Join SAS founder Ellie Green (Botanical Artist & Hedgewitch) and Sally (Holistic Health & Wellness Coach Body Phonics) to dive into the magic and the medicine of the Yew tree. The Yew tree is a highly sacred tree that offers us the medicine of death / endings, transformation and rebirth.

As with all our retreats, we’ll have a selection of teas available throughout and some home baked cakes to share. A crackling fire will be lit and the yurt will be delightfully cosy on a cool November afternoon.

In this Summer inspired workshop we'll delve into the textures and colours of the garden in full bloom. Spending a gentle afternoon drawing on the lawn, we'll begin by learning some loose sketching techniques in pencil. We'll then refine our drawings in fine-liner, adding dotting, line and shadow work to bring our outline sketches to life.

The afternoon will be broken into two workshops, with a break for tea, locally roasted coffee and scrumptious homemade cakes midway through (vegan option available).

Join SAS Founder Ellie Green and Sally from Body Phonics for an afternoon connecting to the wisdom and teachings of the Dandelion - a powerful plant ally that can help us connect to the solar plexus, seat of our personal power and confidence.

As always there will be a chance to chat and share as we drink a cup of Dandelion tea and tuck into home baked dandelion infused cakes. You’ll also receive a specialised bach flower blend to support your solar plexus.

Join SAS Founder Ellie Green and Sally from Body Phonics for a unique gathering ‘under the rose’ this March as we connect to the healing feminine energy of the Rose and the power of Bach flower remedies - connecting body and soul to the rising energy of Spring.

This beautiful Spring mini-retreat includes refreshments, cake, all materials for the creative workshop and a personalised Bach flower blend for you to take home on the day. We’ll also give you a little gift bag to take home.

This season Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green invites you back to the Sculpture Garden to witness and capture this transformation in motion. Working with autumnal-toned drawing inks, a dip pen and watercolour brush - we'll capture the stark silhouettes, brittle foliage and warm bronzed tones on paper. 

All materials and light refreshments are included in this workshop - you will be given a round watercolour brush and a dip pen to take home on the day…

This class is a beginner-kind class. It’s inspired by nature, the season and aimed at re-establishing a connection to nature and oneself. We'll work with non-toxic vegetable oil based inks and pull prints that look almost photographic in quality and detail. No previous print experience necessary - perfect for beginners.

All materials included. You’ll come away with multiple prints.

Join us for a day of creativity, yoga and uplifting nature-based connection at the stunning Inner Bloom studio nestled at the base of the South Downs. Inspired by Summer Wildflowers, we’ll connect to the wild inner-child within through meditation, yoga, guided journaling and soothing botanical painting.

This uplifting summer retreat includes all refreshments, a plant-based picnic lunch, freshly baked cakes and a notebook to record your experiences; all materials for the creative workshop, plenty of fresh air and a warm fire to gather around. You’ll also get a little gift bag to take home.

In this second summer-inspired workshop we'll be sketching en plein air in the gardens, working with soft pencil techniques and a range of mark-making to create soft tonal studies of summer blooms. Later in the afternoon we’ll switch it up to soft pastels - bringing colour and life to our studies. We'll create a series of soft studies of our surroundings, capturing the gentle mood of summer on paper.  

In this first, spring inspired workshop we'll delve into the textures and colours of the garden in bloom. Beginning with some loosening up exercises 'taking a line for a walk' -  we'll learn how to sketch and then refine our drawings with a fine-liner - adding dotting, mark-making and strengthening our outlines to bring our sketches to life.  At the end of the workshop we'll add vibrancy and movement to our drawings, adding a splash of artist quality watercolours to our designs. 

This class is a beginner-kind class. It’s inspired by nature, the season and aimed at re-establishing a connection to nature and oneself. We'll work with non-toxic vegetable oil based inks and pull prints that look almost photographic in quality and detail. No previous print experience necessary - perfect for beginners.

All materials included. You’ll come away with multiple prints.

Mindful Photography is more than just taking photographs – it’s a moving meditation – a grounding lesson in slowing down, developing our sighting skills and connecting to space in a calming natural environment. Tune in your 'attentional aperture' learning to look at the world with new eyes as we slow down and notice the small things - the little changes in the light, the colours, the textures, in our surroundings.

As we walk through the secluded grounds at Windsor Park, looking for signs of Spring in Nature, you’ll learn some basic shooting options on your device as well as how to create more compelling photographic compositions.

