Kurinuki Mug Workshop: A Slow Making Experience
A Unique 4 hr Experience ~ Local Folk Community
Join us for a day of pottery, meditation, nature, food & community on Sunday May 31st from 11-4pm.
We’ll begin with a short meditation to help you arrive and ground into the creative process. You’ll be introduced to the basics of kurinuki — a traditional Japanese carving technique where forms are created by hollowing out a solid block of clay. This process invites a more intuitive, tactile approach to making, resulting in a mug that feels deeply personal and one-of-a-kind. No prior experience is needed.
$169 includes a fun and comprehensive hand-building ceramics workshop inspired by our natural surroundings and the traditional kurinuki method, your finished creation glazed and fired, a guided meditation AND a long table lunch & glass of cider!
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What You’ll Learn
. You’ll be introduced to the basics of kurinuki — a traditional Japanese carving technique where forms are created by hollowing out a solid block of clay. This process invites a more intuitive, tactile approach to making, resulting in a mug that feels deeply personal and one-of-a-kind. No prior experience is needed.
Mini Retreat
We’ll begin with a short meditation to help you arrive and ground into the creative process. Midway through, we’ll pause for some lunch & cider, followed by a gentle walk through the forest to gather inspiration from the textures and quiet of the natural surroundings.
Your Creation
We’ll return to the pavilion to finish working on our pieces, and at the end of the workshop you’ll leave your piece behind to be dried, fired, and glazed. Your finished mug will be ready for pickup at a later date at Kobo Collective
Workshop Facilitator
This workshop is guided by Andrea D’Angelo — registered yoga and meditation teacher, ceramic artist, instructor, and founder of Kobo Collective. With more than a decade of experience teaching adults, Andrea creates a welcoming and supportive environment that blends hands-on instruction with space for personal exploration and creativity. Her teaching style encourages curiosity and mindfulness, inviting participants to connect with clay in an intuitive and meaningful way.
Check out Andrea’s website here and Kobo Collective website here.
a good wholesome lunch together….
We will stop for lunch around 12:30pm and enjoy a communal long-table table lunch, with delicious menu offerings from Sea Cider, followed by a guided forest and orchard meander, to get moving and learn a bit about Spring foraging. Menu will be provided before the day, for pre-orders ~ lunch & glass of cider is included in cost of workshop.
Herbal Teas and Water Provided
Such a beautiful location to create from.
Our retreat will take place in the Pavilion, with so much space to create and beautiful ocean, orchard and forest surroundings.
We look forward to enjoying this special day together.
Sunday May 31st | 11am-3pm
$169 Inclusive of Long Table Lunch, Glass of Cider, Workshop, Materials + Products, Learned Skills & Your Own Handmade Mug.
When you email us, just let us know you’d like registration information, and we will reply with simple instructions to sign up!