Creative Garden: Exploring Creative Reuse through Nature & Imagination

This series of workshops is part of an ongoing artistic research project by Gabriele, focused on the creative reuse of organic and discarded materials. Together, we will explore how food scraps, recycled paper, coffee waste, fabric, plastic, and everyday throwaways can be transformed into something meaningful, poetic, and alive.

These sessions are not just about making — they are about sharing, observing, and learning together. Participants are invited to join Gabriele in developing and deepening these intuitions through hands-on activities, reflections, and collaborative experimentation.

The ultimate goal of this journey is twofold:

1. To support the creation of The Wardrobe of Lost Seasons, a large-scale installation by Gabriele to be unveiled in September during the Art Park group exhibition at Treehouse;

2. And to guide each participant toward creating a personal mini-installation to bring home — a symbolic piece, crafted from materials and ideas explored throughout the process, to be completed during the closing workshop in October.

Whether you join for one session or all, you're welcome to become part of this evolving, shared exploration of waste, transformation, and the seasons within us. 🌿✨

Workshop Calendar

📅 Saturday, 19 July

10:00 – 12:30 | Paper Making – Creating handmade paper from recycled materials. Experimenting with coloring the paper using natural dyes made from vegetables and spices. Experimenting with different kinds of fibre to give a different texture

🔸 Lunch is included for those joining both sessions

13:30 – 16:00 | Food Waste – Explore the use of vegetable scraps for eco dyeing and food preservation. We will prepare the pigments for the next session, and at the same time, preserve veggies for later use in the opening event in September.

📅 Sunday, 27 July

14:00 – 16:00 | Eco-Printing Session – Using various types of paper, from handmade recycled paper to watercolor paper, and fabrics, participants will explore unique techniques to transfer the colors and shapes of nature onto surfaces.

📅 Friday, 15 August

17:00 – 20:00 | Coffee Clay Experience – Sculpting with coffee clay, experimenting with different fibres and materials. Incorporating previously made paper and eco-printed materials into the sculptures.

📅 Sunday, 14 September

14:00 – 17:00 | Recycled Sculpture Workshop – Create decorative elements using plastic, polystyrene, tin, and more. All the trash can become a treasure... By repurposing discarded materials, we will explore new forms and textures, giving waste a second life through artistic transformation.

📅 Sunday, 12 October

14:00 – 16:00 | Closing Party & Installation – Celebrate together by building a personal mini-installation using the materials, textures, and objects created during the journey