Anyway, I am having “The End Of Lease Sale” on 11th (Fri) & 12th (Sat) from 11am to 5pm at my chippendale studio.[Shop3, 28-32 Pine St, Chippendale] If you have free time, please pop in and say good bye to me!

I was lucky to be chosen the 3rd Prize!
1st Karen Niblock-Stuart
2nd Izette Felthun
3rd Kieko Matsui

There was a big opening party with music and demonstration on Friday night, however I could not make it. Thank you for people who came to see my work and support the event.

I am doing few workshop in January. Please contact me if you are interested in!

1. Porcelain Hand built 1Day Workshop

8th January (SUN)     Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
16th January (MON)  Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
19th January (THUR)  Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

2. Draw your own design on bowl 1DAY WORKSHOP

9th January (Mon) January Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
17th January (TUE) January Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

3. Image Transfer & Drawing on Cup & Saucer

8th January (SUN) January Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
10th January (TUE) January Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
23th January (MON) January Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

1. Porcelain Hand built 1Day Workshop

You will make one salt dish with imprint as well as any object you like.

8th January (SUN)     Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
16th January (MON)  Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
19th January (THUR)  Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Cost: $75 (includes 500g porcelain clay, glaze, imprint materials, and firing fee)
Bring: towel, apron, anything textured* (example – Doily, bamboo, leaf, stamps etc,.)
Many people might have seen Keiko’s salt dishes at the market. It is made from porcelain, very thin with texture. Keiko will show you how to make salt dishes, as well as other small objects. You can make WHATEVER you like such as small cup, plate, spoon, or jewellery. Your work will be slowly dried and fired twice and will be glazed (clear only) so that you can pick up your work following week. It is a great opportunity for those who wanted to try porcelain clay. *Not necessary to bring if you don’t  have them.
Minimum 4, Max 5 people

2. Draw your own design on bowl 1DAY WORKSHOP

You will apply your own drawing on Keiko’s pre-made bowl.

9th January (Mon) January Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
17th January (TUE) January Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

3. Image Transfer & Drawing on Cup & Saucer

Above: Various Japanese Tissue paper and saucer with sample design

Above: Tissue transfer & pencil drawing applied on cup

Above: Cup & Saucer after fired

You will learn how to transfer image/drawings on Keiko’s pre-made cup & saucer.
(saucer shape will be different from the above image)

8th January (SUN) January Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
10th January (TUE) January Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
23th January (MON) January Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

From left: Yuka, Umi, Sora, Brana, Dolly, and Elizabeth from Porcelain Hand built Workshop

BOOKING by Email or Phone:
If you are interested in joining my class, please contact me as soon as possible because my classes are very small and it fills up quickly. If any of the dates above does not fit your schedule, I will be happy to do workshop for you if you gather minimum 4 people .
It is great to start making and being creative from the beginning of the year! Email toinfo@keikomatsui.com.au or Call me on 0425-725-978
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 After 1st firing – Porcelain hand build workshop

 Em’s bowls

 Emi & Mika & Minna’s work

 Margaret’s bowl

 Brana’s bamboo imprinted work

 Inside Em’s bowls

 Hello boys! – two special dogs of Denise

 Alison & Minna’s work

Victoria’s bowls for Penelope

We have had so much fun with creating small object! Some students came all the way from wollongong! Thank you for your participation.

Porcelain hand build workshop on 23rd Novemer Wednesday

 Alison made ocean theme sushi plate

 Minna made lots of salt dishes

 Porcelain hand built workshop on 27th November Sunday

 Margaret is drawing flower motif with blue ceramic pencil

 Dolly brought her own stamps and making small objects

Denise was applying logo of her dogs

Date: 23^th (Wed) November Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
27^th (Sun) November Time: 1 pm – 3 pm(Fully booked)

Cost: $75 (includes 500g porcelain clay, glaze, imprint materials, and firing fee)
Bring: towel, apron, anything textured* (example – Doily, bamboo sushi mat, stamps etc,.)

Many people might have seen Keiko’s salt dishes at the market. It is made from porcelain, very thin with texture. Keiko will show you how to make salt dishes, as well as other small objects. You can make WHATEVER you like such as small cup, spoon, or broaches. Keiko will fire your work twice and will also glaze it (clear only) so that you can pick up your work following week. It is a great opportunity for those who wanted to try porcelain clay.

*No necessary to bring them if you don’t  have them.

Minimum 4, Max 5 people

Draw your own design on bowl 1DAY WORKSHOP

Date: 26^th (SAT) November Time: 10:30 am – 12 pm
              30^th (Wed) November Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

Cost: $65 (includes 1 bowl, glaze, drawing materials, and firing fee)

Bring: your own design/drawings

Minimum 4, Max 6 people

This workshop is very simple, but relaxing way of making your own designed bowl! (Rather than battling with clay on a wheel) You will use ceramic pencil, cobalt, and iron oxide to decorate on Keiko’s handmade porcelain bowl.You will learn how to dip glaze a bowl after decoration. Don’t worry, even if you cannot draw, there are lots of ways to decorate a bowl!

*X’mas Event* Wrap, Fold, and Tie – Gift wrapping 1DAY WORKSHOP

Date: 1st (Thur) December Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

Cost: $45 (includes wrapping paper, ribbons, and tape) It was $55 in the newsletter, but $45 is the right price!

Bring: 2 A4 size book/notebook(practice for wrap) and something to wrap for example:softies, jewellery,T-shirts, etc (You can bring the actual Christmas gift if you like) Scissors, colorful masking tapes.Your own wrapping paper & ribbons (if you like)

Crazy X’mas season is just around the corner! You can easily impress your friend by wrapping beautifully! I will show you how to do Origami wrapping(picture above) and many other way of gift wrapping for you. Very easy and fun workshop!

Please email/call me if you are interested in above workshops.

I will be at the venue on the 8th(sat), 9th(sun), 15th(sat), and 16th(sun) October.
Please pop in if you have free time.

FREE Entry

Royal Botanic Garden’s website
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends/friends_events/friends_events/artisans_2011

[Kaoru's small dishes and earlings]

[Maya's spoon & small dish]

[Jan's pendant pieces & dish]

[Glenda's jug & saucer]

Next workshop will be sometime in November.

Even though you left your detail on my mailing list, if you haven’t received any e-Newsletter from me, I most probably mis-spelt your email address or I could not read your hand-writing on my list. Please email me to info@keikomatsui.com.au if you want to receive my e-Newsletter.

[Martina & her hand drawing bowl]

[Tida's bowl]

[Clive's bows]

[Tida's bowl - detail]

[Tida & Clive with their imprint porcelain work]

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The new workshop – hand built with porcelain was surprisingly popular one. Although it is difficult to deal with porcelain clay, everyone made lots of small objects in the end. I will upload students’s work later on.

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Tida, Clive, and Martina

Glenda, Kouta, and Maya

Glenda

I am planning to have another workshop in November. I sent workshop info to those who left detail at my mailing list. If you are not receiving email even though you wrote your name down, please email me to info@keikomatsui.com.au again. Sometime I cannot read your writing or I mis-spell your address..