Lost Skills: Kintsugi

August 'Lost Skills': Kintsugi repair

Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold or lacquer to celebrate its imperfections rather than hide them. The philosophy of kintsugi is about finding beauty in the broken and recognising that something can be made stronger and more resilient through repair.

Join us in this workshop to repair your own precious plate, bowl, or cup and give it new life. As well as creating a beautiful new object, you’ll be repairing a useful item and saving it from landfill. 

FREE but bookings are essential. Please bring along a pottery or ceramic item that you'd like to repair. 

About the Lost Skills sessions

REthink Nillumbik is hosting a series of free workshops at the Nillumbik Repair Cafe. At these sessions, you can learn fantastic new skills to use at home, and also help Nillumbik reduce its waste and transition to a circular economy. A circular economy is one that repairs, reuses and repurposes objects rather than throwing them away.

When is it?

Saturday 8 August, from 10.30 to 11.30am.

Who is it for?

All Lost Skills sessions are free to attend and open to everyone in Nillumbik. This session is great for anyone wanting to learn a handy new skill, save money by doing their own DIY, or support a circular economy by giving objects a new lease on life.

Additional info

• The session will be held indoors.

• We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. If you have accessibility or inclusion concerns regarding this event, contact us about how we can help.

The REthink Nillumbik program is funded by Nillumbik Shire Council and supported by Edendale Community Environment Farm and NECAH (Nillumbik Environment and Climate Action Hub). The project will be delivered by Going Green Solutions and supports Council's climate action goal of net-zero community emissions by 2035.