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SUMMARY:Traditional Japanese Carpentry Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Traditional Japanese Carpentry Fundamentals: $600\n2-Day Workshop | Saturday–Sunday\, September 19–20\nWith a Friday night\, September 18 6-9pm overview\nYou will learn\n\nTraditional mortise-and-tenon joinery\nPrecision layout and geometry\nHand planing techniques\nScribing and fitting joinery\nJapanese hand-tool methods and sharpening concepts\n\nThis workshop is ideal for those wanting to strengthen their traditional woodworking skills or prepare for more advanced Japanese timber framing projects. The only way you will learn these skills is by repetition. \nDetails\n\nWorkshop will take place onsite in the City of Gresham’s building in Main City Park. 219 S Main Avenue\, Gresham\, OR 97030\nFriday night 6-9pm will take place in the Kyoudou Center (same address) for classroom discussion\, project overview\, safety.\nWorkshop will start daily at 9am and could last to 6pm.\nLunch are included in the cost of the workshop. They will be prepared by the volunteers of the Gresham Japanese Garden. Please send any dietary restrictions to sue@greshamjapanesegarden.com.\nParticipants must bring their own woodworking tools. A sharpening station will be onsite\n\nQuestions\n\nContact Jay’s apprentice and the Garden’s local contact\, Manny Romanzalez at (503) 705-4066\, FamiliaRomanzalez@gmail.com‬
URL:https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/2-day/
LOCATION:Kyoudou Center\, 219 S. Main Avenue\, Gresham\, OR\, 97080
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SUMMARY:Build a Traditional Japanese Roofed Garden Gate
DESCRIPTION:Build a Traditional Japanese Roofed Garden Gate: $1\,200\n5-Day Workshop | Saturday–Wednesday\, September 19–23\nWith a Friday night\, September 18\, 6-9pm overview\nWorkshop includes\n\nTwo days of intensive skills training\nThree days constructing and installing the gate\nTraditional roof framing techniques\nAdvanced layout and joinery\nIndividual instruction from Jay Van Arsdale\nA rare opportunity to participate in the construction of an authentic Japanese garden structure\n\nDetails\n\nWorkshop will take place onsite in the City of Gresham’s building in Main City Park. 219 S Main Avenue\, Gresham\, OR 97030\nFriday night 6-9pm will take place in the Kyoudou Center (same address) for classroom discussion\, project overview\, safety.\nWorkshop will start daily at 9am and could last to 6pm.\nLunch are included in the cost of the workshop. They will be prepared by the volunteers of the Gresham Japanese Garden. Please send any dietary restrictions to sue@greshamjapanesegarden.com.\nParticipants must bring their own woodworking tools. A sharpening station will be onsite\n\nQuestions\n\nContact Jay’s apprentice\, founder of Kezour-kai PDX\, and our local contact\, Manny Romanzalez at (503) 705-4066\, FamiliaRomanzalez@gmail.com‬
URL:https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/5-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Kyoudou Center\, 219 S. Main Avenue\, Gresham\, OR\, 97080
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SUMMARY:Bonsai: Group Kobo
DESCRIPTION:Group Kobo is a drop‑in workshop. Whether you’re refining a bonsai’s shape\, practicing wiring\, or planning future enhancements\, you’ll receive expert guidance from GJG’s bonsai master\, Bobby Curttright. alongside a friendly community of fellow enthusiasts. \nBring your bonsai anytime between these hours in a relaxed\, collaborative environment in the Gresham Japanese Garden’s greenhouse. You enter through the gate on the side of the Kyoudou Center. Please arrive in early enough to receive consultation. \nYou will have access to use Bobby’s bonsai tools and wiring supplies\, but not repotting supplies. Repotting is covered in a separate class. \nIf you’re planning on dropping in\, please bring $20 in cash. We look forward to seeing your creativity enhanced and your knowledge of bonsai strengthened! \nNOTE: Kobo means “workshop” in Japanese.
URL:https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/bonsai-group-kobo-sept26/
LOCATION:Gresham Japanese Garden Greenhouse\, 219 N Main\, Gresham\, Multnomah\, 97080\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Art of Bonsai
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SUMMARY:Sculptural Bonsai Container Workshop: 2-Part Series
DESCRIPTION:Create a sculptural\, slab-based oval bonsai container by hand in this two-part ceramic workshop atBentwood Nursery in Laura Dufala’s studio. Using slab-building techniques and rich brown clay\,participants will design and build a shallow\, one-of-a-kind bonsai vessel that balancesfunction with artistic expression. \nInspired by traditional bonsai aesthetics as well as contemporary ceramic form\, this workshopencourages organic shapes\, subtle asymmetry\, texture\, and landscape-inspired surfaces ratherthan rigid symmetry or conventional pottery forms. Participants will be invited to think aboutthe character and feeling of a future bonsai while shaping their container—whether windswept\,quiet and balanced\, rugged\, or terrain-like in form. A selection of authentic bonsai containerbooks and references will be available during the workshop for inspiration and design exploration. \nPart One: Build (September 20\, 2026)\nParticipants will design and hand-build a custom bonsai oval container no larger than 7” x 5” usingslab-building techniques with rich deep chocolate clay. \n\nHow to roll and compress slabs evenly\nCutting and assembling walls for clean joints\nCreating drainage holes (essential for bonsai health)\nAdding feet and structural support\nSurface texture or simple decorative elements\n\nSkills level: Beginner–IntermediateDuration: ~2–3 hours \nPart Two: Glaze: After drying\, participants return to glaze and finish container (October 4\, 2026)\n\nChoose glaze\nTechniques: brushing\, dipping\, or layering\nHow glaze affects texture and final color\nFunctional glazing considerations (interior vs exterior)\n\nDuration: ~1.5–2 hours \nMaterials & Tools Included\n\nBrown clay\nRolling slabs/tools (rollers\, ribs\, knives)\nSlip & scoring tools\nGlazes\nBrushes and glazing tools\n\nCost: $150\, includes two sessions\, all materials and firing.Pickup: Sunday\, October 11\, 2-4pm pick up container at the Gresham Japanese Garden Kyoudou Center\, or make arrangements by sending a message to Sue@greshamjapanesegarden.com.
URL:https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/bonsai-container-workshop/
LOCATION:30529 SE Wheeler Road Boring OR 97009
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