LEARN THE TECHNIQUES OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BAMBOO
FENCE BUILDING AT YUME JAPANESE GARDENS ON NOVEMBER 15

” Yume Japanese Gardens and Museum of Tucson to teach the traditional art of Japanese bamboo fence-making in a special three-hour workshop.

Ben Schrepf, curator and niwashi of the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, will teach participants how to build a bamboo fence panel using traditional Japanese techniques. Participants will learn how to properly cut bamboo and tye otoko-musubi, the special knot used in Japanese bamboo fence-making, and apply these new skills towards building a fence in the Gardens.

The workshop takes place Friday, November 15, from 1:00-4:00 pm. Space is limited to 15 participants; advance ticket purchase is required. Cost: $55 plus processing fees. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com Student discount available; please inquire at yume.gardens@gmail.com

Learn more about Ben in the Autumn 2019 issue of Tobiishi, JFGP’s quarterly newsletter here. “

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