In this online workshop, Phoebe will guide you through a short history of the importance of charms, and her own work ‘Endometriosis Charms’, before you can make your own. You will use embossing and engraving techniques to create your own hanging charms or mobiles out of foil metal and ribbon, inspired by your own identity. Materials will be provided and delivered via post.
Content warning: the workshop involves using sharp objects and points, like scissors, maths compasses, participants must feel comfortable using sharp objects for craft purposes independently.
About the Artist
Phoebe Kaniewska (She/Her) is a socially engaged artist, facilitator and curator from South London, who uses her lived experience working in healthcare, chronic illness and disability to shape her artistic practice. She strongly believes in the therapeutic benefit of art, both for the maker and audience.
Kaniewska also facilitates workshops and art practices in a variety of settings, including galleries, charities and hospitals; the young V&A, the Foundling Museum, CW+, Create and Bow Arts. She is interested in creating and caring for spaces that support, excite and interact with communities and individuals alike. Currently, Kaniewska is developing a commission for the gynaecology department waiting room at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, including 'Endometriosis Charms' - a charm necklace representing stories from 10 people with Endometriosis.
Instagram: @phoebe_kaniewska
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Access
This event will include comfort breaks throughout its duration as well as live BSL interpretation. This programme will be running on Crip Time. As a result, we endeavour to reschedule events should any of our contributors not feel well / experience a change in capacity in the lead up to and / or on the day of the event itself.
Tickets
In order to ensure this programme is accessible to all, we have implemented a three tiered ticketing system: Pay As You Feel, Standard tickets priced at £5.00 (plus eventbrite fee) as well as Solidarity Tickets priced at £10 (plus eventbrite fee).
If you would like to attend this event but cannot afford to purchase a paid ticket please get in touch with us directly at info@ortgallery.co.uk
About the Programme
Crip Resistance: Holding Space, Building Community, is a programme of events exploring disabled, sick, mad, and crip modes of resistance and remote community care. From February to April 2025, this interdisciplinary collaboration between Resting Up Collective and Ort Gallery will feature a series of online events including creative workshops, artist talks, live performances, and film screenings. The programme will include a print publication documenting and expanding on the programme's themes as well as a curated collection of books for the Birmingham Resistance Library.