Hanko Japanese Seal Carving Workshop

Learn how to create your own personal Japanese hanko seal stamps



2 hours Class size 5 to 7

label $120 (or 4 payments of $30 Afterpay)

Looking for unique things to do in Melbourne? Why not try out this Japanese seal carving workshop and learn how to make one-of-a-kind seals from a friendly expert.

In Japan, it is traditional practice to use an inka -- more commonly called a hanko -- instead of a signature for formalizing important documents. A Hanko seal is typically made of stone, wood or ivory and serves as proof or certification when pressed on a vessel, utensil, painting, document or letter.

In this workshop, you'll get the chance to design and carve your own Hanko seals! With guidance from an expert, you'll learn all the tips, tricks and techniques to make unique items that can literally leave a mark on the world.

Spend some time getting creative at this fun Melbourne Japanese seal carving workshop!

Please note:
This class will need a minimum of five people to run the workshop. If we do not reach the required numbers, we will reschedule the class.


Knowledge required
This is a beginner-friendly class.
 
What you'll get
  • Welcome tea on arrival
  • Guidance from an expert
  • All materials provided
  • Your own Hanko seal to take home.
What to bring
Just yourself!
 
Suitable for

This class is great for a team building activity, birthday or hens party.

Location

Kami Paper Studio - 375 Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy VIC

Hanko Japanese Seal Carving Workshop location
Your teacher
Junko Azukawa

Junko Azukawa

5.0 (11)

Biography
Junko Azukawa grew up in Toyama, Japan, at the base of the central Japanese Alps, a region famous for the natural beauty of its landscape.
She started learning traditional Japanese calligraphy, Shodo, at the age of five and has experienced the vast possibilities that calligraphy and Japanese ink painting, Sumie, can express with just simple, monotone brush strokes.
Toyama, Japan
Junko’s calligraphy teacher Shiro Aoyagi, the founder of the Hokuriku Shodo Academy and also one of Japan’s most respected calligraphy masters, demonstrated his artwork at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia in 2008 and his work is now represented in the NGV’s collection.
Since becoming a resident of Melbourne, Australia in 2005, Junko has brought her unique artistic talents and outlook to the Australian art scene. She started teaching Japanese calligraphy and painting with children and adults at numerous schools and organisations and also exhibited at a number of galleries in Australia and Japan, most recently at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia in 2016 - 2017. In 2011 Junko started to use her art form with mental illness patients as a form of therapy with great compassion. She is also sought after in commercial design work for her skillful brushwork from bottle label design to restaurant interior design. She has had her illustrations published in the novel: NAVIGATIO authored by Australian writer Patrick Holland in 2014.




Your host
Kami Paper
Kami Paper

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Paper has always had an intimate relationship with people, the feel of paper and creating with our hands is an age old craft. Kami Paper offers workshops with amazing teachers who specialise in ink painting, wax seals, origami, paper craft and bullet journalling.

Take a break from your phones, social media, internet, and the various conveniences of modern life, and get excited about paper for the varying texture, rustle, crispness and smell. Creating your own piece of art is a sensory experience, especially when on beautiful papers.

For those who enjoy this medium, Kami is a treasure trove full of exquisite paper, hand-bound albums, journals, notebooks, unique gift cards, and fine Italian stationery sourced from around the world.

We want to share with you the joy of fine paper and excellence in book binding - both to wholesalers who are seeking the rare and unique, and to our retail customers via our concept store Kami in Brunswick Street, Melbourne and from our online store.


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