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Nov 9, 2025, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Creating Clay Kodama with Cindy Mochizuki

A decorative wall piece resembling a tree stump with a face carved into it. The piece features textured brown wood and is adorned with green and yellow accents resembling leaves. It is mounted on a dark blue wall, with a vertical wooden beam beside it.

Cindy Mochizuki, Arboreal Time, detail of installation view, Gibson Art Museum, 2025.

Rachel Topham Photography

In Japanese mythology, tiny spirits called kodama are said to inhabit the oldest trees of the forest, guarding their health and infusing their surroundings with vitality. In this workshop, participants will learn about Cindy Mochizuki’s ceramic installation Arboreal Time, which conjures a community of ceramic kodama at the heart of the Gibson, above its fireplace hearth, and then create their very own hand-built clay kodama to bring home. 

All ages welcome! Space is limited so registration is required. 

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  • Special ProjectCindy MochizukiArboreal Time

Artists

  • Cindy Mochizuki

Cindy Mochizuki creates multi-media installations, animation, drawing, audio fiction, performance, and community-engaged projects. She has exhibited her work in Canada, the United States, Australia, and Japan. Recent exhibitions include the Art Gallery at Evergreen, Kamloops Art Gallery, Prince Takamado Gallery, Nanaimo Art Gallery, and Surrey Art Gallery. She has created illustration and animation design for theatre companies including the Arts Club Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Theatre Replacement, and Little Onion Puppet. She received the  Mayor’s Arts Award in New Media and Film (2015) and the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts VIVA Award (2020).