Earlier this month I was invited to run some botanical rose drawing workshops for the gardeners and staff of various National Trust properties, at their annual monograph event, specialising this year in Roses taking place in Winchester. The National Trust property Mottisfont is the home to a walled garden which is full of vast varieties of different rose species, my eyes have been opened to how many there are! It was lovely to work with the staff at the National Trust, and allow them to explore looking and thinking about the Roses they are surrounded by everyday through drawing.
I also created a Rose motif illustration that was used as the emblem for the event. I based it on a beautiful pink rose from the walled garden it Mottisfont. It was used on banners, signs, etc for the event and even embroidered onto National Trust polo shirts which turned out really nicely!
