Natural Storytelling

Connecting small businesses with their audience through creative photography

James Harper

Headshots… but the creative kind 👤

What a brilliant way to spend a morning in Ducie Street Warehouse amongst the burnt orange tones of terracotta and leafy greens! Book yours now.

Rambling Beer Co @ X+Why

Showcasing the best microbrewery and craft beers 🍺

Sarah is a beer boss who has been dominating the industry for over ten hop-tastic years

The Yards

The Yards in the heart of Covent Garden 🛍️

St Martin's Courtyard, Mercer Walk, and Old Brewer's Yard, under development

Nature in the City @ The Building Society

Put thought into the meanwhile space 🌳

A panel discussion organised by Tate+Co, to ask how can we bring nature into the heart of our cities.

Indie Bloom @ X+Why

Floral workshops with people and planet in mind 🍁

Indie Bloom delivers floral workshops in line with the seasons to share learning so others can create with nature.

After Dark Murder Mystery @ Affinity Living

A trip down the Rabbit hole 🐰

Alice in Wonderland themed fun at Affinity Living

Pecha Kucha

Nature-themed quick-fire talks 🌱

Learning about community projects, seeking your local area in a new light, the power of illustration and musical mushrooms

Sculpt & Sip @ SeeSaw

Workshops that are designed to be a sanctuary 🫶🏼

Creating a safe, peaceful environment where you can find solace, practice mindfulness, and escape from the chaos of our busy livess.

Katrina Wilde @ Merseyway Workshop

The Magic of Botanical Colour 🌼

Exploring natural dyes, seasonal plants and connecting to nature through the magic of botanical colour.

First Street, Manchester

Sunshine for the Lioness’ ⚽️

You can almost hear the roar of the Lionesses and the crowd as they sing ‘Sweeeeeet Caaarolineee’.

Common Good

The Future is… Dock Branch Park 🌿

A Common Good x PLACED collaboration at BirkenEd’s Place. A discussion on the history of urban parks, while noticing the true importance of greenspace in the everyday.

Sandwith Studio @ Merseyway Workshop

Plastic, yarn, or simply Plarn? 🧶

A traditional basket weaving and coiling workshop using waste and recycled materials.

Sculpt & Sip @ The Alan

Cosy and creative pre-drinks 🍷

Unleash your inner artist as you immerse yourself in an evening filled with inspiration, fun, and artistic expression.

Loz Ives @ his shed

‘Headshots’ with a difference 👤

Grabbed some shots and we devoured plenty of pancakes and coffee, while Loz pretended to work!

Gary Burton @ Merseyway Workshop

Abstraction, intentional mark making 🖌️

Concentrating on positive and negative space, the application of colour with a limited palette, and creating movement and rhythm within the confines of the canvas.

Fiona Beatie @ Merseyway Workshop

Functional, fun, and fabulous ☕️

Learning hand-building techniques, rolling slabs of clay, creating textures, underglazes, and decorating with coloured slip..

University of Central Lancashire and PACT Institute

Re-imagine the future of ageing 👵🏼

Exploring ideas for how nature, art, and technology can improve health and wellbeing through the life course and help shape a future where everyone can age well.

Paul Simm @ Merseyway Workshop

Traditional techniques 🖌️

A taster into letter painting and inspiration into this art form. Paul Simm aims to make the art world more inclusive and get people to see how it's a great tool to destress, focus, and eradicate some of the white noise that surrounds us in our daily lives.

Easy Peel @ Merseyway Workshop

Power tools are your friends 🪚

Walk in empty-handed and walk away with your very own hand-crafted stool. Learning some basic woodworking techniques and finding your way around a selection of hand tools and much more.

Common Good

Independent Trailblazers kickstarting Stockport’s renaissance 🫶🏼

The community of creative local people that has blossomed in Stockport holds the key to its future - we must learn from their knowledge and experience, and key them close as town centre regeneration moves forward.

Charlotte Smithson @ Merseyway Workshop

Slow down, relax, and reconnect with nature through creativity 🌸

Enjoying the simplicity of observing and making marks in response to snippets from nature. Immersing into the creative process and the wellbeing benefits; no pressure to share or be critiqued for what you create.

Passionfruit Coffee

A hidden gem ☕️

One that smells of coffee and sweet treats! Passionfruit Coffee is a small independent roaster in Old Trafford. Tim Denton translated the branding designed by Fieldwork, into a light that sits as a beacon in the window.

Forage Box

Always wild, always sustainable, and always delicious 🍄

Workshops that reconnect people with nature through food, focusing on the 4 'F's of Foraging: Fungi, Fruit, Flowers, and Foliage. Slowing down the pace of modern life, meeting new people, and immersing yourself in a soul-nourishing activity.

Colne Valley Museum

Discover what life was like in the 1840s 🧵

Colne Valley Museum, a Grade II listed building, is housed in four cottages built in the 1840s by a family of independent cloth manufacturers, the Pearsons.

BIMM University

Shaping the future of the creative industry 🔥

Bimm open mic 🎤 night at Lions’ Den! Fresh nerves as students perform one song in front of all their peers - a brilliant evening full of young talent!

Little Orange Co @ Altrincham Markets

Flexible furniture that can adapt 🪵

A new counter facade and mobile shop shelf unit both with details taken from the form of an aranchini.