Heather Midori Yamada
Artist and Teacher of Contemplative Arts
Nature's Calling
All-level contemplative mixed media workshop on washi
May 18, 2025

"Nature's Calling"
All-level contemplative mixed media workshop on washi
Overview
Relax the mind, body and breath with short guided meditations.
Layer the subtlety and vibrancy of watercolour, metallics and ink on Japanese washi.
Explore drawing qualities with soft pastel gestures.
Date & Time: Sunday May 18, 2025 – 1pm - 5pm
Location: Heather’s Studio building
Upstairs hall, Annex Building of St Matthais Church
600 Richmond Ave at Richardson St, Victoria, BC (map)
(large parking lot, airy hall)
COST
Early-bird: $95 (workshop fee) + $75 (materials fee) = $170 (full payment before May 5, 2025)
Regular: $125 (workshop fee) + $75 (materials fee) = $200 (after May 5, 2025)
Maximum participants: 12
Registration and Payment
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Send an email to hmidoriy@gmail.com
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Payment by e-transfer to hmidoriy@gmail.com or send a cheque to HM Yamada 1148 Goodwin St. #101, Victoria, BC V8S 5H2
CANCELLATION AND MATERIALS
IMPORTANT: Cancellation and refunds for workshop fees for emergency situations only please. Please note that I always return funds for legitimate reasons!
More Information
Materials provided by students
Students are responsible for bringing their equipment:
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white plastic table cloth, new, cut in two
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spray bottle, toothbrush,
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watercolour tubes-primary colours
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liquid acrylics of choice
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2-3 SOFT chalk pastel ( Sennelier Brand) colours of choice
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4 sheets aluminum foil
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10 newsprint sheets
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3-5 covered med. wash containers- clear glass or plastic
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J-cloth
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Brushes- medium sized Japanese or Chinese style calligraphy brush
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flat wash brush, or other medium sized round brush
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small detail brush round #4
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1-2 freshly cut small branch or twig
Materials provided by Heather
Various Japanese washis, high quality sumi, metallic acrylics, gel medium, collage washis, washi glue stick...
Location
An elevator is available.
Refreshments
Bring your snacks and water bottles. A small fridge and kettle are available. Short tea breaks with oranges, cookies, tea bags will be provided.
Monitors
Two participating student monitors will be needed for each workshop (must arrive one hour before and leave after each day. ) They will help with daily table and chair set-up-take down, clean-up and distributing materials for each separate workshop. Monitors will be compensated by 50% discount on workshop fee only. The materials fee stays the same. Let Heather know asap your interest and availability.
INSTRUCTOR
Heather Midori Yamada
Heather Midori Yamada has been a working artist since her university days. Combined five year studies at York U and graduating from Western, Heather concentrated on drawing, painting and printmaking. Over ten years at Toronto’s collective Open Studio Printmaking Heather discovered Japanese washi papers in chine collé, collograph-marouflage and monotypes.
Heather’s further explorations led to direct painting, dyeing, texturizing onto various Japanese washis including working on 7 meter long shoji papers. Hot bees wax applications as resists, layered acrylic washes, and Japanese sumi are among the various ways Heather expresses transitoriness, ebb and flow mirrowed in nature.
This mixed media approach is inspired by Heather’s contemplative practices of meditation, hatha yoga and ikebana, Japanese floral arrangement.
