In this workshop, we made a windmill and many tulips, arranging the tulips in pre−made clogs.
Participants can choose their preferred color and word for their frame in advance, and today’s participants chose "Netherlands" and "Best Memories".
They made very first and the lesson went very smoothly...
and beautiful photo frames were completed.
One of today’s participants was a young lady on a working holiday. She said she has been in the Netherlands for about four months, and still have several months ahead, so I’m sure she will have many more fun and memorable experiences.
I would be very happy if they could put their memorable photo in the "Best Memories" and “Netherlands” photo frame they made and display it after she returns to Japan.
Today, three local participants joined the workshop. Two of them participated in a workshop on other works a few months ago, and this was their second time to join.
Making "Hina dolls" requires a lot of detailed work and is a little difficult, but everyone enjoyed the process and concentrated.
They finished the kimonos(Japanese traditional clothes), the dolls’ heads, a fan, a scepter... They also made lanterns, Hishi mochi, and Hina arare.
Participants can make wide variety of works, and are very satisfied when they are completed.
Today, we were happy to have completed three cute and wonderful works.
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☆ Coloratura offers miniature clay workshops from time to time.
Open day at garden complex was held yesterday in Amstelveen [Tuinvereniging Nesserlaan] and I sold my handmade goods in there.
The visitors to this market were mostly local people, and many people stopped by, saying 'How beautiful!' when they saw the small miniature clay art or colourful Japanese style flower accessories. I had a lot of fun interacting with them while selling the items.
In lovely weather, we were able to spend a relaxing weekend with the locals.
There were also stalls selling the garden's owner's homemade jams, fruit liquor, eggs produced here, and honey, handicrafts, wooden products, also a workshop corner, a raffle, and visitors seemed to enjoy themselves.
《Location》 along the Amstelveenseweg, Near the main entrance of Amsterdamse Bos. 2 minutes walk from Bus stop: Amsterdamse Bos. I will send you the details after you apply for the lesson.
Yesterday, some people who were scheduled to participate were unable to attend, so only one person attended the workshop.
In this workshop, we will make a lot of things, but she made them quickly and very well.
She has successfully completed a cute piece of work!
I wonder where it will be displayed…
I would be happy if these cute handmade dolls could decorate a room ♪
☆ Since there are people who were unable to attend this time and also some people who have applied the "Miniature Hina Doll" workshop on another day, I’m thinking of holding a workshop around September after the holidays.
If you are interested, please contact me.
☆ Coloratura offers also other one-day miniature clay workshops from time to time.
Many people participated in Coloratura's miniature clay workshops, origami and other workshops again this year.
All workshops were popular and fully booked.
This year, we were able to use one booth, allowing more people to experience the workshops in a larger space.
It seems that many people saw my workshops and participated on the spot, and I am pleased that more people were able to know about Coloratura's activities through the Japan Festival.
We were also happy to see that there were people who were unable to participate last year and came before the festival started, hoping to participate this year.
It is nice that men and women, adults and children...all kinds of people participate and enjoyed it at this Japan Festival.
Everyone was concentrating during the workshops, but when they finished, they had a wonderful smile(^^) I am glad that many people enjoyed the workshops and am pleased that they were happy.
Thank you very much to everyone who participated and showed interest.
This is an instructor certification course that is only available in Japanese, but sisters and her daughter wanted to take the course together, so I arranged the course to start in English.
Since then, they had been making many vegetables and fruits.
They learned the basics of miniature clay, from the types of clay and how to mix colors, to various ways of making things.
Some pieces were a little difficult to make shapes but they enjoyed making and great “vegetable frame" has been completed today.
Both they and I are happy that they have created a one-of-a-kind piece of work.
