Anyone who took the Kinstugi for Beginners workshop is welcome to take this small group advanced Kintsugi session. In this 4-session class, 1.5 hours each session, you will learn to use Urushi sap from the beginning of the mending process. Please let the JCC office know if you prefer to use an alternative Urushi from Mango to avoid an allergic reaction. You will experience a moisture box for Urushi to be hardened, as well as a deep knowledge of other natural methods to assemble broken ceramics. You can work on your ceramic piece, but feel free to use broken ceramic plates provided by the instructor at the class if you prefer.
Location (this is an off-site, JCC satellite class): Mana Contemporary at 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608, unit #451. Detailed logistic information including getting to the unit/building will be sent by the JCC office before the first class starts.
Time/Dates: 10-11:30 am starting on Saturday, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 & 4/27.
Additional cost: Students will need to purchase their material kit at the first class for $60.
Please note that this class has a minimum of 2 participants. If the minimum is not met, students will be transferred to the next offered class.
About the instructor:
Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working at multiple citiesincluding Portland, Chicago and Tokyo. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and earned a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. For more details, visit https://mamitakahashi.art/
With ongoing artistic research, practice, and teaching, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives to many U.S. communities. At JAF, she is expanding her creativity to incorporate more specific discourses around society, past and present via a lens of Japanese art. Takahashi also aims to connect between Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
