Crafts CouncilDirectoryAgata Nowak, Artist and Designer, Community Practitioner Podoconiosis drawings (2023)AboutPodoconiosis or ‘podo’ for short, is a little-known tropical disease that has been found over three continents in regions of Africa, Central America and India. It manifests itself as massive swelling of the feet, leading to profound lower leg disfigurement and consequent physical disability. The affected countries share both volcanic history and shoe poverty. Podo is caused by long term exposure to volcanic soils and is preventable by shoe wearing. These drawings investigate podo.Agata Nowak, Artist and Designer, Community Practitioner Surrey, EnglandPodo drawings, ANdrawing on recycled paperPodoconiosis drawings, ANdrawings on white and grey recycled paperPodoconiosis drawings (2023)AboutPodoconiosis or ‘podo’ for short, is a little-known tropical disease that has been found over three continents in regions of Africa, Central America and India. It manifests itself as massive swelling of the feet, leading to profound lower leg disfigurement and consequent physical disability. The affected countries share both volcanic history and shoe poverty. Podo is caused by long term exposure to volcanic soils and is preventable by shoe wearing. These drawings investigate podo.Agata Nowak, Artist and Designer, Community Practitioner Surrey, EnglandPodo drawings, ANdrawing on recycled paperPodoconiosis drawings, ANdrawings on white and grey recycled paperMore from Agata Nowak, Artist and Designer, Community Practitioner ProjectOld and BoldProjectHistorical PortraitsProjectAxum November 2020 (2021)ProjectCeramic Garden (2019). Community Project - Celebrating Croydon Communities. The project was supported by Mayor of London Seeds Fund.ProjectOne Percent (2020)ProjectTrophies Commission for Mayor’s London Borough of Culture for 2025 and 2027ProjectHuman: Non-HumanProjectVessel Project: Containing Memories