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Phrn

I had a great time in this class! It was fun, engaging, and easy to follow. Izumi was friendly, knowledgeable, and always happy to help. I learned a lot and would definitely recommend this class to anyone looking for an enjoyable and mindfulness craft activity.

Georgia Broer

Izumi was a wonderful teacher, very knowledgeable and patient. I can’t wait to wear my new earrings!

Helen Frank

My son loved pulling apart the broken machines! Delighted in learning what the insides of electronics actually looked like.

Christina Alvarez

I had a lovely time learning the Kintsugi process from Yoko who provides a great balance of Kintsugi history and culture, and technical and creative skills. The time flew and I feel I now have the knowledge and skills to repair some of my pieces. Thanks Yoko!

Eliza Oconnor

My daughter absolutely loved the Reserve Garage school holiday program. It was engaging, hands‑on, and such a fun way for kids to learn about sustainability and reusing materials in a creative environment. The team made every activity exciting, and she came home proud of what she’d made and eager + more

Liz Watts

I did not expect the detail of this workshop in only 4hrs! Yoko is a wonderful teacher, full of so much information which she communicated really clearly. Wonderful background to the art of Kintsugi and its uses and application, all done whilst instructing really practically how to repair ceramics. Great workshop!

Fiona Elliott

I loved this camp, went in school holidays all the kids were kind and loved our teachers louie and yaz. My favourite thing was building our diorama and being able to do what ever scene we wanted and having it all reused so we weren't wasting a thing! I will definitely be coming back. Thank you Kate!

Jodie Lowe

I loved this workshop. Yoshi was fun and helpful, an excellent teacher, guiding us to learn this traditional technique. Set in the Reverse Garbage rooms, you couldn’t help but be inspired to repair and reuse.

Jen Harris

Yoshi was a very engaging facilitator of the workshop. I enjoyed listening to her about her background and how she came about being a Shashiko sewer. I enjoyed learning the technique.

Jess Holliday

Yoshi was a great teacher, I like that we made practical things we could keep.

Susan Roberts

Yoshi was knowledgeable, keen to share her knowledge, & there was sufficient time to try-out the techniques she had demonstrated. The 'there-are-no-real-rules' philosophy, apart from the basic design of stitches to create patterns, meant creativity could flow. Each participant seemed keen to experiment + more

Leta Duong

Really enjoyed the class & learning a new craft. Thank you Yoshi for sharing your art & creativity.

Wendy Bell

Wonderful workshop. I learnt great new needlework skills. It was delivered in a very professional manner and a fun relaxed environment. I highly recommend this course. Thank you YOSHI

Shirley Chen

A fun, relaxed workshop with Izumi who guided us patiently through the process to ensure we created a sweet kimekomi ball!

Annette Hansen

Our teacher Izumi was well prepared with all the equipment and learning guides we needed. There were finished samples to provide inspiration for our choice of fabrics to use on the clay balls. Izumi took us slowly through the process of making the clay balls highlighting the materials needed and likely + more

Marie-Louise Albani

Excellent class. The instructor was very engaging, informative, funny and helpful and made the class very relaxed and fun. An excellent experience.

Jane Derry

We had a wonderful workshop. Would highly recommend to anyone. Yoko was so organised and explained the techniques clearly. So looking forward to my piece being ready to clean in a few days. So happy with what I did.

Caitlin Bennett

Enjoyable class. Well paced so you can understand the steps and what to consider when trying your next piece at home. Enjoyed learning about the history and evolution of Kintsugi. Highly recommend

Michael Meuleman

Very insightful, and was passionate about the art form.

Jane Horvath

Thank you to People for Nature, Reverse Garbage and Inner West Council for this most excellent circular economy education and community experience.

Lennette Drury

Improved my knowledge of sustainability. Gave an overview of how “Reverse Garbage “ plays an important part in educating the public and recycling goods! The teachers were very personable and informative!

Kate Shanahan

The activities were very fun! We got to make a range of things such as jewellery and mask making the lunch and ressece was the perfect amount of time to talk and eat.

Tania Mar

Toshiba was fantastic. The balance for teaching skills and culture was really good. Toshiba made the class feel like we were going well and relaxed.

Rachel

I absolutely loved the Prototype Play workshop! Jeff was incredible, and so generous in sharing his passion, experience and knowledge. It was so much fun to experiment with cardboard through a new lens - I can't wait to finish my piece, and am full of inspiration and ideas to continue playing with!

Tiffany Vaughn

Jeff was absolutely sensational! His creations, enthusiasm and encouragement made the day such a fun vibe! I absolutely loved it. I feel like my passion had been reignited and I can’t wait to share everything I’ve learnt with my students

Angela Livingstone

Yoshi was a delightful teacher. Interestingstories and plenty of practice time.

