Ocean Stamps take rubber stamps as the medium of environmental education to tell stories of the ocean. Through painting and carving rubber stamps, participants get a clearer picture of the characteristics of cetaceans, their lives, past, present and future.

The workshop will teach participants ways of distinguishing between whales and dolphins. At the end of the workshop, they will take home not only the rubber stamps but also tales of the ocean.

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Ocean Stamps

Facebook : @oceanstampsfwte
Instagram : @oceanstampsfwte

Ocean Stamps began in 2015 in Hualian of Taiwan. The name has double meanings: it literally means “ocean-themed stamps”, and “an oceans person”, someone who has great passion for the sea. The two phrases sound very similar in Cantonese. As a Hongkonger living away from her hometown, the Hong Kong identity is especially dear to the creator behind the brand.

Ocean Stamps promotes ocean education through the making of rubber stamps. Every stamp tells a story, perhaps about sea creatures or perhaps about the crisis our Earth is facing.

“There is still much to be learned about the ocean, and making stamps helps me to keep learning, searching and enriching myself.”

The SUKUMO Leather acquires its unique indigo colour through a completely natural process. Following a 600-year-old Japanese tradition, the dye is made from the fermented leaves of the mature indigo. SUKUMO Leather’s wonderful suppleness and beautiful shades are simply unrivalled. Come and make your own leather bracelet using the inimitable SUKUMO Leather.

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Sukumo Leather

Facebook : @SukumoLeatherPMQ
Instagram : @sukumoleather
Website : http://sukumo-leather.com/en.html

Sukumo Leather hopes to preserve the centuries old natural dyeing process and to introduce the beautiful indigo dyed leather to the world.

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of linocut carving and printing techniques. Participants will learn how to identify what makes an ideal image for a linocut artwork. They can either use their own design or use the readymade ones for printing. Starting with tracing the selected pattern or design and transferring them onto the lino surface, they can then carve the lino block with linocut blades to create a positive image. The image will be inked using a roller with block printing ink and printed onto paper or fabric.

Participants will also learn an easy way to print using a spoon and soap. They can take home the lino block to do more printing at home! The workshop will focus on mono or duo-colour print. Participants may choose to print the same design in multicolours.

Free admission on a first-come, first-served basis. No registration is required.

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Pinacotheca

Facebook : @galeria.postoffice | @Locomotive.kidsculb
Instagram : @posterized.eu | @a.mori_art
Website : https://www.agnieszkamori.com

Pinacotheca is an art and design centre based in Hong Kong, founded by Agnieszka Mori and Anna Zeies.

Mori and Zeies are two passionate friends and creative professionals who believe that art and creating are the tools to heal the world. A wide spectrum of workshops are offered for both adults and kids, groups and individuals, without age limitations. With different experiences from Poland, Hong Kong, Japan and Germany, Mori and Zeies both focus on creative teaching and experimenting, with a mission to help people see beauty in themselves while creating artworks. To them, “Trial and errors” is a process that one must go through while creating.

Stone carving is an art of elimination, anything that is not needed is taken away. Every move is calculated; every step, whether good or bad, contributes to the final product. Just be brave: try and make mistakes. Try your best, enjoy the process and admire the final result.

Participants will work on a piece of 1-3kg soapstone (children will work with a smaller piece).

Process:
1. The tutor will introduce basic knowledge of stone carving and guide participants to create a draft for their stone sculptures.
2. Participants will begin carving.
3. Sanding and polishing of the sculptures.
4. Photo taking and packaging.

The workshop will take approximately 3 hours.

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Soapstone Studio

Facebook : @soapstonestudio
Instagram : @soapstonestiKiio

Soapstone Studio is founded by Yim Pui Yan, who learned soapstone carving from Swiss sculptor Axel Zwahlen in 2012. After graduation, she began a career as a language teacher and began to introduce stone carving to Hong Kong. Since 2016, she began to immerse herself in Chinese tea culture and infuse her work with oriental aesthetics. From then on, Yim focuses on creating works that are inspired by mountains, and started Soapstone Studio with the hope to help connecting human and nature. In August this year, Soapstone Studio was selected by Pinkoi HK as one of the 100 designs featured at their pop up store.

Banish the winter blues with some incense.

In this workshop, okapi studio will introduce the history of incense in Hong Kong, followed by related folklore. Participants will learn about various fragrant materials that are suitable for winter, such as cypress, clove and sand ginger. They can then choose amongst these materials and learn to make their own incense stick.

