Ladies, Wine & Design at the Design Chapel
Summary
A lesson in how to meet people as an adult
Daisy said:
If quality time is your love language, there’s no better to meet and connect with new people than conversation. Whether you’re in your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s or older, Chapel Chats is a unique event that really brought my insecurities and vulnerability to the surface (with strangers) in a way thats hard to replicate online. Admittedly, the wine definitely helped me loosen up!
In the Summer of 2022 I attended the first ever “chapter” of Chapel Chats. Held at the Design Chapel in the heart of Southampton Common and hosted by Ladies, Wine & Design, this intimate evening event was perfectly suited to this uniquely creative and somehow cosy setting.
With a mission to empower and lift those identifying as female or the pronouns “she/her/hers” and “they/them/their”, this local branch of the global non-profit do what they say on the tin. Greeted with a cute name sticker and a choice of alcohol or soft drinks, the small space made networking considerably less daunting especially if you go it alone like I did. The time (7-9pm) was also ideal for anyone that was a parent, or came from other cities, which they had.
Armed with cue cards, pens and wine, after a brief intro LWD host extraordinaires Jazzy Olive and Hattie Hopkins guided us all through a lovely drawing activity. There’s nothing quite like really observing a new face as your brain scrawl documents what you may or may not have actually seen!
Before it sounds terrifying, this was definitely not a challenge on who could draw best, but more a creative way to break down barriers and connect.
What I really loved about Chapel Chats was how varied the people came were, there was definitely no need to be anxious about being the “right” type of creative here. I went away feeling like I really achieved something despite being very slightly warm-headed.
Meet the Design Chapel
The Design Chapel is a community working & events space on Southampton Common. This truly unique converted chapel is becoming a known creative community space, offering flexible coworking memberships as well as venue hire.
Find out more about the latest workshops and events on their website below!
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