Beginners Kintsugi Workshop

POP Canberra - Level 1, Shop 12, 27 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT

Kintsugi Australia

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Jun Morooka is a kintsugi master. He is an expert in the Traditional Kintsugi method with natural lacquer (urushi) and gold. He has also developed his own method using modern material, bringing innovation to an ancient technique. He accepts commissions to repair broken pottery and ceramics with kintsugi.

Jun Morooka was born in Tokyo in 1959. He moved to Sydney in 1987 and in 2008 he started to manage a Japanese restaurant called JIPANG. He fell in love with kintsugi after watching a TV documentary. He decided to go back to Japan to train with five kintsugi masters in Kanazawa and Tokyo. In 2018, he established Kintsugi Australia in Sydney.

Kintsugi Australia is the only organisation in Australia completely specialised in kintsugi, offering private and group lessons, repair and kintsugi artistic creations. After completing the traditional course, the students can join the Kintsugi Dojo where they can continue to create their own work of art, and they can improve their technique to become kintsugi masters.

Jun Morooka teaches Traditional Kintsugi and Modern Kintsugi in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle. In December 2019, he exhibited his artwork at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. "Kibou" and "Negai" were displayed in the hospital to show that scars can become beautiful.

In June 2020, "Jikuu" was selected as a finalist in the 2020 Northern Beaches Art Prize - Open Category. The artwork was selected among over 800 entries and was displayed during an online exhibition (31 July - 30 September 2020).

Jun Morooka has appeared on a number of media outlets, such as ABC News and SBS Australia. An audio interview is available on SBS Japanese Radio and a video interview on SBS Australia Facebook page. He was also featured on ELLE DECOR (Spain).

Jun Morooka was invited to give a kintsugi lesson during the TV Show The Bachelor Australia aired on Channel 10 on the 17th of September 2020.

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Workshop POP by POP Canberra is an inclusive community space, where locals can connect over creativity, knowledge and social engagement. Workshop POP hosts regular unique, fun and spontaneous workshops and events. Think hands-on crafty courses, food and beverage tastings and skill-sharing events to support you in life and business!

We are dedicated to providing a place where our creative leaders can share their skills; where we can engage with our community in more interactive and tangible ways, honouring our ethos of friends supporting friends. We’re here to help you discover a new hobby, upskill, meet interesting people and contribute to a better Canberra.

Established as a pop-up shop focusing on local seasonal gifts, POP Canberra has been supporting small businesses, makers, artists, thinkers and doers since 2018. In April 2020 we embarked on a mission to bring our POP community to the people all year round and created a permanent retail space in bustling Braddon. We have just launched Workshop POP and welcome you to share in the POP Canberra community!

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