HAPE KIDDLE  |  WORKSHOPS
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2 Day  |  Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 March 2026
CHASING THE LINE – SOLD OUT please click the email link below if you would like to go on the waiting list​
​Explore and learn woodcarving techniques, proportion and design, and develop your understanding of wood as a sculptural material. In this process we will make pieces that reference leaves and twists. All levels
4 Day  |   Monday 16 – Thursday 19 March 2026
NETSUKE CARVING – only 2 places left!
This workshop will be based on a set project that explores the Japanese art of Netsuke carving.

Netsuke are very small carvings that are traditionally worn above the Obi (belt) in Japanese culture. They often depict animals, fish, people etc and can be origin points in stories, humorous depictions, and demonstrate personal taste of the wearer.
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In this Netsuke (pronounced net skay or net ski) workshop participants will carve a netsuke fish, and will learn many traditional netsuke techniques such as himotoshi, inlay, and ukibori. All levels

HAPE KIDDLE

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As a sculptor and jeweller I have been working for many years refining a language in shape and form that reflects my deep connection to the natural world. Our relationship to it is at the heart of all my enquiries and my work is a reflection on the spiritual connection humans have to all ecology.
 
My work demonstrates the development of this language through the mediums of wood, stone and precious metals.