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okapi studio

Facebook : @okapistudiohk
Instagram : @okapistudio
Website : http://www.okapistudio.org

okapi studio is dedicated to promoting incense culture (dragon-shaped incense, Japanese-style incense, incense stick, Tibetan incense and rope incense ) through activities and collaborations with NGOs and craftsmen, such as handmade incense products, workshops, farm visits and art exhibition. The studio maintains close and long-term partnerships with their collaborators and their work has been widely reported by the media.

The Night Lamp consists of layers of printed plastic film in a wooden box with a glass panel. The tutor will guide the participants on how to arrange the layers to create depth to the image and achieve a 3D effect. A round LED light is placed at the back of all the layers to glow like a “full moon”. Dried petals will be added inside the wooden box to mimic gentle snowfall.

Participants are encouraged to try out different arrangements of the film layers to get their desired final effect.

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Starology

Facebook : @starologystudio
Instagram : @starology_stayorgo

Starology was founded in 2015. The name was inspired by Wislawa Szymborska’s poem Under One Small Star. The mindful awareness of impermanence reminds humans to become present with what is happening all around us and appreciate the beauty of nature to which the studio dedicates themselves in their designs.

The creators feels that humans are insignificant in comparison to the wisdom of nature. Let us embrace the world with a humble and gentle heart.

Creativity is letting our imagination run wild, while art is the process of selecting beautiful work. Have fun with acrylic paint and conduct your own messy symphony! Join us in exploring combination of colours, shapes and textures, and create your own unique picture through the process of trial and error.

Incorporating UV resin art, your favourite colours and patterns will be transformed into a necklace or a keychain. Whether you are a skilled painter or kids who simply love messing around with crayons, a couple of friends, or a sweet family, it does not matter! We can all experience the search for exquisite beauty in a process seemingly filled with randomness and mistakes. Come and compose a chaotic yet melodic symphony together!

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Shel crafts&music

Facebook : @shel.crafts.music
Instagram : @shel.crafts.music

Shel crafts&music was founded by Rachel Chan (Shel) in 2014. Her passion in music and art sparked the idea of combining the two things she loves, creating artworks inspired by melodies and lyrics. She believes music can evoke images, shades of colours, emotions and memories.

Shel designs hand-drawn resin accessories expressing the meaning of songs or lyrics, including tailor-made products. Together with friends sharing similar interests, Shel also provides workshops for the community, ranging from kindergarten kids at fun fairs, to teens in youth centres, and adults coming for private classes.

Shel crafts&music also makes use of social media as a platform to share DIY ideas, music covers, as well as original music.
Art can connect people of different backgrounds, languages or ages. Shel is dedicated to share the enjoyable experience of design and craft-making with the community. Hoping to provide more meaningful artworks, Shel will continue to explore different possibilities of expressing music visually.

Drawing is mostly about hand-eye coordination, so that everything is precise and the result is visually pleasing. Have you ever tried drawing staring at your subject without looking at the paper? Maybe you will end up with something funny that bears no resemblance to the subject. It is an alternative way to practise hand-eye coordination, letting your hand trace what you see. Let's step out of our preconceived ideas of beauty and explore the other possibilities together!

(The organizer suggests participants attend the workshop in groups of at least 2 people.)

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Witty And Bluey

Facebook : @WittyAndBluey
Instagram : @wittyandbluey

Witty and Bluey is a creative sister duo consisting of an independent illustrator and a registered art therapist (expressive arts). They believe in the power of art and its integration into people’s daily lives. Art brings out the joy in us. What’s more important than learning to be happy about life and embracing our blues?

Witty is an illustrator whose work can be found on posters and publications for Non-Government Organizations. She is also an art educator who enjoys sharing happiness and life through art.

Bluey is a registered art therapist (expressive arts) who aspires to walk alongside those in need through art.

Pick and choose from fabric swatches of different sizes and shapes, and stitch them up with hammer, needles and threads. Learn how to make your own ethnic style cardholder with cloth and washable kraft paper.

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Mishtar

Facebook : @MishtarLifeStyle
Instagram : @mishtarlifestyle

Mishtar was established in 2010, specialising in the creation of hand-made folk style designs and products.

Mishtar is a Hebrew word, which means “the power and the rule”. Their belief is to create with specific rules to lead to infinite possibilities, hoping that through their works people can pay more attention to the fun in life, and the possibility of ‘life on life’.

