Okuti Garden

While you’re staying at Okuti Garden, you might like to get creative in our green woodworking studio and pottery, or delve into our art box and get painting or printing. The idea is that your stay here can be a creative break, a chance to experience the fun of making something with your own hands and simple tools. Make a stool, carve a spoon, throw a pot, design some tiles or just throw some paint on that paper get expressive. 

 

Our workshops are open to you on a drop-in basis every day during you stay with us. They are equiped mainly with basic traditional hand tools along with a few basic power tools. Between 10am and 12pm every day, there will be someone on hand to give you some guidance, demonstrate techniques and help you with your projects.  Children are welcome in the workshops but only to use equipment that is appropriate to their age and experience. Everyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or other adult at all times.

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Some basic materials will be free for you to use. Others - such as clay and wood and some art materials - will be available for you to buy.

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At various times, we will be holding workshops and demonstrations by different craftspeople which you are welcome to join.  There’s no charge for these if you’re staying with us. Contact us or watch this space to find out what’s happening and when. 

 

Creative Okuti will be happening this summer over the six weeks between Christmas and Waitangi.