Japan Day: Kintsugi Clay Workshop with Artist Rachel Ho

A creative clay workshop especially for midwives and maternity healthcare professionals as part of The Labour of Care workshop programme.
About this Event

Join us for a gentle, creative Kintsugi-inspired workshop designed especially for midwives and maternity healthcare providers. Led through a reflective making process, you will learn how to create a simple pinch pot from clay, deliberately mark or “scar” its surface, and decorate these lines with gold leaf. Inspired by the ancient Japanese practice of mending broken pottery with gold, this workshop offers space to think about care, repair, loss, hope and healing. The golden scars within each pot can become a quiet symbol of the stories we carry, and of the possibility of beauty, strength and new beginnings emerging even through pain.

Free tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available throughout. Please email [email protected] in advance of the workshop with any dietary requirements.

About the venue

The Whitworth is an accessible venue with facilities to support you during your visit, and alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you. If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Contact: [email protected] or telephone: 0161 275 7450.

The Whitworth

The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.

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