The team tries to find different elements to create different types of works and fall in love with the dreamcatcher and its ancient legend originated from native Indian tribes. It is a blessing for their beloved ones, as well as its nation, and an inspiration for Mishtar’s designs.

Accidents happen despite the best of care. When something with sentimental value is damaged, you would want to have it restored. Kintsugi is a beautiful way to address our errors.

Kintsugi is the traditional method of repairing ceramics, wood-work and glass using lacquer and gold or silver. It is an ongoing learning process that requires constant practice of “trial and error”.

Through repairing and showing off the imperfections, the item is imbued with new value, meaning and aesthetics. And the practice itself is both healing and meditative.

***The final product can be picked up from studio after 2 weeks for cooling

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Waka Artisans

Facebook : @wakaartisans
Instagram : @wakaartisans
Website : http://www.wakaartisans.com

Waka Artisans showcases the very best of Japanese culture through the medium of hand-crafted ceramics. The work on display features an array of handmade tableware, including tea ware, plates, bowls and other art works, all made by Japanese artists.

There is also a wide selection of artisanal sake cups that would be of particular interest to those who appreciate sake.

Each piece has been personally selected by the Waka Artisans founder, Takako Kosciuszko, ensuring that they are not only beautifully unique pieces of art but also practical for everyday use.

Handcrafted jewellery always evokes feeling of warmth and uniqueness that mass-produced items can never replicate.

The Floral Branch Bangle is one of the most adored signature creations from Pamycarie. Participants will design the bangle with the floral ornaments provided. They will then be guided to assemble the flowers and beads onto the bangle with silver threads. A fine UV coating needs to be applied on the bangle which will be placed under the UV light to set before it is ready to be picked up.

The workshop will take approximately 90 minutes.

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Pamycarie

Facebook : @Pamycarie
Instagram : @pamycarie
Website : http://www.pamycarie.com

Pamycarie is a couture floral jewellery brand from Hong
Kong. All items are designed and handmade by
their artists.
They wish to create unique visual articulations that
popular market and mass production could never
provide. They feel that there is something unexplored
about flowers, so they maximise the possibilities in
flower-making following their own aesthetics. Tailor-made requests are welcome.

“Wastes are resources that people yet to see!”

This No.5 Upcycling Rapport (report) does not only give us an overview of the recycling situation in Hong Kong and the challenges that we are facing, it also shows how proper upcycling could help us build a more sustainable environment.

Participants will learn how to create and customise their own wallets from recycled light-boxes (plastic no.5, polypropylene), using origami folding techniques and through a process of “Trial and Error”.

This original origami wallet design is created to work better and last longer than traditional leather wallets. A wallet that is sustainable, durable, functional, beautiful, and affordable at the same time. Too good to be true? Come and “fold” for yourself!

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Blackbody Lab

Facebook : @blackbodylab
Instagram : @blackbody_lab
Website : http://www.blackbody.co/openwallet

Blackbody Lab is a local product design studio with a vision to
bring productive changes to our society through valuable designs.

Inspired by a physics concept, we believe that a valuable design should behave just like a “black body” which embraces social differences, absorbs human negative influences to the
environment, and still able to radiate positive impacts to our everyday living.

From our senior citizens’ sock-wearing problem to the worsening materialistic lifestyle of recent generations, each Blackbody project is set to research and develop practical solutions towards a specific social issue. Through the superficiality of the current consumer market, it is clearer than ever that it is our responsibility to generate true value through the design of "black bodies".

In the contemporary consumer culture where consumption is actively encouraged, let’s take a moment to look at the things around us. Join us in our workshop, which is inspired by nature, to create your very own tree branch shaker with tree branches found on hiking trails, seashells collected from beaches in Lantau, and bottle caps saved from our daily life. This is a hands-on and experiential workshop led and guided by the founders of Sap Fong.

Co-Creator

Sap Fong

Facebook : @sapfonghk
Instagram : @sapfong

Sap Fong, founded by Jessica Kong and Dexter Lee, sees the story behind every object from nature and everyday life, weaving them into a collection of anecdotes. Sap Fong begins with the process of collecting and rethinking used and found objects, and through exploration uncovers new perspectives from everyday life.

