Make your own Shisa in this 2-day handbuilding workshop with Dane Nakama. Called a Shisa, Singha, Komainu, and by many other names - throughout Asia these mythical guardian lions or lion dogs have protected homes and families for centuries.
Dane will guide you through a variety of handbuilding techniques to bring your own guardian dog to life.
This is a level 2 handbuilding workshop. Some handbuilding experience required to get the full benefit of the class.
Dane Hiʻipoi Nakama is a Japanese-Uchinanchu ceramicist and educator from Oʻahu whose art often explores themes of cultural hybridity, settler colonialism, indigeneity, and ancestral knowledge. Nakama is currently teaching at POT and UCLA.
The Info:
Level 2: Basic handbuilding experience required
Ages 18+
This workshop meets 2 days in a row, each day is 3 hours
