Zara Wood a.k.a Woody

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Spotlight on: Colour & Forage

Woody was commissioned to bring her Colour In Club to Brighton a few moons ago.   Colour & Forage was a drawn hedgerow that appeared to be growing before your very eyes.   After colouring-in the artwork, people could also pick natural elements like apples and berries.   Check out the full project here... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Spotlight on: Colour in Space from 2015

Let's go back in time, and space, to Brighton in 2015, where people came together and coloured in a 6 metre long graphic by Woody. Woody’s Colour In Club brought its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to Jubilee Library in the heart of Brighton.   Humans of all ages sat down together and collaborated on a super-sized artwork to celebrate World Mental Health Day and the launch of City Reads 2015. Read and see more about Colour Space here... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Colour Space On Show at Jubilee Library Brighton

This October, Woody designed a super-sized six metre colouring-in sheet. Colour Space, with its sci-fi edge, began in monochrome and invited colour, sketches and writing. Our Colour In Club then brought its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to Jubilee Library in the heart of Brighton. Humans of all ages sat down together and collaborated on the artwork to celebrate World Mental Health Day and the launch of City Reads 2015. Colouring-in is often seen as... SEE MORE arrow-right

Woody's Colour Space

New Project - Colour Space

Woody’s Colour In Club brought its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to Jubilee Library in the heart of Brighton.  Humans of all ages sat down together and collaborated on a super-sized artwork to celebrate World Mental Health Day and the launch of City Reads 2015. Read and see more about Colour Space here... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Woody's Colour In Club at Patterns 21st OCT

Woody's Colour In Club at PatternsWednesday 21st October 6-8pm FREE The pencil heads will be back at Patterns this month!  The penultimate Wednesday of every month, Woody hosts her regular colouring-in group for adults.   Rumour has it, we may be joined by some special Zine Club guests too! Whoop! Patterns 10 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL#ColourInClub ... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Colour Space for City Reads

Colour Space Saturday 10th October 11am – 4pm Jubilee Library FREE Woody’s Colour In Club brings its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to Jubilee Library. A super-sized six metre long colouring-in sheet awaits humans of all ages. Part of Brighton's City Reads 2015 #cityreads2015 on World Mental Health Day #ColourInColour... SEE MORE arrow-right

Colour In October

Colour In October

Brighton's looking a whole lot more colourful of late and October's forecast in the city will get even brighter with both pop-up events as well as our regular Colour In Club meet-ups. Colour SpaceSaturday 10th October 11am – 4pm Jubilee Library FREE Woody’s Colour In Club brings its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to the library. A super-sized six metre long colouring-in sheet awaits humans of all ages at ‘Colour Space’.   Part of City... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Vive Le Crayon! This Wednesday in Brighton

Woody's Colour In Club is back this Wednesday from 6-8pm at Patterns in Brighton.  We're going all vintage French with a live DJ set courtesy of Thom from Pique Nique FM and illustrations from Woody to match. Thom will be spinning original 45s from 1960s French pop! You'll be forgiven for not keeping in the lines, if the toe-tapping gets the better of you.  There'll also be a chance to brush up on your French with our guide to the essential colouring-in... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Pen-ultimate - Colour In Club Brighton

The ever-popular colouring club with super graphics from Woody just got bigger.  We are keeping the colour and embracing a new day!  Colour In Monday becomes Woody's Colour In Club - now a bigger monthly event.  Brightonians will find us at Patterns the penultimate Wednesday of every month starting 23rd September. This month we have a French 50s and 60s theme with a live DJ set from Pique-Nique, as well as super-sized paper clothes to colour and then dress up in. Come... SEE MORE arrow-right

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Forecast for Monday: Bright with Design Intervals

Woody's back at Patterns in Brighton on 24th July with Colour In Monday Club - a colouring-in group for adults with super-sized design-led worksheets.   Be sure to catch some colour from 6-8pm overing looking the sea at: Patterns 10 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL, UKColouring-in design sheets and Materials ProvidedFREE The social after-work group will then return to Brighton in September with new designs and special prizes for loyal colourists. Not in... SEE MORE arrow-right

Studio

The Studio

creative direction + illustration
face-to-face + online event design + curation

Get in touch about a new project: creative@zarawood.com 

Woody's Studio collaborates on a diverse mix of creative projects, from super graphics that adorn hospital walls to creating sell-out fashion collections.  The studio also curates and delivers online events for the education and arts sectors.

Woody, also known as Zara Wood, creates, curates and educates.
A co-founder of The Enquiry Desk project and Brighton's PechaKucha producer for several years, she is an award-winning senior lecturer + part of the International Association of Illustration Academics forum.  

 

Shop

One-off artworks to buy online

Launching later in 2024

 Original artwork by Woody, including the lastest Little Treasures
- original miniatures framed in vintage jewellery.



Workshops

Sociable Woody

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Interviewing & hosting - Podcasts + Talks:

Rave About Illustration Podcast
Time for some illumination on illustration. Illustration is everywhere and yet you may not be familiar with what an illustrator does. Rave About Illustration sheds light on the creative world of visual translation.