Temari Balls: the Hishi Rhombus Pattern for Beginners

Temari is a Japanese handicraft art; in ancient Japan temari balls, accompanied by good wishes, were given as gifts on festive occasions. A temari ball is wrapped with yarn, divided geometrically and embroidered.

The basis of the Hishi pattern, also called the diamond pattern, is a regular grid of lines that cross at a certain angle to create a diamond pattern. The lines can be wide or narrow, the rhombs empty or filled. Japanese patterns can be found in many different variations. The Hishi pattern can be traced back to Japan's prehistoric times: it has already been found as decoration on pottery from the Jômon period (14,000-300 BC).

The workshop will take place as part of the special exhibition Beyond the Future. Modern Japanese Calligraphy in cooperation with the Volkshochschulen Wien and will be led by Martine Roovers, a retired art teacher who studied at the Atelier für Bildende Kunst in Antwerp.

Duration: 300 min.
Participation: € 54
Ticket / Booking via the portal of the VHS Kunst: https://www.vhs.at/de/k/294646651
The course price includes admission to the Weltmuseum Wien. If you have an annual ticket of the KHM-Museumssverband, please let VHS Kunst know so that you do not have to pay the entrance fee additionally. diekunstvhs@vhs.at / +43 1 891 74 154 000.
Material costs of € 15 per participant are not included in the workshop fee and are to be paid to the workshop instructor at the beginning of the workshop. All materials are provided by the workshop instructor.
Meeting place: Hall of Columns