of colour to see the outdoors as a space where we belong. A Natural England study found that white people are 70% more likely than Black and Asian people to spend time in the countryside. We want to change this. We deserve to reap the benefits of improved emotional well-being and physical health too.

We believe creativity and nature go hand in hand, which is why most of our events encourage you to embrace nature and your inner creative spirit.

For any enquiries please reach out to [email protected]

Info: Introduction to gesture drawing and playful mark making. Then drawing a model in various poses.

Info: Observational drawing

Info: Tea break

Info: Drawing from imagination with inspiration from nature. Prompts will be provided.

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QUEERCIRCLE, 3 Soames Walk, London, United Kingdom

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