In this workshop we will discuss the history and context around amulet-making, exploring and expanding the definition of an amulet to include contemporary materials. Using birth control packaging, lace, ribbon, fabric and other politicized/and or gendered items we will construct objects that bestow sacred attention upon contemporary struggles. Techniques include hand sewing, beading, and soft sculpture.

Charlie Dov Schön is an emerging textile and found object artist working in Boston. She graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in Art and Environmental Studies. Her work engages with data-based processes, Jewish iconography, and repurposed materials; creating new ritual/political objects.