We held a workshop of miniature clay "Japanese sweets (Wagashi)”.
Today, a child and a man also participated. The participants are a good balance of Japanese and local people.
Everyone made very well and quickly. Cute, tiny Japanese sweets were completed one after another.
The 6th grade girl is also very good at making. It seems that she likes to make something... "What one likes, one will do best.”
In this work, in addition to claywork, participants fold tiny origami cranes with 3cm square origami paper. For local people it seemed a little difficult, but they were able to fold it properly.
I hope all of participants enjoyed workshop.
Participants who is repeater (it was the second time for Japanese sweets), who joined my workshop at Japan Festival and came to this workshop , who came from Eindhoven…
Thank you to everyone who participated.
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☆ I hold one-day workshops from time to time. Please see below.
Coloratura offers one-day miniature clay workshops and other handcraft workshops such as Tsumamizaiki (making flower accessories or decorations using Japanese fabrics).. in Amsterdam.
Coloratura also sell handmade miniature clay goods and Japanese style goods such as accessories or ornaments made of Japanese fabrics or Origami papers ..etc. at Sunday markets, Japanese events…
Two years have passed since I came to the Netherlands. It's also been almost two years since I started miniature clay workshops from autumn 2021.
《 以下に、これまでのColoaturaの活動の一部をご紹介します。》
《 Below are some of Coloratura’s activities.》
【 イベント参加、マーケット出店(ハンドメイド品販売 ) 】 【 Participating in events・Held a stall at market (handmade goods sales) 】
✳︎ アムステルフェーンのジャパンフェスティバルにて、ミニチュア粘土や折り紙などの和風ハンドクラフトワークショップを開催 (2022年6月) ✳︎ At the Japan Festival in Amstelveen, held a Japanese-style handcraft workshop such as miniature clay, Origami etc..(June 2022)
I also held stalls at the Sunday Market in Westerpark in Amsterdam, the Open Day at the Garden Complex in Amstelveen, and the International School Fair…
In addition to the workshops planned by Coloratura, people who personally contacted me and used workshops for birthdays, children's events, adult gathering…
✳︎ お友達同士で、つまみ細工のレッスンにご参加 (2023年6月)
✳︎ Participated in Tsumami-zaiku lessons with friends (June 2023)
✳︎ アムステルダムのキッチンスタジオにて、おにぎり販売されてる傍らで、おにぎりや和菓子のミニチュア粘土ワークショップも行いました。(2023年3月) ✳︎ At the kitchen studio in Amsterdam, while selling rice balls, Coloratura held a miniature clay workshop on Japanese food(rice balls..) and Japanese sweets. (March 2023)
It is the work that will be a memory of the Netherlands, including windmill, tulips and clog with tulips.
At first, participants said , “making tulips is difficult” or “the size is completely different”.., but after making a few tulips they were able to make them well.
It was a bit hard to make a lot of large, medium, and small tulips, but everyone concentrated and made them very well.
They also made cute windmills, and finally placed and pasted all the things they made and the letters they chose (they chose the colors and letters in advance, and I prepared them), and it completed!
Everyone did a great job !
I am happy to hear that they are satisfied with the finished work and that they enjoyed to make it very much.
The last photo (the photos in the photo frames) are originally in the frame(*^_^*), but if they put their favorite photo in it, will it become a treasure...?😊
☆ I hold one-day workshops from time to time. Please see below.
Yesterday, many people came and experienced the Coloratura‘s workshops.
I felt that the number of visitors to the festival overall was lower than last year due to the heat of over 30℃, but all the six Coloratura workshops I held were all full, except for the Origami workshop.
When I asked the people who participated the workshops, I found that there were more people saw my workshop and applied there rather than those who came to my workshop getting information in advance.
I'm glad I’m happy to make many people known Coloratura’s workshop and participants enjoyed them.
Also I am happy a lady asked me the way to reserve the workshops in advance, and both mother and daughter were looking forward to coming, as well as some people those who participated last year came again as repeaters.
Miniature clay “Japanese food “ workshop ①
Paper craft “Origami box” workshop
Fabric craft “key chain” workshop
Miniature clay “Japanese sweets “ workshop ①
Miniature clay “Japanese food “ workshop ②
Miniature clay “Japanese sweets “ workshop ②
Thank you very much to all of you..
those who participated in the workshops, those who were not able to participate due to lack of seats but were interested, and those who held the Japan Festival, friends and acquaintances who came to talk to us …
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Yesterday, in fact, was the just two-year since I came to the Netherlands.
During two years, I participated in various events and markets, held miniature clay lessons and workshops…
I tried my best, met a lot of people and was able to do many things like this.
Thank you for your continued support.
✳︎ For the people who were unable to participate due to lack of seat this time, I look forward to your participation at another opportunity.
There are no plans to hold workshops at events like this Japan Festival for the time being, but Coloratura holds workshops from time to time.
If you are interested, please click here. Workshop info
Coloratura will hold Japanese-style handcraft workshops again this year at Japan Festival in Amstelveen stadshart on Sunday, June 25th.
I will offer the workshops of miniature clay (Japanese food, Japanese sweets) that were popular last year so please join the workshops on this occasion, and also hold workshops that you can make key chains and boxes using Japanese-style cloth and origami paper.
Last year, the workshops were fully booked and many people were unable to join. If you are interested, please come early.
The Japan Festival in Amstelveen is one of the largest Japanese events in the Netherlands, with over 10,000 visitors.
There are also many Japanese food stalls and stage performances.
(I am a member of the Japanese Choir “Sora", and I will sing on the stage from 13:40 to 13:50. Please come to stage and listen. (During that time, I won’t be in the Coloratura workshop stall.)
Please come to join us with your family and friends.
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６月25日(日)にアムステルフェーンの スタッツハルトで開催されるJapan Festival で、 今年も和風ハンドクラフトワークショップを 開催します。
The Dutch lady participated in the previous "Western sweets" workshop and said that the workshop had a lot of fun and joined again.
It's a detailed work, but both of them made quickly and very well, and it was completed much shorter time.
In this Wagashi workshop, participants fold origami cranes and the Dutch lady were also very good at folding small crane using 3cm square origami paper.
She is a fan of the action game "Ryu ga Gotoku", so she brought a figurine of that character and took his pictures with Japanese sweets she made.
The size of the miniature sweets was perfect for that character, but there was a gap between the cute sweets and the character's atmosphere… it was funny, and the other participant and I also had fun to see it.
We are talking about the participant’s favorite figure, AnimeCon, about Japan, and introducing each other while making the miniature sweets. It's fun to interact each other.
I think both of them enjoyed “Wagashi” workshop today.
Today, a Japanese student who attends university here requested Tsumami-zaiku workshop, and came with her friends from the same university.
They chose their favorite fabrics for a large flower and a small flower, and also chose from hair band, hairpin, charm, key chain and brooch.
Everyone like handcrafts, and they enjoyed making their first Tsumami-zaiku flowers.
When they finished making flowers, the hairpin and key holders were completed, they were very happy and said how cute they were！
Hope to attach them to their hair or decorate it on your bag ♪
☆ I don't usually hold the "Tsumami-zaiku" workshop that we did today, but if there is a request and the number of people gathers, I will hold the workshop.
☆ I hold one-day miniature clay workshops from time to time.
☆ I will hold a miniature clay "Wagashi" workshop on June 13. ↓↓ https://coloratura-clayhandcraft.com/workshops-information
