Phos World
Hi I’m Phos/磷!
I’m a Chinese person living on unceded land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurung People (so called melbourne, australia).
(after recent research, I think I’m near the “boarder” of these 2 lands, and it’s hard to say who’s land I’m on precisely!)
I’m an aspiring artist, designer, and developer. Will always be weaving community care into my work.
welcome~ have a look around
The “current mutual aid” section is Another place on the internets you can go to when you want to contribute and find the information. Numbers here are also easier to copy than from instagram :)
Long form writing will be in the “blog” section, and short & not-yet-developed but maybe interesting thoughts will be in the “fragments” section - right now it’s just a copy of stuff I said on my stories and other social media and even from chats with people, sort of as a backup.
The projects section is a showcase of whan I do IRL/outside of writing.
I will also amplify topics & materials including: mutural aid, activism, Cov1d science, reading materials, etc. I have started to collect a list of trusted organisations/activists and useful links in the “resources” section.
Here are a few house rules for this website space & online interactions with me in general.
me ↔ community
Since “we need to take care of us”, here’s how you and me can be helpful to each other and develop a communal relationship!
what I offer:
(Anything irl is limited to metro so-called melbourne)
- help with household tasks, cleaning, organising/unpacking, putting together IKEA furniture, laundry, cooking etc (note: I do not have: NDIS registration; car or abiliity to drive; first aid training (looking to obtain))
- meal prep - ready made, or half prepared portioned meals, pick up or delivered to you; check what I make here
- knitting commission
- hand spun yarn
- weaving commission (check what I made for all these crafts here)
- teaching you to knit/spin/weave (I’m not an expert so I don’t know everything but I can definitely get you started!); lending you my equipment; craft and yap together
- help you with thrifting (this can take so many forms)
- Chinese - English translation, Chinese culture consultation, anything related to chinese cooking, help you with research and or connecting to Chinese people who are more expert on certain topics
- non carceral, abolitionist chat/support sessions/”coaching” - on neurodivergent related stuff, suicide ideation, being diaspora/first gen immigrant, doing community work, greif around disability, and just navigating this sick and broken colony in general. I’m not an “expert” on these topics per se, but there are the things I have lived experience with.
I need monetary compensation for items in bold, and welcome monetary compensation for items in italics. other items are free unless you want to donate. Fees are always negociable, barter welcome, most are pay what you feel/can.
what I need:
- work opportunities: part time customer service roles, or dev work (shopify, web, UI)
- body doubling in person, in my home: once or twice a week; need to be covid safe; bonus points if you like cats and will play with my 2 babies; may need to come with me on short trips like going to the shops.
- free or VERY low fees mental health help that is decolonial, abolitionist, justice oriented, neurodivergent affirming, queer friendly, culcurally aware. (phew, tried really hard to think of all the right words!!) Does NOT need to be a “qualified” or registered mental health worker.
- free or VERY low fees assessments for “autism” and ADHD. I really don’t expect someone who can provide this read my website naturally, but let me know if you have any leads!
I only have income through some sporadic knitting commissions right now (as of May 2025) (huge appreciation to my clients!!) and cannot pay in most cases but I’m hapy to barter what I can. It would be good if we can both provide something for each other, without involving money at all. And whenever I find some income I’m happy to pay well!
Get in touch!
I’m constantly in awe of what community can do together, the depth of our kindness knows no end. I have been isolated for many years, and forming/finding my own sort of community recently really opened up my world. I just know I want more of this, for more people.
I’d love to make stuff happen with you! If you ever want to do something together or want to use my help, pls reach out - send me a dm on insta, discord (@phos5), bluesky(@pspspspsphos), or email! <3
Acknowledgment
I used the open source Jekyll template Moonwalk to build my site!