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'Your Drawing Nature' Workshop
Your Drawing Nature Drawing & Zine-Making Workshop with Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck
An intimate drawing workshop with artist, writer, and gardener Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck (co-founder of Journal du Thé, founder of The Gardening Drawing Club, and Poetic Pastel) will be held in the light-bathed Yūkari studio space in Helsinki this June.
The workshop begins with a welcome and a warm cup of organic tisane, followed by time to talk about Johanna's love of drawing and her project, The Gardening Drawing Club.
Participants will explore their drawings using colored pencils, following drawing prompts based on plants, flowers, vegetables and vessel observations prepared by Johanna. This workshop is conceptualised for those who have not drawn in a long time and is also suitable for those pursuing a creative career, as it will provide new avenues to play and explore the act of drawing. Through drawing, participants will gain confidence, experience joy, and discover new avenues of exploration.
The session will conclude with hand-making a small art zine of their work, and a time for discussion. All participant will have their drawings and zine to take home.
This workshop is inspired by one of the methodologies used in The Gardening Drawing Club, which Johanna launched in 2021—an initiative offering free arts and horticulture workshops to adults and children in England.
The session will be conducted in English.
Vessels by Yukari, vegetables and locally foraged flowers and foliage will be employed.
This is an intimate workshop with a maximum of 6 participants and Johanna’s first event in Finland.
Date: 29.06.26 Monday
Time: 17:00 - 19:30
Location: Yūkari Studio - Viipurinkatu 1A. Helsinki, 00510
*price is VAT excluded. 25.5% VAT will be added at the check out.
An intimate drawing workshop with artist, writer, and gardener Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck (co-founder of Journal du Thé, founder of The Gardening Drawing Club, and Poetic Pastel) will be held in the light-bathed Yūkari studio space in Helsinki this June.
The workshop begins with a welcome and a warm cup of organic tisane, followed by time to talk about Johanna's love of drawing and her project, The Gardening Drawing Club.
Participants will explore their drawings using colored pencils, following drawing prompts based on plants, flowers, vegetables and vessel observations prepared by Johanna. This workshop is conceptualised for those who have not drawn in a long time and is also suitable for those pursuing a creative career, as it will provide new avenues to play and explore the act of drawing. Through drawing, participants will gain confidence, experience joy, and discover new avenues of exploration.
The session will conclude with hand-making a small art zine of their work, and a time for discussion. All participant will have their drawings and zine to take home.
This workshop is inspired by one of the methodologies used in The Gardening Drawing Club, which Johanna launched in 2021—an initiative offering free arts and horticulture workshops to adults and children in England.
The session will be conducted in English.
Vessels by Yukari, vegetables and locally foraged flowers and foliage will be employed.
This is an intimate workshop with a maximum of 6 participants and Johanna’s first event in Finland.
Date: 29.06.26 Monday
Time: 17:00 - 19:30
Location: Yūkari Studio - Viipurinkatu 1A. Helsinki, 00510
*price is VAT excluded. 25.5% VAT will be added at the check out.
About the artist:
Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck (b. 1990, France) is a painter and transdisciplinary artist based in rural Oxfordshire, England. Her practice, rooted in ecological awareness, spans painting, sculpture, photography, publishing, horticulture, and participatory projects. Johanna’s work expresses care and tenderness, reflecting on the fragility and beauty of life. Recent solo exhibitions include Soft, Soft at Mutty, Castiglione delle Stiviere (2025), Dreaming About Tomorrow at Nidi Gallery, Tokyo (2022). Group exhibitions include Soil at Somerset House, London (2025), The Equal Right to Live and Blossom at Kate MacGarry, London (2024) and Edge Effects at Whitechapel Gallery, London (2024).
Johanna founded the collaborative initiatives Poetic Pastel Press, The Gardening Drawing Club and The Ordinary Society for Kindness to All Animals in the Art World. She co-founded the Journal du Thé – Contemporary Tea Culture publication series. Johanna has organised and facilitated workshops and learning programs for adults and children at multiple British art institutions and international independent cultural hubs, including Camden Art Centre and Garden Museum.
@johannatagada
www.johannatagada.net
Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck (b. 1990, France) is a painter and transdisciplinary artist based in rural Oxfordshire, England. Her practice, rooted in ecological awareness, spans painting, sculpture, photography, publishing, horticulture, and participatory projects. Johanna’s work expresses care and tenderness, reflecting on the fragility and beauty of life. Recent solo exhibitions include Soft, Soft at Mutty, Castiglione delle Stiviere (2025), Dreaming About Tomorrow at Nidi Gallery, Tokyo (2022). Group exhibitions include Soil at Somerset House, London (2025), The Equal Right to Live and Blossom at Kate MacGarry, London (2024) and Edge Effects at Whitechapel Gallery, London (2024).
Johanna founded the collaborative initiatives Poetic Pastel Press, The Gardening Drawing Club and The Ordinary Society for Kindness to All Animals in the Art World. She co-founded the Journal du Thé – Contemporary Tea Culture publication series. Johanna has organised and facilitated workshops and learning programs for adults and children at multiple British art institutions and international independent cultural hubs, including Camden Art Centre and Garden Museum.
@johannatagada
www.johannatagada.net
Drawing by Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck & Photographs by Kohei Yamamoto