Terrariums, Boxing and Graphic Design - Free Terrarium Workshop

Overview

Join us in welcoming Kington Graduate Ben Irish as part of the "SANKOFA : From Studio to Industry Relational Networking" Series. You'll build a miniature terrarium and network with like-minded UAL students in the LCC Darkroom Bar.

“I grew up surrounded by plants, forests, and farms and then I moved to London to study graphic design at Kingston University. There, I discovered London gardens are rare, and even if you pay your landlord's mortgage, you can only grow grass. So I started to build terrariums in jars, small ecosystems with their own moss, water cycle, plants and microfauna. I find the process very relaxing and the outcome incredibly rewarding. I wanted to share that feeling so I gifted terrariums to friends and eventually began holding workshops teaching others how to build and care for their own terrariums.” - Benjamin Irish

We asked Ben what lessons he'd learnt and what he wants to share and communicate with our students. He said :

"Creative jobs are very competitive. You have to be talented, hard-working and willing to work for free. To give up most of your creative freedom, values and emotional connection to work. The best way to be paid fairly is to cut out middlemen. If the job for you doesn’t exist, then make it. Identify who you are, what you enjoy how that is valuable and how you can market it. Your creativity is unique and innately valuable, you can create new art but also new ideas, concepts and businesses."

His Social Media pages : Instagram - @boxingpov           Website