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To begin there was a short reading from the collection of essays Walking as Critical Enquiry which drew a link between the nature of walking and drawing as languages which can be used to explore an environment

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On this walk participants were encouraged to consider the correspondence between sensation, sound and the weight and texture of drawn marks

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We took a rest stop to allowing time to take in our environment with more detail

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Gathering to share our drawings

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Using bricks found by the side of the canal we held down the paper and began to make marks thinking about what we had just observed

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Because the paper was square this map became more circular and the marks made with the long sticks were sweeping across the page

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At the beginning of the workshop we gathered and I shared a small reading from Tim Ingold's Ways of Walking publication to set an intention to be curious and use our senses during the walk

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Join our whatsapp group for the upcoming mapping workshops :) https://chat.whatsapp.com/BFZADvuhUfRBYr5o8iivmv

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Zines and Trees

We wandered along the canal near Claypits and Speirs Wharf, making rubbings and blind maps which we turned into small zines containing a collection of each others work

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Guided walk in first Inks and Sticks workshop, we were drawing while walking, marking what we felt and observed on a sheet of paper

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Zines and Trees

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Zines and Trees

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We gathered at the top of the hill to tell stories about the canal and share our drawings

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We used sticks gathered from the area as drawing implements and jars of ink to make marks reflecting our joint journey

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Focusing on loose gestures, taking lots of small breaks and moving around the paper allowed us to re-live the walk with ink

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It helped to imagine the paper like a map: the left hand side the beginning of the walk and the right hand side where we ended

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Mud Map 1, the result of Inks and Sticks workshop 1

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We will be walking part way of the Clyde and Forth canal just 10 minutes from Stow College, recording what we observe in our environment in the forms of sketches, rubbings and note-taking, like field notes, we will then make a large collaborative drawing based on our findings like a MAP of our journey.

The theme is Inks and Sticks - most materials will be provided (i.e the inks and sticks) but if you have a preferred drawing medium please bring it along :)

There is no previous experience required- Drawing doesn't have to already be part of your practice, this is a way to share an experience of the outdoors and tune in to your environment- Looking forward to seeing you there!