SVA | Stroud Valleys Artspace Cultivating Connections: Workshop - The hidden world beneath our feet

Join workshop artist Sophie Ferrier for a hands-on session exploring the hidden life of soil. Participants are invited to bring a soil sample from a garden, allotment or favourite woodland, then place it under a microscope to examine its texture and character up close.

The workshop includes making a print from the sample to create a unique “soil fingerprint” for each patch of ground, contributing to a growing archive of Stroud’s soils. It forms part of Cultivating Connections, a creative engagement programme bringing together science, farming, artists and local communities through participatory art, with the aim of deepening imaginative connections to the local landscape.