THE GODDESS WITHIN

A RICHUAL Goddess Series by Jade Ruijzenaars & Annette Muller 11 July 9.30 - 12.30 For thousands of years, across continents and generations, images and symbols of the Goddess were created and revered as an embodied expression of humanity's relationship with the Earth, creativity, and the Divine Feminine. Over time, many of these symbols and artefacts were destroyed, distorted, or absorbed into the political and religious systems that continue to shape our world today. What happens to our humanity when we erase the Goddess? What happens to our relationship with the Earth when She is no longer honoured as life-giving? As alive? In this workshop, we return to one of women's oldest creative practices: working with clay. Clay has long been a medium for giving form to the unseen, shaping our understanding of life's cycles, invoking protection, and carrying stories, rituals, and symbols from one generation to the next. Together, we will explore the many faces of the feminine before creating a symbolic Goddess figure inspired by the stories shared throughout our time together. Through touch, listening, and intuitive making, your sculpture may emerge as a Goddess, a healer, a protector, an ancestor - or simply as a reflection of something within you waiting to be remembered. No clay experience is needed—only an open heart and curious hands. After the workshop, your Goddess will be carefully dried, fired, and finished, ready for collection from Nammu approximately four weeks later.