Yoshikawa Trip Overview
Want to get out of Tokyo`s fast lane and try something Totally Different?
Experience being in a Jade Carving Studio for a Day. Be Creative and Design your own Special Jade Treasure.
Gordon Wells a jade carver and jade sculptor with over 42 years experience will put your Special Design into jade while you watch. Or if you want to try carving by youself, Gordon will guide you through the process.
Then the carving is hand finishing work transforming your design into your own work of art which will last forever…
Workshop takes at least 6 to 9 hours to complete depending on complexity of design.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Yoshikawa, Japan
Trip Category: Classes & Workshops >> Craft Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan
Want to get out of Tokyo`s fast lane and try something Totally Different?
Experience being in a Jade Carving Studio for a Day. Be Creative and Design your own Special Jade Treasure.
Gordon Wells a jade carver and jade sculptor with over 42 years experience will put your Special Design into jade while you watch. Or if you want to try carving by youself, Gordon will guide you through the process.
Then the carving is hand finishing work transforming your design into your own work of art which will last forever…
Workshop takes at least 6 to 9 hours to complete depending on complexity of design.
Itinerary
At the Just Jade Experience you get to be creative by first putting your ideas on paper having hands on involvement designing your own special design. Once your design has been arranged, Gordon will do the difficult carving process for you carefully carving your ideas into stone of your choice. This can take anything from 20 minutes to 1 – 2 hours depending on Complexity of your Design. When the Master Carver has finished your design, then you will be shown how to finish your roughed out design. This process will take 3 to 6 hours or longer depending on complexity of your design. The carving is firstly worked with a silicon carbide rub stone until all tooling marks are removed. Then you are guided through a polishing process of sandpaper’s starting from 150, 240, 360, 600, 1200, and 2000 finishing paper. Eventually your creation is ready for the final polishing with Magic Powder polishing abrasive which will make your jade shine and glisten. Then Gordon will rope up and perform the special handing over ownership ceremony. Finally now you own a specially designed jade treasure that you have put a lot of your spirit, feelings and work into.
Stop At:
• Just Jade, 182 Yoshikawa, Yoshikawa 342-0055 Saitama Prefecture
