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Making even quite simple things, is a political act – it is important! It is a counter to “sit-back-and-be-told” culture. Making things is demanding, in the way it forces us to participate, and to make new connections.

Last month we held our first open workshop event and signed up our first members – very exciting! The name Flowering Elbow, when it came to us, partly appealed because

We can’t contain ourselves any longer, it’s time to share our lair! The workshop may

I asked one of a kind maker and Flowering Elbow member, the esteemed Dr Alex Mangold, for an interview. Alex has been helping us put together the workshop from the early days and has been working on his own project with us for some time.