Yotsutoji Book-binding and Painting with Sumi-ink Workshop (23 August 2025)

Name: Yotsutoji Book-binding and Painting with Sumi-ink Workshop (23 August 2025)
Start: 2025-08-23T08:40:00+02:00
End: 2025-08-23T12:40:00+02:00
Location: 13 Brickfield Road

Schedule

Sat Aug 23 2025 at 08:40 am to 12:40 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

13 Brickfield Road | Cape Town, WC

Join us for a unique artistic journey that combines the ancient art of *Yotsutoji book-binding with beginner Sumi-ink painting. In just a few enriching hours, you’ll learn the delicate craft of binding your own beautiful book, guided by the skilled hands of Kyoko with Zanele Petros assisting. Then, under the tutelage of Kyoko Morgan, you’ll explore the timeless art of *Sumi-ink painting, letting your creativity flow onto the pages of your newly bound creation. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in two captivating art forms in a single workshop. Unleash your inner artist – reserve your spot now!
Date: Saturday, August 23rd – 2025
Time: 8:40 – 12:40 (4 hours)
The Deckle Edge @ 13 Brickfield Road, Salt River
Workshop space limited booking essential
What attendees will learn:
How to do the Yotsutoji book-binding to create your personal books including preparation, punching holes and binding
How to use sumi ink and brush, different types of strokes
How to paint something in the sumi-e style.
Please Bring The following;
Scissors
Pritt glue
Cleaning cloth
Apron
Refreshments and a Biscuit
10% Deckle shopping coupon for the day
Recommended age: All welcome from 12 years and up.
About the facilitatior:
Kyoko Morgan, originally from Japan, is the founder of Origami For Africa, the organisation that train a group of children to teach origami. She has been teaching and sharing the joy of origami in Cape Town and other places since 2005. Kyoko has held various origami workshops at grassroot level as well as for corporates and has regulaly supplied origami items for the film industry.
(Kyoko has recently collaborated with an acclaimed poet Malika Ndlovu in creating ORIGAMIPOETRY pocket books which will be launched after this origami workshop at DeckleEdge. ) >>Learn more about the book launch
If you need to cancel your workshop booking, please let us know by 11 a.m the weekday before the workshop. To help us support the facilitator, late cancellations will not be refunded. A credit for future events could be granted at our discretion.
R750.00