Big Draw South East Launch 2004

Enjoying free entry for the day, visitors joined artists Peter Randall Page, Steven Follen and many others drawing on nature to find how plants make incredible journeys to survive against the odds.

Among the 13 drawing activity areas around the garden, visitors could venture into the woods to use natural plant inks, paint faces on wooden disks, etch on glass, reveal the hidden complexities of the tiniest seeds, work with willow to create 2 & 3D pieces of a giant botanical jigsaw, walk in the footsteps of pioneering plant hunters and meet contemporary counterpart and draw on postcards with home-fired charcoal to create a massive collage.

Jane Ray, a leading children's book illustrator with Random House, led a popular workshop.

Visitors braved the elements at an epic event on the Piazza of Horsham's new shopping centre, experiencing sun, rain and strong winds through the day.

Elemental Drawing, with sand, soil, rice, lentils, barley, shells, seeds and twigs stretched every boundary of drawing.

Images of symbols associated with the elements provided inspiration for designs.

Similar activities were provided in the public library nearby, along with more conventional drawing.