The popularity of different ingredients in cooking varies from decade to decade. Sometimes the use of a certain ingredient declines only because of our limited knowledge and understanding of it. Is salted fish only good for fried rice and meat cake? Curator Andy Dark will demonstrate other possibilities of using salted fish creatively to make dishes that you wouldn’t have expected!

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PMQ Taste Library

Facebook : @pmqtastelibrary
Instagram : @pmqtastelibrary

As Hong Kong’s first and only food-focused library, PMQ Taste Library uses food as the cultural bridge to support, inform and connect individuals, community projects and organisations. Through creative projects and cooking workshops, Taste Library promotes the design of flavours and encourages the public to see food with new eyes. Food is, after all, more than survival.

In this workshop, participants will make a pair of seamless wool booties for infants for their first steps in life. Just like every step of our lives, we all learn how to walk by “Trial and Error”. We need to equip our little ones so they will go ahead and march forward into their bright future.

Co-Creator

Debbie Leung

Facebook : @debbieleung
Instagram : @debbieleunghk
Website : http://www.debbieleung.com.hk

The brand “Handmade by Debbie Leung“ was founded a few years ago in Hong Kong. The products are handmade by Debbie Leung, an artist whose works are created predominantly with hand-dyed natural fiber. They are mostly one off unique wearable pieces.

The Brand further develops a mindful fashion line “Debbie Leung” to incorporate collaborations with other artists, craftsmen and underprivileged groups. The brand philosophy strongly supports a healthy economic cycle and fair trade principles.

Apart from providing an alternative income to these groups, it translates ancient craftwork to a modern context. When a garment is handmade by a person in ancient ways, it carries a story behind the tangible form. It becomes a manifestation of human wisdom and culture passing from generations to generations. In short, it is a crystallization of art and culture.

The Brand celebrates objects that hold meaning for the producers and for the wearers, meaning that is inherent in the textile itself.

Cartoonist Craig Au-Yeung has turned plates into his canvas, painting caricatures on blue and white porcelain tableware that visualises his worldly reflections.

Visitors are welcome to go to PMQ Taste Library for an artistic plating experience incorporating ingredients of vibrant colours and textures. Come explore the possibilities and create something uniquely yours!

Co-Creator

Au Yeung Ying Chai Craig

Born in Hong Kong, Au-Yeung Ying Chai Craig is a food curator, a cartoonist, and a food, travel and lifestyle writer.

Au-Yeung founded Taste Library in Hong Kong in 2014, and organised “Craig’s Half Full Kitchen” in Beijing in 2015. In 2018 he established the cultural space Qizai in Xian, to enrich the culinary art and food aesthetic scene with diversified content.

Au-Yeung was the ambassador for Slow Food Great China in 2017.

MODEMENT’s design respects human touch and promotes the effective use of resources. We weave leftover fabrics into every new collection by hand to produce “zero waste” and fulfill our green fashion responsibilities. Every art piece we create comes from the accumulation of techniques and experiences. To let participants experience our creative process, this workshop uses mesh-knotting accessories as a medium to introduce visitors to basic weaving and knotting techniques. They will be able to make use of leftover fabrics to weave their own bracelets, or turn it into a necklace by adding our leather accessories.

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MODEMENT

Facebook : @MODEMENT.hk
Instagram : @modement
Website : http://modement.hk/

MODEMENT is a Hong Kong based fashion label established in 2010. For years, the designer has been crafting unisex image for both genders (with a rare emphasis on menswear) by using minimal cutting and outstanding silhouettes. In 2013, MODEMENT was officially launched during Hong Kong Fashion Week. Most of the collection is strongly influenced by the multi-faceted culture of Hong Kong, ranging from hybridised city landscape to vernacular food stores. It is of essence to MODEMENT that every single piece of fashion carries a meaning of its own which inspires, communicates and finally enhances the wearers. The stockists cover Japan, Egypt, Hong Kong and Mainland China.

As the Chinese proverb goes, “Failure teaches success.” Mistakes are inevitable in our creative process and we can only learn and improve from them. Practice makes perfect and eventually leads to success.

Weaving seems simple but any lapse in concentrate and the piece will never get completed. This workshop not only teaches Turkish traditional weaving skills, but also focus training. Learn how to use traditional skills to create a new lanyard strap for your camera or cardholder.

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Rapture Handmade

Instagram : @rapture_handmade

Rapture Handmade started in 2015 with the aim to create modern products with traditional art skills.

