Japanese Pottery and Ikebana Course with Shirobey Kobayashi

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“... 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.

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.

€891,67 EUR

3 monthly payments

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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.