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Agnieszka Gaczkowska

 Poland, Poznań, ul. Średnia 12

 What's my vibe?

My professional experience & educational background is architecture, however soft-spot for crocheting, macrame and punch needle led me to designing unique interior pieces and clothes that allowed me full creative expression, especially in interior design. I quickly shifted from selling individualised works to teaching such handmade design and making it broadly accessible. For over 5 years I led stationary workshops, with time I moved online for bigger scale and opportunity to reach more people through on-line courses and workshops for both - individual and corporate clients. Since OPLOTKI.pl grows as a brand and thriving community of Polish crafters, I started sharing my business experience via on-line courses and coaching/mentoring programs ( https://oplotki.pl/sklep/ and https://agnieszkagaczkowska.pl/ ). In 2020 I crowdfunded and self published "OPLOTKI. Sukces Handmade" book (in Polish - https://oplotki.pl/ksiazka/). My mission is to empower Polish crafters to build sustainable handmade businesses based on their unique crafting skills and personalities in order to spread handmade gifts to the world on a big scale. I shared my story in this TEDx speech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li6l63zSSx0 and currently provide a platform to discuss latest trends in crafting community via on-line conference (in Polish): https://oplotki.pl/handmade-biz-summit/

 What inspires me?

I am fueled by multitude of crafting techniques represented by talented handmade artists. Each new workshop, skill, technique I meet, inspires me to dig deeper into my favourite ones with new energy. Inspires me to blend, mix, (re)construct. Each personal story of artisans I meet proves there is a healing potential to mind-yoga of the creative process. I believe it is so needed nowadays and I am on my way to dress it in a cool/modern/up to date tools to make it accessible to others. No matter the technique, I believe, there is some sort of magic to what handmade can offer to the world. Being on a constant journey to find out what is there still yet to discover about handmade is my constant source of inspiration. 

 Materials/Techniques I work with
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 How to reach me

Fastest contact - via e-mail: agnieszka@oplotki.pl

Other on-line spots to find me:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/oplotki 

Pinterest: https://pl.pinterest.com/oplotki/ 

podcast: https://pod.link/1434586228, lub https://oplotki.pl/podcasty/ 

Official LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oplotki-pl 

Newsletter ( in Polish): https://oplotki.pl/newsletter 

On-line courses/e-books/programs (in Polish and English): https://oplotki.pl/sklep/ 

On-line program for enterpreneurial crafters (in Polish) Akademii Rękodzielnika: https://oplotki.pl/akademia-rekodzielnika/ 

Instagram promoting fellow-artisans from Poland: https://www.instagram.com/handmade_from_poland/ 

My personal page: https://agnieszkagaczkowska.pl/ 

My personal Linked-In:https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszka-gaczkowska/ 

 Contact me for:
  •  Custom orders
  •  Joint creative projects
  •  Other