This video shows the first application of hardening lacquer, jozuri over gold.
Step 2 refers to this page,
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, mixing rice, lacquer, and repairing a bowl
This video shows me mixing rice that has been mixed with water with lacquer and then applying that mixture to a bowl and fitting the bowl back together.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, mixing rice for kintsugi
This video shows me mixing rice with water after the rice has been partially prepared. I mixed it at a 1:1 ratio, rice to water.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, Step 1b, applying #5 gold second time
This video shows the application of #5 gold over red lacquer. This is the second application of two. I waited 30 minutes between the first and second application.
Step 1a refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, Step 1b, applying #5 gold, first time
This video shows the application of #5 gold over red lacquer. This is the first application of two.
Step 1a refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, Step 1a, applying red lacquer
This video shows the application of red lacquer in preparation for gold.
Step 1a refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, cleaning brushes with vegetable oil
This video shows cleaning of a brush with regular cooking vegetable oil which is the traditional way to clean brushes.
Step 1a refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see kintugi.com
New projects, Ryusen celedon and middle Edo Imari
Here are some photos of 2 pieces I am doing. Both are very old. The celedon is from between 960-1127 AD and the Imari is from about 1700 AD. Usually it isn’t possible to see the porcelain body of pieces that age but on both of these it is possible.
San Francisco workshops, finished.
I just finished a week of workshops in San Francisco, here are some photos.
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop, extended 10 day workshop, final photos.
Here are some final photos from the Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop, extended 10 day workshop, final photos.
