Kintsugi Workshop with Ema Frost

Come along and have a beautiful zen day with this Kintsugi Workshop at the magical Bali Garden at Point Wells.

Learn the magical art of Kintsugi with Artist Ema Frost in this new Workshop. You can bring along a piece of your own pottery to restore in this beautiful style. (I'll also have a few as back up if you don't have your own piece) (All Levels).

Ema Frost is a very clever Kiwi Artist, who has been teaching Kintsugi for 5+ years and regularly travels to Japan to study and learn new techniques. Ema's illustrations and ceramic works sit in many of our countries best galleries, and whose products and merchandise sell in the most stylish design stores and gallery shops. Her style is enchanting - quirky, feminine and colourful, and clearly influenced by her travels throughout the world, usually off the beaten track.

Have you ever wanted to try Kintsugi.... It's an ancient Japanese art form where you fix broken pottery with gold - making its imperfections its beauty. - A truly wonderful philosophy to live by. Nothing is ever really broken but new life and meaning is brought back making your piece a work of art and truly something special. You can also apply this technique on various materials like glass, wood, greenstone and shells.

What you will take away:
A finished artwork piece
A understanding of Kintsugi
Knowledge and History of this beautiful art form.

You may also like the following events from Bali Garden Matakana:

• Next Friday, 8th August, 08:00 am, Benediction Moon - Kirtan with Samaan & Friends in Leigh
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 02:00 pm, A Day of Yin - Exploring The Yiniverse with Wendy Douglas in Leigh
• Next Sunday, 10th August, 08:30 am, Women's Moon Circle - with Georgia Roberts in Leigh

Also check out other Arts events in Leigh, Workshops in Leigh.