The Autumn Sanctuary

How to style a tranquil haven aligned with nature & embracing positive living.

Join us for an enchanting and immersive styling experience alongside Cheryl Carr from Albert & Grace and our special guest, ‘Floral Godmother’ Nadine Brown from The Ivy Institute as we take you on an inspiring journey through the season of Autumn, focusing on creating calm and sustainable spaces.

OVERVIEW

This workshop presents a unique opportunity to hit the pause button and engage in a moment of reflection and rejuvenation. As Autumn gracefully slows down, signalling a collective brain shift, we invite you to consider our connection to nature and draw inspiration from its seasonal cues. Amidst the changing colors and cooling temperatures, this gathering encourages a thoughtful exploration, emphasising the importance of slowing down, creating daily rituals, and adapting our living spaces to align with the evolving season. It’s a chance to reset and realign, harmonising our inner selves with our environment.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Over the course of a full day, we’ll take you on a relaxed journey through the Autumn season, emphasising the creation of serene, aromatic spaces using found, foraged, and repurposed items. We’ll delve into the interplay between nature, interiors, and well-being, allowing you to pause and realign with the new season.

Armed with our top tips and tricks, you'll depart at the end of the day brimming with inspiration and the confidence to infuse tranquility into your own spaces, harmonising with nature and fostering positive living.

The day will include:
1. Delicious seasonal morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
2. A special workshop gift
3. Bonus: iPhone photography tips.

TOPICS WE’LL BE COVERING

An introduction to Seasonal Living
An overview to the importance of working with the seasons, its impact on our daily lives and the connection between nature, interiors, and well-being.

Styling Your Sanctuary
Learn how to incorporate calm into your space to accentuate the beauty of the season.

Exploring Scent
Discover the power of scent in creating mood and ambience and learn how to incorporate seasonal self-care practices into daily life.

Forage & Gather
A guided foraging walk through the beautiful bush landscape that surrounds us to explore shape, form and color in nature.

Botanical / Installation Piece
How to create a seasonally-inspired and sustainable display for the home.

Still Life Vignettes
We’ll step you through how to create and style vignettes for home to see you through the season.

BONUS iPhone Photography Tips
We’ll share our tips and tricks that will make your socials shine.

Q&As
A recap of the day and an opportunity to ask us all your burning questions, accompanied by a glass of bubbles, of course.

Your teachers

Cheryl Carr

Cheryl Carr of Albert & Grace is a freelance stylist, collector and occasional shopkeeper with a passion for creating beautiful spaces and imagery for publications, short stay accommodation and product photography. The natural world and her love of found, weathered and often disregarded objects, both inspire and often feature in her work when creating visual stories and emotive imagery. 

Nadine Brown

Floral designer, educator, mentor and founder of The Ivy Institute, Nadine Brown’s passion for education saw her dedicate 17 years of her career as a formally trained floristry teacher before mentorship, ethos on sustainable floristry and creativity lead her back to her own garden, slowly transforming her little ivy greenhouse into a world of wonder, tranquility and inspiration. A nationally-recognised artist of her trade and figurehead of the industry, Nadine’s warm, inviting persona, immersive content and wealth of expertise transports her students, customers and clients-alike to a magical place of inspiration.

Tania Robinson

Creative director of Southern Wild Co, Tania Robinson is a designer, scent-seeker and interior fanatic with a passion for art, photography and nature. She loves to share stories about the wild Australian landscape, art and poetry through her Southern Wild Co scented wares and popular Sketchbook newsletters from her unique and inspiring converted shearing shed in the bush.

The Details

WHEN: Saturday 6 April 2024
VENUE: Southern Wild Co Shedquarters, near Rockley NSW
TIMES: 9:00am–5.00pm
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $890 per person (incl. gst)
COST: $990 per person (incl. gst)
This is a full day all-inclusive workshop that includes our special guest presenters, live shooting, a delicious seasonal lunch, morning and afternoon teas and exclusive participant gifts.
CANCELLATION POLICY
We understand that circumstances can change and we’d like to be as flexible as possible. Should you need to cancel and are unable to pass your ticket on, we will offer up the resale of your ticket. In the event that it sells, we will gladly refund your ticket minus a 3% handling fee. Unfortunately we are unable to refund your ticket if it does not resell. Thank you so much for understanding.
NB: Airfares, transportation and accommodation are not included. All additional information will be provided upon registration.
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Where

The Masterclass will be held at the Southern Wild Co Shedquarters which is located between Oberon and Bathurst in NSW with the following (approx.) travel times:

90mins from Mt Victoria, Blue Mountains
90mins from Orange
40mins from Bathurst
25mins from Oberon
10-15mins from the village of Rockley

There are a number of lovely accommodation options available in the area (type in 'Rockley' when searching) should you wish to stay. We’ve listed a few below for you:

Essington Park, Essington

Rockley House, Rockley

The Rockley Pub, Rockley

Tara Cottage, Rockley

The Garden Cottage, Rockley,

Historic Schoolhouse Rockley

RedGround Country Cottage, Oberon

St Clements Cottage, Oberon

Kanangra Farm Stay, O’Connell

Home Farm Cabin, Gingkin