This Spring season Artist-teacher / SAS Founder Ellie Green and Holistic Health Therapist, Yoga & Meditation teacher Derry Jayne are combining forces to bring to you a deeply nurturing day connecting to the beautiful gentle energy of the Silver Birch Tree.

Just a few weeks before the Spring Equinox, we’ll gather at the stunning Inner Bloom Fitness studio to sow seeds and set intentions for the coming season. We’re inviting a small group of like-minded beings to join us in this stunning natural setting at the base of the South Downs, to learn more about the wisdom and lessons this beautiful resilient tree.

Mindful Photography is more than just taking photographs – it’s a moving meditation – a grounding lesson in slowing down, developing our sighting skills and connecting to space in a calming natural environment. Tune in your 'attentional aperture' learning to look at the world with new eyes as we slow down and notice the small things - the little changes in the light, the colours, the textures, in our surroundings.

As we walk through the secluded woodland at Windsor Park, looking for signs of life in the Winter landscape, you’ll learn some basic shooting options on your device as well as how to create more compelling photographic compositions. At the end of the workshop we’ll return to the environmental centre for a cup of tea and review our best shots as a group.

Join us an early evening exploring the grounds of the beautiful Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden and experience the grounds with a mindful lens this summer. We’ll begin with a guided mindful photography walk. Led by SAS founder Ellie Green, this beginner friendly workshop will encourage you to slow down and connect to your natural surrounding. She’ll be sharing her best tips for using Photography as a form of meditation as well as some technical tricks to up-level your captures just using the camera on your phone or digital device.

Join us this summer for a beautiful collaboration between Surrey Art School and The Salt Box in the stunning grounds of the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden. SAS founder Ellie Green will kick off the day with a mindful Nature Journaling workshop - learning some beginner friendly sketching and painting techniques to help capture a little slice of this natural paradise to take home.

Learn how to form a pot using the simplest of ceramic techniques, ‘pinching’. This technique is ideal for anyone who is new to clay and would like a gentle introduction to the medium.

Using only a ball of clay and your hands, you will be shown the process of forming a simple pot. You’ll create several pots during the workshop - learning as you go and adapting your technique as you discover the process.

Expect a super calming workshop with expert Jo Hannah on had to offer technical advice and guidance. Suitable for absolute beginners with no prior experience of Ceramics.

Join us for a mindful morning in the forest where we’ll slow things down and take time drink in our surroundings with a winter inspired woodland inks workshops led by Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green. We’ll start with ‘mindful looking’ using our eyes to scan the bare branches of the trees, looking for texture, changes in colour, light and noticing where the shadows fall. We’ll spend the rest of the morning creating dreamy winter studies of the woodland – playing with washes and working with a range of different brushes and brush strokes to capture our surroundings. Full guided tuition from Ellie and suitable for absolute beginners.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we have teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

Join us for a mindful morning in the forest where we’ll slow things down and take time drink in our surroundings with a winter inspired woodland inks workshops led by Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green. We’ll start with ‘mindful looking’ using our eyes to scan the bare branches of the trees, looking for texture, changes in colour, light and noticing where the shadows fall. We’ll spend the rest of the morning creating dreamy winter studies of the woodland – playing with washes and working with a range of different brushes and brush strokes to capture our surroundings. Full guided tuition from Ellie and suitable for absolute beginners.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we have teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

Add a bit of hygge to your winter home with these gorgeous scented candles in lovely little tea-cups!

Candle-making is a delightfully slow process with each step of the creation encouraging you to be patient and present. Having scented candles in your home can also enhance your overall sense of wellbeing and add a gentle glow to a living space on dark winter days.

Add a new string to your bow with our contemporary beginner's Calligraphy workshops with Fine Letter Co. You’ll learn how to create beautiful modern lettering, with our step by step beginners workshop - full starter kit included.

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Our long awaited Improver’s workshops will add depth and dimension to your practice! You’ll work with a new pen-holder, coloured inks and a brause nib to broaden your understanding of the basic strokes and open up new ways of working with letter-forms!

Add a new string to your bow with our contemporary beginner's Calligraphy workshops with Fine Letter Co. You’ll learn how to create beautiful modern lettering, with our step by step beginners workshop - full starter kit included.

Add a new string to your bow with our contemporary beginner's Calligraphy workshops with Fine Letter Co. You’ll learn how to create beautiful modern lettering, with our step by step beginners workshop - full starter kit included.

Add a new string to your bow with our contemporary beginner's Calligraphy workshops with Fine Letter Co. You’ll learn how to create beautiful modern lettering, with our step by step beginners workshop - full starter kit included.