About this event
What to expect
Mindful day in the city of Adelaide, to learn the hands-on art of Kintsugi, its history and phillosophy and Chado, Japanese tea ceremony.
Kintsugi is a century-old Japanese craft where broken ceramic objects are pieced back together using Urushi lacquer and gold dust, an art of mending based on the philosophy of Wabi Sabi, finding beauty in imperfection, derived from Chado, Japanese Tea Ceremony.
5 November 2026 Gallery Le Nuancier, Norwood, Adelaide
7 November 2026 Mitcham community centre, Lower Mitcham, Adelaide
This is an unique collaboration workshop, Art Kintsugi Sydney with Eriko Takefuji, Adelaide based Chado instructor, to bring together the two essential tradinal Japanese art and craft based on Wabisabi Zen philosophy. In this full day workshop you will be introduced to the history of Chado and Kintsugi, followed by hands-on Art Kintsgui workshop (4 hours) and Eriko's Chado demonstration with Matcha tea tasting and Japaneses sweets.
Chado Japanese tea ceremony, the way of tea, is a spiritual and aesthetic training to refine oneself, and to be present to own mind and most importantly to make a satisfying bowl of tea for the guests.
Kintsugi Kintsugi is a century-old Japanese craft where broken ceramic objects are pieced back together using Urushi lacquer and gold dust, an art of mending based on the philosophy of Wabi Sabi, finding beauty in imperfection, derived from Chado.