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Botanical Plaster workshops

Becky Rix

About Me

Suffolk workshops in botanical plaster

Welcome to my world of botanical Bas relief and sculpture.  

I have always had a huge passion for art and nature, as a small child growing up in rural Suffolk my favourite place to be was in the garden surrounded by flowers, and usually with a sketchbook in my young hand. 

I was lucky enough to study Natural history illustration at college and after 2 kids returned to my great love of flower painting in 2022!

After gaining my own studio I am now found happily working away on my botanical plaster work.

A wonderful fusion of sculpture and painting, an art-form that captures the beauty of nature, concentrating on composition and plant structure.

 I love how this art captures the fragility of plants and freezes them in time for ever more. 

I enjoy pushing the boundaries, using items that offer tactile texture and shape, whether that be a beautiful foxglove, a spiralling shell or a fragile piece of old lace.  

Current projects are works based on the coast, and antique farming equipment.

I also experiment in finishing mediums including pigments, acrylics, rust, and cyanotype iron salts.

My workshops are fun, inspiring and creative (but in an easy way!) I cater for groups and also individuals ensuring everyone has a great time and goes home with a piece of work they are proud of. Look below to see where I am near you.

Always interested in gallery spaces, exhibition collaborations and live demos.

Where To Find Me

Calendar of Events

November 2025

Saturday November 1st 10-2.30pm CEDARS PANTRY, NEAR DISS: -Christmas botanical casting workshop. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1414591925529?aff=oddtdtcreator SOLD OUT

Sunday 9th November 10-2.30 SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST CARLTON MARSHES, NR LOWESTOFT.  Christmas botanical casting workshop; https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-11-09-christmas-botanical-casting-workshop

22-23rd November ICKWORTH HOUSE, NEAR BURY ST EDMUNDS, CHRISTMAS FAIR.

Saturday 29th November 10-3.30 Dedham Hall , Dedham, Essex/Suffolk Border.  Very special Christmas botanical casting including lunch.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1574166728059?aff=oddtdtcreator

December 2025

Saturday 6th December 10.30-3 Beth Chattos Garden Nr Colchester. Christmas botanical casting workshop. https://bcet.bethchatto.co.uk/courses/christmas-botanical-casting-workshop.htm

 

March 2026

Saturday 14th March Spring bulb botanical casting Rougham Estate Nr Bury St Edmunds Booking opens soon

Sunday 29th March Spring Bulb botanical casting Suffolk wildlife trust Carlton Marshes Nr Lowestoft Booking opens soon

 

April 2026

Saturday 18th April 10.30-3 Spring bulb workshop. Beth Chatto’s Garden Nr Colchester https://bcet.bethchatto.co.uk/courses/botanical-casting-spring-bulbs.htm

Saturday 25th April Spring bulb workshop . Blickling Hall, Aylsham Booking opens soon

May 2026

June 2026

July 2026

Saturday 4th July Summer meadow botanical casting workshop. Rougham estate Nr Bury st Edmunds Booking opens soon

August 2026

Saturday 29th August Summer meadow botanical casting workshop. National trust Hyde Hall Booking opens soon

December 2026

Friday 4th December Christmas botanical casting workshop Cambridge university botanic gardens. Booking opens soon