Where crafting for people is as normal as crafting for pets and where training animals overlaps with dancing, that is where we are.
Den Gröna Fenixen aims at making people, pets and the world happier in a sustainable way!
Crafts
We spread our knowledge and love for sustainable and historical crafts through workshops and courses. Furthermore, we create a range of custom orders for both people and animals from sustainable materials that you can order by contacting us. In the end it’s all about making people realize the world holds more than meets the eye.
Animals
Den Gröna Fenixen focuses on finding ways to give animals a rich life, together with the human(s) they share their life with.
We make sustainable and durable enrichment toys, inspire how to provide interesting lives to pets and humans alike and we teach R+ courses where working together with your animals is central (together with Ulvens).
Dance
Balfolk, Swedish folk and blues are the main dance styles in which Den Gröna Fenixen focuses, but I burn most for a more general take on how bodies move: How can your body reply to the music, to a partner and to the entire space it occupies. What cues can you give and respond to and how does your state of mind influence this? These are things that work for any style of music and dancing!
Who am I?
I’m Jolanda, the creator behind The Green Phoenix (Den Gröna Fenixen). In 2018 I moved from the Netherlands to Norrland, Sweden. I have always been a creative person, but my life in Sweden suddenly gave me the opportunity to learn, explore and develop my creativity. From this The Green Phoenix was born!
As the child of a very creative mother, I grew up trying to recreate and imitate everything my eyes could see. Later, I studied different courses in historical and sustainable crafts, among others at Bäckedal Folk High School and Borås High School of Textiles.
I have formerly worked with both biology, dance and Nordic history, so much of my creative work is driven by that part of me. In addition to crafts, my creativity is expressed in other ways as well, so please look in the Animals and Dance sections of this website.
Feel free to contact me for orders, courses and/or questions about my work
E-mail: info@dengronafenixen.se
Phone: +46 (0)73 983 62 98