Every country has its own culture. We learn from the past, absorb the knowledge and mix it with new ideas. Our studio mainly focuses on weaving, dyeing, embroidery and colour matching, with traditional art skills originating from China, Japan, America and Turkey. We mix them together to promote the inner beauty of art-making, and heartily pass on precious traditions.

Rapture Handmade also holds different workshops and collaborates with different studios to promote the fun and beauty of these traditional skills.

Let art flows into life!

Flow art emphasises on the fluidity and transformational quality of paint. By skilfully mixing and controlling the ink flow, unique and elegant art pieces can be created.

Participants will learn how to make a beautiful flow art wooden jewelry plate in the one-hour workshop. They will learn how to mix epoxy colour pigments and the skills of creating different effects.

Flow art workshop is suitable for everyone.

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Go With The Flow Workshop

Facebook : @gowiththeflowworkshop
Instagram : @gowiththeflowworkshop
Website : http://www.gowiththeflowworkshop.com

Go With The Flow Workshop was founded by Zoe and Quintus in 2016. The Workshop holds artwork, design and flow art workshops, and creating home decorations. They hope that people can enjoy flow art and use it to release the pressure of contemporary life, and bring art into people’s daily life through creating home decorations and hosting workshops.

“Feel with your hands, and follow your heart! Enjoy and submerge your mind in the flowing of pigments. In the end, you will be surprised by the results.” – Zoe

“Art should not be observed, it should be a part of our daily living.” – Zoe & Quintus

Signages, patterns and marks found in our neighbourhoods are full of collective memories and cultural references. Print them on zinc iron mailboxes to produce unique creations with Hong Kong characteristics.

Co-Creator

1a space

Facebook : @oneaspace
Instagram : @1a_space
Website : https://www.oneaspace.org.hk/

1a space, founded in 1998, is an independent, non-profit contemporary visual art organisation and art venue established by a group of Hong Kong art workers. It aims to promote the critical dissemination of contemporary visual art practices and affiliated art forms, drawn from local and international arenas, through the 1a space programme. The operation of 1a space is supported by grants and donations. 1a space’s administration cost is partially supported by the Hong Kong Art Development Council.

“A line is a dot that went for a walk.” – Paul Klee

A zine (mini-magazine) is a self-published work that is usually reproduced via the photocopier. The DIY aesthetics encourages risk-taking and playfulness. Through a series of rapid iterative process and ideation exercise, participants will generate visual imagery and text to create a series of handmade “zines” which explore the values of “Trial and Error”, risk-taking and experimentation in design. The focus of this workshop is humanising creativity and normalising failure through self-expression. The completed zines will be printed and exhibited at the end of the workshop day in our pop-up studio.

(Participants need to bring a smartphone with the Instagram app installed.)

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Swinburne's School of Design

Instagram : @swinburne_design
Website : http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design

Swinburne's School of Design is a recognised leader in
providing high quality, industry-relevant education and research. Our innovative courses are internationally recognised and our graduates are known for their creative leadership. Our courses encourage specialisation, cross-disciplinary collaboration and international study experiences, which prepare our students for global design careers.

Disciplines include Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Communication Design, Digital Media Design, Photomedia, Design Strategy, Innovation and Design, and Branded Environments. The School has deep connections with the Australian Design Industry and has run its Industry Placement program for over 40 years, giving students the opportunities to gain experience in leading design studios and design-led organisations.

Design and art are transcended through breakthroughs amid “Trial and Error”. Glazing (enamel painting) is an art form that requires a lot of “Trial and Error” to master which one can often achieve surprising results.

This workshop not only allows participants to experience the changes of low-temperature glaze, it also teaches participants to use pure silver to fold paper planes from our childhood memories.

Let the paper plane take your dreams! Freedom, flying higher and farther better! Let it accomplish the unfinished dreams, and hope for a better life in the future. Folding the paper plane reminds us all the “Trial and Error” moments in our lives.

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Lucy Shih

Facebook : @lucyshih.oecoeco

Lucy Shih obtained the Master in Fashion Design at the Royal College of Art, UK. Lucy is a well-known Haute Couture designer in Hong Kong. The former Princess Alexandra of Denmark was once her client. In 2006, she developed a series of Eco-Multi-usage garment which was later successfully patented.

Lucy has been a guest lecturer at tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Britain since 2000.

Lucy Shih launched her shop at PMQ in 2014. It is a home to groom new designers. Apart from the prominent fashions and accessories designed by Lucy Shih, innovative products from novice designers, who are being given utmost nurture by Lucy, are displayed for sales here. The shop is run as a design training centre.

