Art Workshop at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff

I am pleased to share with you about the forthcoming collaboration with National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. I am going to run the workshop (2 sessions on the day) to make folded booklet, called ‘ori-hon’ （折本　おりほん）in Japanese, which I was inspired by a very precious collection of the Museum, called ‘Kai-Chigusa’ （貝千種　かいちぐさ）, a thousand of shells, published by a Japanese malacologist (invertebrate researcher and collector, Yoichiro Hirase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGIFMC72GmU&t=2s (click the link, left, to watch about ‘Kai-Chigusa’ by National Museum of Wales)

I was fortunate to have a guided tour by their curator at the Museum about marine biology, especially about shells, seaweeds and invertebrates) prior to the workshop.  

There will be a great display of specimens from their collection and of the original Kai Chigsa in the room, where the workshop is held!

About the workshop, we explore marine life and learn links between Wales and Japan.  Do you know the difference of terms between ‘non-native and ‘invasive’?  

I would like to share my thoughts of environmental issues.  As always, we will use mainly paper including recycled and used paper, and no plastic. 

This drop-in workshop is free of charge for everyone, funded and supported by Embassy of Japan.

Saturday 14^th March 2026

10:30-12:30 & 13:15:30 (drop in anytime)

Clore Learning Room at National Museum Cardiff

Samples of the folded booklets I made for the workshop.