Joss Gabriel

Amazing workshop with a fantastic facilitator. I had so much fun playing, meeting like minded people and making something new from things old. Thank you Jeff for a fun filled day of creating and exploring!

Naomi Derrick

I liked looking in the reverse garbage warehouse to get stuff for our projects. Good and nice teachers

Christine Saunders

I had a wonderful time at the Prototype Play workshop. Jeff is a wonderful facilitator, he took the time to answer everyone’s questions and helped troubleshoot and made suggestions on how we could reach the goal we had in mind for our creations. I left the workshop wanting to use the skills and ideas + more

Andrea Mason

I had a fan girl moment, attending a prototype cardboard art workshop with Jeff McCann, and it was such a fantastic day. Jeff created an inclusive, supportive environment that encouraged experimentation and creative risk taking. The workshop was inspiring, offering a wealth of practical ideas that can + more

Charlotte Chester

I booked this class after seeing it advertised on Instagram and loving Jeff’s artmaking practice. Because it was offered during the schools holidays I was able to attend and it did not disappoint. Jeff was warm and friendly and more than happy to share his love and passion for building and creating + more

Nadina Hazon

The prototype play workshop was fantastic, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great to spend time networking with other art teachers and artists. The atmosphere was perfect, a creative, relaxed, collaborative space with like minded people. Jeff, the workshop facilitator was brilliant; helpful, inspiring and motivating. + more

Colette Parker

Excellent Workshop. Jeff is so organized, inspiring and kind. Plenty of time to learn and play in this value 5 hour workshop. Great for creatives, makers, beginners, teachers, artists….You will have fun making assorts of amazing things with recycled cardboard!

Kirsty Mackenzie

Excellent workshop and teacher. Thank you so much!

Gabriella Rossi

Wonderful morning spent in the beginners Lino workshop. Louise creates a relaxing atmosphere, everything you need is provided & the delicious brownies served hit the spot! The class really caters for all abilities.

Tania Mar

What a wonderful experience. Thank you Louise (and Andrew) for sharing your knowledge and skills with the class. Great explanations and visual samples. We’ll set up space and timing was very good. No rushing. The chocolate brownies were an added bonus. Thank you.

Vanessa Mozayani - Loke

Great workshop! Lots of ideas to get you started or you can bring your own design. Louise was encouraging and gave tips when carving your design with the Lino tools. The workshop timing was perfect with plenty of time to print on different papers and try collage effects.

Priya Nangia Kishore Kumar

We were in search of Recyclable materials for our Early Learning Centre! We found this workshop for Educators! The Host explained in detail about Reverse garbage and the various resources during the tour! We liked the displayed mobiles and various artefacts and models with Recyclable materials. We bought + more

Lara Elliott

Loved the whole philosophy, in fact have done so since 1994 when I attended Bankstown TAFE for Child Stidies and had RG as an excursion. Can't wait to show the team what we can do, the sky is the limit!!

Pamela Navarro

*Bento Workshop *Introduction of RG, their vision mission, partnerships. Tour of the shop and in-depth session of what RG can offer and the benefits. *I’m honoured & delighted to meet my tribe Kirsten, Jasmin & the team *Friendly atmosphere * Everyone & everything.

Alanna Long

Both the content and the presentation were great very engaging and enjoyed the use of Menti as a way to share thoughts and ideas and present. Highly recommend

Micheline Olsen

Very nice people presenting reverse garbage, very informative and very worthwhile. Il be back sometime soon, Thankyou

Fahrin Zulfiqar

The educators talk and tour was great as the hosts were very warm and friendly and explained how reverse garbage works and what’s on offer! It was very informative and loved the opportunity to be able to shop for the $15 bag and get a whole lot of great resources to take back to my centre!!! So thank + more

Beth Stoodley

Yoko is one of the best teacher of a practical/artistic skill I've experienced. The art of Kintsugo has its origins in ancient Zen practice, we worked with Yoko to repair and decorate a small broken dish, we all completed the repair and decoration as if time had stood still. I am confident that I can + more

Mariana Cidade

The teacher was superb. The class was engaging and I feel confident to try the technique at home.

Caroline Wells

Fantastic teacher getting hands on with Kinstugi as well as learning about its history. Will also give advice for your own Kinstugi projects. Highly recommend!!

Julie Scobie

The whole process! Yoko was a Passionate teacher who conveyed her enthusiasm to us. Would recommend to friends.

Min Dark

Yoko is a patient, happy person and a great teacher! Relaxed class atmosphere. The time flew by!

Abby Triganza

SO GOOD! So many different materials to work with, I learned new techniques and created an awesome steam punk artwork.

Nikita Majajas

Louise was AMAZING! I’m so impressed that in a mere 3 hours we all completed our lino master and were able to make multiple prints, learn so much and have so much fun. Highly recommend!