6-15
SEPTEMBER 2024
Japanese Pottery and Ikebana Course
with shirobey kobayashi
“... to have health, one needs to have safe and delicious food. It needs beautiful plates and plating to look delicious to eat delicious food.”
- Shirobey Kobayashi
The Japanese Pottery and Ikebana course with Shirobey Kobayashi offers a unique immersion in ceramics, wood-firing, and Japanese culture.
It is a program dedicated to ceramics and the creation of pieces, always in a broader context. The pursuit of beauty and functionality to integrate into everyday life when serving food, tea, or flower arrangements, is the essence of Japanese culture
His philosophy of life is based on peace of mind, which means (for him) living with simple and beautiful things that enhance the aesthetic sense of life. During the japanese pottery and ikebana course, Shirobey Kobayashi will share with us his philosophy of life-based on this peace of mind, which means living with simple and beautiful things that enhance the aesthetic sense of life.
He will teach you how to integrate ceramics and natural beauty into everyday life through Ikebana and the values and care to be taken when plating food. You'll learn and practise ceramic techniques such as tebineri (hand techniques) and rokuro (potter's wheel) to create chawan, vessels, and bowls, and you'll actively participate in all stages of wood-firing in our 36-hour Sasukenei - Smokeless Kiln. We'll also take part in cooking and enjoying a Japanese meal on the day the kiln cools down.
On the last day, you'll take these pieces home with you, after celebrating our learning with a Japanese tea ceremony.
Shirobey Kobayashi
Shirobey Kobayashi was born in Japan in 1955 and has dedicated his life to beauty and art. After traveling the world for seven years, he returned to Japan and settled in Mashiko, a place steeped in ceramics tradition and the work of Shoji Hamada, who, together with Bernard Leach, revolutionized the world of studio pottery in Europe and the United States.
It was here that he learnt to work in ceramics as a self-taught artist, built his first wood-fired kiln and embarked on a journey of intense learning, made up of failures and successes, in search of aesthetic values that fit in with his philosophy and way of life. A life in search of beauty, present in everything, and in which everything is connected, from ceramics to organic food production and cookery, but also in the construction of houses and furniture.
As a ceramist, Shirobey creates unique pieces, large vases, objects, and crockery, fired for 5 to 7 days in his Anagama kiln. The ashes from the fire are deposited on the pieces, forming natural glazes with unique colors and effects that fascinate him.
Shirobey Kobayashi exhibits regularly in Tokyo and around the world. He has shared his knowledge in various artist residencies and workshops around the world, including countries such as Australia, the USA, Brazil, and Korea. He is coming to Portugal for the first time to share his work and way of life at Cerdeira - Home for Creativity.
Know more here.
JAPANESE Pottery and Ikebana COURSE DETAILS
JAPANESE POTTERY AND IKEBANA COURSE PROGRAM:
Introduction to the course, based on Shirobey’s work and life philosophy in the context of Japanese ceramics
Introduction of Ikebana concept; Flower arrangements collected from the surrounding nature in Cerdeira;
Vase and Chawan construction techniques;
Potters Wheel
Kamazume (loading the kiln) and Kamataki (firing kiln) in Sasukenei - smokeless kiln;
Plastering techniques and group meals;
Opening the kiln and Tea Ceremony
Request the full program by email to artsandcrafts@cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com
SCHEDULE:
September 6th:
From 3 pm: Accommodation and check-in of participants
5 pm: Reception at the studio and presentation of the group and trainers;
7:30 pm: Welcome dinner at Casa das Artes
September 7th-15th:
Course from 10 am to 6 pm*, with a two-hour lunch break
*The schedule is flexible on the days the kiln firing starts and ends. During the firing in the Sasukenei - Smokeless Kiln, the students will be distributed by turns.
The studio is open from 6 pm to 10 pm.
September 16th:
Until 11 am: check-out from accommodation
CONDITIONS
Deadline for enrollment: 6th July 2024.
Special discount for our community members for registrations until 3 months before the start date of the course.
THE COURSE FEE INCLUDES:
• Training 5-6 hours a day, speaking in English and with support in Portuguese and German;
Open studio 12 hours a day;
Lunch during the course, from September 7th to 15th;
Free accommodation at the hostel during the course (10 nights)*;
Woodfiring in the Sasukenei - smokeless kiln;
All the materials needed for the course;
Welcome dinner on the first day of the course;
*The hostel has two dormitories (female/masculine), a kitchen, and two shared bathrooms. The booking includes towels and linen.
ACCOMMODATION UPGRADES AVAILABLE:
Upgrade to 10 nights in a standard schist house shared by 2 participants and breakfast at an additional cost of 700€/per participant. Includes shared room, equipped kitchen, towels, and bed linen.
Upgrade to 10 nights in a standard schist house for single occupancy by 1 participant and breakfast, with an additional cost of 1000€/per participant. Includes single room, equipped kitchen, towels, and bed linen.
Please note that all accommodation options have limited availability and will be booked according to the order of registration and payment. For more information, contact artsandcrafts@cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com.
ENROLLMENTS AND MORE INFO:
artsandcrafts@cerdeirahomeforcreativity.com
+351 913 989 281*
*(call to national mobile network)
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
You may withdraw within 14 days of registration, paying the correspondent transfer fees. Following the EU consumer protection legislation, payments are not refunded past 14 days of registration. The payment will be fully reimbursed if the training cannot be held because of insufficient students.
Suppose the training is canceled by Cerdeira - Home For Creativity for reasons of significant force such as a pandemic, civil disorder, a natural catastrophe, medical or family issues of the teacher, and others beyond our control. In that case, Cerdeira will offer a voucher for a different workshop of your choice. The voucher is valid for two years.
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