{"product_id":"kintsugi-traditional-workshop-in-wellington-saturday-27th-june-hutt-art-society-inc","title":"Kintsugi (traditional) Workshop in Wellington -  Saturday 27th June \/\/ Hutt Art Society Inc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the first step for the Traditional Process (most of you have done one of my workshops and we discussed this method - which takes a few steps) We will be using all traditional material (urushi) This process takes a lot longer so please be aware that you will not complete a Kintsugi piece in one session.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday 27th June   -  2pm - 3:30pm  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(please let me know if you have a piece that you are wanting to work on and send this through to me so I can prepare the right materials - ema@emafrost.com, or if you need a piece to work on) These are smaller classes so please book in as soon as you can.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_5yl5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEma 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave 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. \u003c\/span\u003eNothing is ever really broken but new life and meaning is brought back making your piece a work of art and truly something special. \u003cspan\u003eYou can also apply this technique on various materials like glass, wood, greenstone and shells.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003eIt's called \u003cem\u003ekintsugi\u003c\/em\u003e (金継ぎ), or kintsukuroi (金繕い), literally golden (“kin”) and repair (“tsugi”). This traditional Japanese art uses a precious metal – liquid gold, liquid silver or lacquer dusted with powdered gold – to bring together the pieces of a broken pottery item and at the same time enhance the breaks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere: Hutt Art Society Inc, 9-11 Myrtle, Lower Hutt, 5010 New Zealand \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen: Saturday 27th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 -3:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCancellation Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll workshops are non-refundable. We can offer you a workshop swap if we have  at least 7 days notice prior to the original workshop date, subject to availability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ema Frost","offers":[{"title":"2-3:30pm","offer_id":47800003854499,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1755\/1371\/files\/IMG_6692.jpg?v=1765770438","url":"https:\/\/emafrost.com\/products\/kintsugi-traditional-workshop-in-wellington-saturday-27th-june-hutt-art-society-inc","provider":"Ema Frost x Satoki Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}