The workshop combines sustainable design with object restoration and upcycling. Come and learn about practical carpentry and metalwork skills, and experiment creatively through re-designing and re-using waste materials.

The team believes that the gist of upcycled design is the way it inspires creativity through experimentation of objects that are seemingly useless. Cheong Gor, the craft master from UpCycling Plus, has turned his own vintage cargo bike into a mobile carpentry and metalworking space. Participants will design and create unique accessories from waste and raw materials using practical restoring tools and skills instructed. During the workshop, Cheong Gor will also share about his vintage aesthetics, traditional craftsmanship and modern upcycling design experience with the participants.

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UpCycling Plus

Facebook : @up.cycling.plus
Instagram : @up.cycling.plus
Website : https://upcyclingplus.wixsite.com/mysite

UpCycling Plus is started by a group of skilled craftsmen and post-90s apprentices with the goal to promote mobility through upcycling and cycling. In addition to providing a platform for sharing skills and knowledge through guided upcycling tours and workshops, UpCycling Plus also creates a cargo bike that travels through neighbourhoods as a mobile tools library. We aim to bring creativity, vintage aesthetics and traditional craftsmanship to the average household, creating more possibilities in our lives and community. Let’s turn wastes into improved tastes!

UpCycling Plus’ designers, Cheong Gor and Stephanie Fung, have participated in various community projects and art and design events in Hong Kong.

Want to go through the “Trial and Error” of making handmade soap? Join us to turn our food waste into soap!

You will be meeting our soap expert and we will be shaping your soap with bare hands. In order to make a 100g soap, 37g of food residuals, varying from coffee drag, local rice chaff and expired yellow ginger powder, will be used. This will be a nourishing cleansing experience to help solving food waste problem and turn our planet back to a healthy place to live in.

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HK Soap

Facebook : @hksoap
Instagram : @hksoap

HK Soap aims to inspire people to reconnect with food by upcycling them into handmade soap, not only raise awareness but also to boost our personal responsibility. Dedicated to help solve the food waste problem in Hong Kong, HK Soap makes
each 100g Soap with 37g of food residuals.
We create products with natural components, grounded with the finest oils and shaped with bare hands. HK Soaps contain rich nutrients that will surely nourish your skin and relieve stress. The benefits of the soaps do not stop here. In addition to improving the health of your family, the soaps also ensure the health of our planet.

Electroluminescent wire (EL Wire) generates similar effects but is safer and easier to handle when compared with neon light, and it is the main material for this workshop.

Participants will be given a two-metre long EL wire. They will first learn about the usage and limitations of this material, then they will develop a draft based on their own choice of pattern and / or texts and decide on the measurements before twisting and creating the final product.

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Myosotis Flower

Facebook : @Myosotis.f
Instagram : @myosotis.flower
Website : https://uniqueshan.wixsite.com/myosotisflower

Myosotis Flower started as an online store that mainly provides customised floral goods, such as bouquets and floral accessories in Nov 2016. In 2018, it turned into a physical studio to organise workshops and tailor-made products. The studio has collaborated with different organisations and NGOs, and was interviewed by several media.

Indigo Tie Dye (natural dye) is one of the most ancient crafts in human history. The participants will be taught traditional dyeing techniques to create a unique piece of indigo cutlery bag.

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Giants Tie Dye

Facebook : @giantstiedye
Instagram : @giants_tiedye

Siu and Josh are the founders of Giants Tie Dye.
They travelled to Yunnan, Japan and Taiwan to learn tie dyeing from different groups and later embarked
on a fruitful career in this traditional art. They were
invited to exhibit in Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2016, and
have also organized different workshops in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan since 2014.

It is so relaxing to put down everything and just focus on the watercolour painting. The way it blends with water is so satisfying.

We will introduce the technique of watercolour and way to paint floral, then you can create your own watercolour wreath. Add a nice quote or name in the wreath to make it a valuable gift for your loved one.

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HeyJune Studio

Instagram : @HeyJune.Studio

HeyJune Studio provides a quiet and peaceful place for busy and stressed people to slow down and enjoy the moment.

Art is a great therapy for lives. HeyJune Studio not only teaches techniques, but also engages art in daily lives. We teach drawing and painting to people of all ages, hoping that they will enjoy art.

