Category: Workshop

  • Shango Manga Workshop

    Shango Manga Workshop

    Japanese Manga Introductory Workshop for Beginners

    Hosted by: Shangomola Edunjobi (IG)

    Date: Sun, 30 January 2022

    Time: 12:00 – 13:00 GMT

    Platform: Microsoft Teams

    Summary: Create your own character in a manga style!

    Booking: Free event, but please book in advance

    This event will be recorded with a view to being made available to watch later via Cardiff Hubs & Libraries and its partners’ YouTube and/or social media channels.

    About this event

    Suitable for adults and children over nine

    This is a beginner level workshop aimed at breaking down what goes into creating a character. We will be looking at anatomy, character expressions, clothes and accessories that make the character feel unique and stand out! There will be interactive tasks at each stage!

    By the end of the session participants will know what to think about when creating a character and be able to apply the process to their own creative projects. They will also have a character drawn ready to show friends and family.

    Shangomola is a UK based creator with a passion for creating ethnic diversity in comics. He has been drawing since childhood and has a degree in graphic design. He began his career when his One Page Comic ‘Scarlet’ took first prize in the London Graphic Novel Network A3 comic competition 2014. Since then, he has won many competitions, participated in exhibitions, and produced publications in the UK.

    This event will be online via Microsoft Teams. A link will be emailed to you just before the event starts. By registering for this event you confirm you are happy for Eventbrite and/or us to send you communications relating to this event via email. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

    This event will be delivered in English.

    In Partnership with Cardiff Hubs & Libraries

    This event is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales

    For more information please email libraryevents@cardiff.gov.uk.

  • Japanese Calligraphy Workshop

    Japanese Calligraphy Workshop

    Japanese Calligraphy – Introductory Workshop for Beginners

    Hosted by: Yukiko Ayres (YouTube)

    Date: Sat, 29 January 2022

    Time: 11:00 – 12:00 GMT

    Platform: Microsoft Teams

    Booking: Free event, but please book in advance

    Suitable for young adults and adults at beginner level.

    This event will be recorded with a view to being made available to watch later via Cardiff Hubs & Libraries and its partners’ YouTube and/or social media channels.

    This is a beginner level workshop delivered by Ms Yukiko Ayres introducing participants to Japanese calligraphy. She will assist participants in writing basic lines and “Tiger” with a brush or pen. You can use normal white paper and pen or pencil if you do not have calligraphy paper, brush & ink.

    This event will be online via Microsoft Teams. A link will be emailed to you just before the event starts. By registering for this event you confirm you are happy for Eventbrite and/or us to send you communications relating to this event via email. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

    Ms Yukiko Ayres is a UK based private Calligraphy tutor. She started learning Japanese Calligraphy at the age of 6 and was apprenticed in the Calligraphy school of Nihon Shodouin and became a Doujin at the age of 26. (YouTube Channel)

    Ms Kaori Onoda, a private Japanese Language tutor will be coordinating simultaneous Japanese translation. This event will be delivered in Japanese and English.

    In Partnership with Cardiff Hubs & Libraries

    This event is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales

    For more information please email libraryevents@cardiff.gov.uk.

  • Japanese Language Beginners Workshop

    Japanese Language Beginners Workshop

    Learn basic Anime Words and Phrases
    in Japanese with Kaori Onoda

    Sat, 27 November 2021 11:00 – 12:00 GMT

    Free event, but please book in advance

    Learn greetings and familiar everyday expressions with Kaori Onoda from the Cardiff Japanese Community, who is a Japanese language private tutor, interpreter and translator with a wealth of experience working in various sectors.

    From Basic Japanese, anime words and phrases, to the onomatopoeia used in Japanese anime/manga such asドキドキ (Dokidoki) and わくわく (Wakuwaku), Kaori has you covered..

    In Partnership with Cardiff Hubs & Libraries

    This event is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales

    This event will be online via Microsoft Teams. A link will be emailed to you just before the event starts. By registering for this event you confirm you are happy for Eventbrite and/or us to send you communications relating to this event via email. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

    For more information please email libraryevents@cardiff.gov.uk.

  • Japanese Kimono Workshop

    Japanese Kimono Workshop

    Photo of Yukiko Jones
    Yumiko Jones

    Introduction and Demonstration of Kimono and Yukata Dressing Technique with Yumiko Jones

    Wed 17th November 2021 19:00 – 20:00 GMT

    Free event, but please book in advance

    Yumiko Jones from the Bristol Japanese Cultural Society will give a talk on Japanese traditional and modern culture before demonstrating Kimono and Yukata dressing techniques.

    This event will be online via Microsoft Teams. A link will be emailed to you just before the event starts. By registering for this event you confirm you are happy for Eventbrite and/or us to send you communications relating to this event via email. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

    For more information please email libraryevents@cardiff.gov.uk

    In Partnership with Cardiff Libraries

    This event is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund Wales

  • Manga Drawing Workshop

    Manga Drawing Workshop

    We are happy to announce a fantastic event at this year’s festival.

    Manga drawing Workshop – ‘Let’s draw your character’

    (3pm ~4pm)

    The teacher is Japanese multi-designer Asuka Tanaka. People attending the event will see Asuka demonstrate how Manga characters are drawn and have the opportunity themselves to create their own manga characters with professional advice.

    Previously stated as 15 years and over but due to the popular demand this has been lowered to 12 years.

    The event will be held in the Chapter foyer at 3pm.

    Tickets are 5.00 each and are only available via the festival website as tickets are not available at the Chapter box office.

    Bookings via email to info@kotatsufestival.com

  • Calligraphy Workshop and Haiku Animation Workshop

    Calligraphy Workshop and Haiku Animation Workshop

    We are happy to announce two fantastic workshops at this year’s festival.

    Calligraphy Workshop (12pm ~15pm)

    You can learn to write in Japanese at our exciting Calligraphy Workshop. We extended the time 12:00 to 15:00  so more people can experience the beauty of Japanese traditional writings.

    This event, suitable for children and adults and it will cost just £5 per person. The teacher is Yukiko Ayres, a London-based highly respected professional Calligrapher, whose workshops and demonstrations are sought after at famous events such as Hyper Japan, the UK’s biggest J-culture event.

    A calligraphy workshop is very rare in Wales, and as this is also Yukiko Ayres‘ first workshop in Wales, let’s make sure to give her a very warm Kotatsu welcome.

    Haiku Animation Workshop (11am~16pm)

    Join animation and education specialists Gritty Realism for this practical introduction to the basic of stop motion animation. The workshop is suitable for 8-14 years olds and is £10 per person. There are limited spaces so please book early by contacting matt.beere@chapter.org.

    Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival is in partnership with Chapter’s Young Person’s Film Academy.

    'Jody' written by Yukiko Ayres
    ‘Jody’ written by Yukiko Ayres (12pm~3pm)
  • Origami Animation Workshop

    Origami Animation Workshop

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRk6EvBahlo (unfortunately this video is no longer available)

    Kotatsu Festival recently held an Origami Animation Workshop at Tyn-y-Wern Primary School. Originally this workshop was going to be held last year during the festival, and the teacher was to be Tetsuji Kurashige. Sadly we had some issues, and we had to postpone the event.

    So Eiko Meredith taught instead, and the children made some origami characters such as a dog, a cat, and penguins, and they came up with the idea of ‘Global Warming’. This video shows how they made ‘Penguin to the Rescue.’

    This workshop was partly funded by Japan Society, Sasakawa Foundation and Japan Foundation.  Japanese origami was kindly donated by Toyo.