Join local artist and Enki gardener Maya Carroll Tischler for a day of drawing and painting in the garden. A very special in-person experience held at The Enki Farm, in our syntropic biodynamic garden in Musk, Victoria, Australia.
This workshop is designed to help you slow down and record what you see in pen and watercolour, sketching directly from the living plant. You’ll practise the quiet attention that herbalists and alchemists have always relied on: noticing the shape of a leaf, the gesture of a stem, the planet that rules a flower.
Maya will introduce art as a practice of observation, weaving in Western herbalism, biodynamics and astrology to help you read each plant as a living signature. Her work as both artist and gardener brings a close, hands-in-the-soil knowledge of the plants you’ll be drawing.
This is a rare opportunity to step inside the garden that grows Enki’s spagyrics and skincare. You’ll end the day with your own artistic studies and a new way of seeing the plants around you. No drawing experience is needed, only a willingness to look and see.
When:
11am-2pm
One day workshop:
Sunday, 6th December 2026
Saturday, 14th December 2026
Format:
The day begins with a slow walk through the garden, meeting the plants you’ll be working with. Maya will then demonstrate her approach to pen and watercolour before you settle in to draw, with plenty of time for one-on-one guidance as you work. The workshop closes with everyone gathering to share their studies and reflect on what they noticed.
Includes:
Elixirs, cacao, herbal tea & treat offerings from the Apothecary.
Practical class with guided drawing and watercolour instruction.
What to bring:
Your own sketchbook, pens, watercolours, or chosen art materials.