With locally planted blue dye, let’s start the dye journey together and find out stories about textile and dyeing of the city. Blue dye is an art with thousands of years of history. But do you know how many processes are required to dye a piece of clothing blue?

This workshop hopes that those who like to dye and fond of textiles will learn more about the different cultures of blue dye around the world. Each little step will add colour to the final product.

Participants may choose between handcraft handkerchief and tote bag for blue dyeing.

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Small Smile by Sarah

Instagram : @smallsmile.hk

“Searching for the blue that belongs to Hong Kong” is the spirit of Small Smile by Sarah.

Starting from 2014, Sarah has been looking for different stories about textile in Hong Kong. Every stitch by the sewing machine, a small string bag or even a double-sided tote bag, the magical blue dye patterns works wonderfully on all materials.

Small Smile by Sarah hopes that happy smile can spread to the faces of those who are engaged in textile dyeing during the magical “Blue Dye” experience.

Creation is keep trying. Failures and setbacks will be encountered, but this is the most unique essence of handcrafted pieces.

Art is a conduit for the development of the self and the world.

Art psychotherapy is a form of treatment, a tool for self-development and exploration. In our daily lives, we try to make plans, and sometimes we make mistakes. We would evaluate, rework and reinvent to discover something new. Art psychotherapy can be the very testing ground for us to process life, and free ourselves from the emotional baggage we carry.

The session will be led by 1 to 2 professional art psychotherapists, and begin with simple sharing among participants. Followed by warm up exercise and art activities tailored to explore their inner worlds, participants can then proceed to interact with group members and respective therapists to talk about their personal discoveries.

They will learn tips and tricks to self-care using art, followed by Q and A about art psychotherapy.

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Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists

Facebook : @hkaatorg
Website : http://www.HKAAT.org

Based upon the belief of the healing power of art in therapy,
The Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists was established
in 2002 to promote and enhance the continued development
of art therapy practice, guided by ethical and professional standards.

Have you imagined what you could do with all the waste paper every day? Take a moment to think about giving these paper a second life. Join us for a creative recycled seed paper-making workshop, and we will show you how easy it is to make our own recycled paper with tools around us. You can write and grow your own beautiful plant and delicious herb from the recycled seed paper made by yourself.

Co-Creator

Sap Fong

Facebook : @sapfonghk
Instagram : @sapfong

Sap Fong, founded by Jessica Kong and Dexter Lee, sees the story behind every object from nature and everyday life, weaving these into a collection of anecdotes. Sap Fong begin with the process of collecting and rethinking the used and found objects, and through exploration uncover new perspectives from everyday life.

Taking references from the landmarks of Hong Kong’s old districts, the city’s historical background and cultural stories, participants will create stencils with patterns and motifs inspired by the city and its communities. Spray painting on bricks through visual arrangement, juxtaposition and repetition of stencils will be introduced to the participants. They will create a collage of our city’s possibilities through spray painting on bricks.

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1a Space

Facebook : @oneaspace
Instagram : @1a_space
Website : https://www.oneaspace.org.hk/

1a space, founded in 1998, is an independent, non-profit contemporary visual art organisation and art venue established by a group of Hong Kong art workers. It aims to promote the critical dissemination of contemporary visual arts practices and affiliated art forms, drawn from the local and international arenas, through the 1a space programme. The operation of 1a space has been supported by grants and donations. 1a space’s administration cost is partially supported by the Hong Kong Art Development Council.

At the very beginning, a piece of paper is made by interweaving fibers. Different kinds of fiber produce paper products with different functions. Paper made from rough fibers is suitable for making decorations, such as wrapping paper, lampshade, wallet etc; while paper made from smooth fibers is used for writing, book-making and printing.

During the papermaking process, the pounding sound of wooden hammer hitting on plants to extract fibres intertwines with the stress-relieving sound of waves. We are allowed to focus on the present moment, and reconnect to ourselves. You will experience this process first-hand at the workshop.

Co-Creator

LomfaFair

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In 2014, The Lomfa Fair Handmade Paper Workshop was established by Redtonetone - a founder with a passion for the art of traditional handcrafted papermaking.

During her long stay in Taiwan, Redtonetone followed master Lin Zheng-li to learn and to understand the profession and artistry of traditional handmade papers.

Through different workshops and speech-giving opportunities via various media channels, Redtonetone actively promotes the idea of “Handmade paper, made in HK” and the succession of papermaking.