FREE
Friday 20 February, 10am-12pm

The Worn Self 

Working with artist Michelle Reader, you’ll design a badge or personal adornment made from found and recyclable materials - something that can shift or adjust to reflect your current state of being and express something about your inner world. 

Good-conduct badges, such as the one in our 30 Objects Representing Justice exhibition, were introduced by prison reformer Elizabeth Fry to reward good behaviour during a prison sentence.  Inspired by this and other forms of insignia – from the skills badges earned in the scouting movement to the patches and markers that signal our favourite causes and communities - this workshop reimagines the badge as a living marker of selfhood.   

Through simple sculptural techniques, we’ll select and transform discarded fragments to create playful, thoughtful symbols.  Each participant will leave with a unique, personal emblem: a small work of art assembled from fragments of story and self 

About Our Make It Yours Sessions

You’re invited to drop into our Creative Courtyard and make something inspired by the museum collection.

Our creative sessions are free and open to all. Join us to make and create together and contribute to our growing museum! The sessions will be led by artists, makers, and writers, all influenced by this unique museum. Register using the link below.