![]() Jinno Neko graduated from Fashion Design at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education. ![]() If weather permits, the workshop will be held in a semi-open space. *Crafts on Peel will provide hand sanitizer and alcohol wipes for all participants. RSVP: Please send us your name, email address and phone number through direct messages on our Facebook or Instagram, or email to Successful applicants will be confirmed via email. Language: Cantonese (English interpretation provided on request) Venue: Crafts on Peel (11 Peel Street, Central)Īdmission Fee: $680 per head (pay by cash only) In the workshop, participants will create a unique goldfish lantern with bamboo strips, tissue paper and colored paper by applying four basic techniques of bamboo crafting and papier-mâché: binding, paper-mounting, painting and assembling. The goldfish lantern carried by children in the parade symbolizes blessing. Themed by an ancient story of battling against demons, the large-scale lantern parade casts away evil spirits and prevents future disasters. Most remarkably in the Nebuta Festival of Aomori prefecture, these techniques can also be found in Japan. Paper lantern is an adaptation of bamboo crafting and papier-mâché techniques which are common in most traditional festivals and religious ceremonies related objects, such as papier-mâché offering, fire crackers and lion and dragon dance masks. Not-for-profit creative venue Crafts on Peel is an experiential retail, exhibition and workshop space to provide an authentic “mak-ing” experience, to promote the appreciation and understanding of craftsmanship, and to celebrate our collective identity and memories.Ĭrafts on Peel has engaged contemporary artisans Jinno Neko to create a weekend workshop for public to experience the beauty of bamboo crafting and papier-mâché.
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