Mothers Who Make is an international grassroots movement, dedicated to supporting the dual role of mothers and maker/artist/creative.

Stryx is a Birmingham Hub that strives to connect and support local mothers, birth-givers, and care-givers who are also creators through various means such as peer support meetings, workshops, events, discussions, artist talks, exhibitions, and more. The hub is located at Stryx, managed by two female artists and mothers committed to making space for local mother/nonbinary parent creatives.

For 2026, join Charlotte Bailey for the Mothers Who Make Birmingham Hub at Stryx Play Cafe in Jewellery Quarter.



Inspired by the global Maternal Journal community, this is a regular drop-in maker space for parents who have been holding onto artefacts from pregnancy, birth and the early years. Participants are invited to express experiences on the page while discussing their creative practice, with children welcome to co-create in the space. Open to all.

During the workshop, participants will have materials, time and space to express and reflect on their parenting journey through creative making.

The sessions also function as a monthly peer-support environment, offering space to explore creative practice and identity alongside caring roles with other parents and caregivers.

There will be an opportunity to scan and collate pages created during the sessions into a print publication in autumn/winter.

While every Mothers Who Make hub shares a common ethos and practice, each evolves according to the needs and interests of the local artists attending. Participants are invited to help shape this growing movement.

For more information, please visit the Mothers Who Make website.
Who can join Birmingham Hub at Stryx?

All kinds of makers, whether professional or passionate, including writers, painters, performers, filmmakers, musicians, technicians, producers, bakers, crafters, taxidermists, academics, and more.
Every type of mother/nonbinary parent is welcomed, be it biological, adoptive, step, surrogate, foster, bereaved, grand, great-grand, or soon-to-be. We encourage a diverse range of people to engage in the unfolding MWM conversations, spanning across generations and art forms.

Children of any age are also welcome, ensuring that your dual role as a mother and maker is equally valued at all our events.

When:
Third Friday of the month with Charlotte Bailey at 12:30pm:

19 June
17 July
28 August
18 September
16 October
20 November


Cost:
£5 - £7, choice of entry with hot drink or hot drink with cake

Booking: 

Book now
Where:
Stryx Community Cafe
90 Vyse Street
Jewellery Quarter
B18 

What can you expect?
Our monthly peer support meetings are designed to provide you with the space to explore your creative practice and identities alongside your caring roles. Using a core peer-support talking circle structure explained at the beginning of each meeting, we delve into emergent themes in mothering and making, points of connection between the two roles, areas of dissonance, specific challenges, and helpful resources. The meetings maintain a non-hierarchical approach, with the facilitator acting as a guide who shares experiences as a fellow mother maker.

While every MWM hub shares a common ethos and practice, each has the flexibility to grow and evolve based on the needs and interests of the regional artists attending. You're invited to join us and contribute to shaping this inspiring and expanding movement.