PCT100 Creators: Wildlife Illustration Transfers with Molly Pickles
Drop-in illustration activities inspired by animals and insects from the collections. Suitable for families and visitors of all ages.
As part of the Powell-Cotton Trust’s centenary celebrations, we’re inviting our local communities to help connect the museum’s past, present and future via a series of artist-led creative workshops throughout the summer.
From photography and film to screen printing and poetry writing, these sessions offer the chance to respond creatively to what you discover in the museum and its collections. Your work will then form part of a special community exhibition opening in October 2026.
Wildlife Illustration Transfers: Nature through creative eyes
Led by illustrator and printmaker Molly Pickles
Explore the Powell-Cotton Museum’s wildlife collections through creative illustration and image transfer.
Using animals, birds and insects from our collections as inspiration, you’ll create your own illustration transfer artworks in this drop-in session.
Open to all ages and experience levels, this is a relaxed, playful way to engage with natural history.
No artistic experience needed. Suitable for families and young children.
Date and time:
Thursday 20 August
Drop-in from 11am to 2pm (times subject to change)
Drop-in included in our standard admission price. Simply book your admission tickets for Thursday 20 August to take part.
About Molly Pickles
Molly Pickles is a self-taught illustrator and printmaker based on the south east coast of England. Her background in natural history and coastal landscapes shapes her distinctive approach to wildlife illustration and printmaking.
Over nearly a decade of trading at exhibitions and markets, Molly has developed a strong creative practice rooted in observation and experimentation. Her work explores the intersection of nature, pattern and colour – themes that run through all her creative output.
Sustainability and eco-friendly practice are central to Molly’s work. In these workshops, she invites participants to discover the creative possibilities of illustration and printmaking through hands-on, playful making.
Photo by Shannen Lythgoe
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