We are back at work after a 2 day break to allow the lacquer to dry. Today will be the 1/2 way point, these photos are from day 4.
Nara, 10 day kintsugi workshop, day 4
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Nara, 10 day kintsugi workshop, day 3
We are in the 3rd day of the 10 day workshop. Both today and tomorrow are breaks to allow the lacquer to dry and we will be back on Thursday.
Nara, 10 day workshop, day 1
Here are some photos of the first day of the May, 2018, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop.
Sarasota 3 day workshop.
The kintsugi workshop went well. We spent an enjoyable 3 days together in an Airbnb.
Kintsugi, how to make a muro, drying box
This video shows me making a muro, a drying box necessary for doing traditional, lacquer based kintsugi. The parts cost about 10 U.S.dollars and the video is unedited so it took about 3minutes and a half.
I am making this for the Sarasota, Florida workshop which starts today.
Traditional kintsugi shoki imari
Traditional kintsugi shoki imari, #5 gold.
New project, Edo period figure, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
Here is a very damaged porcelain figurine from the Edo period. I got it because the face is outstanding and I like pieces that have gone through a hard time. The piece has been dropped on its head and had it glued back on, the left hand has been lost, the right foot too. The sleeves of the kimono on both sides have been broken and partially repaired on one side. It will take a long time to get back together.
New kintsugi pieces.
Here are 3. The first one is a handle reconstruction and the next 2 are chips on the edge.
Traditional, lacquer kintsugi, Step 2 first application of lacquer to harden silver
This video shows step #2, the first application of #5 silver and the removal of it as the first step in hardening the silver. See this page for the steps, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, reconstruction of missing pieces on Meiji net weights
Application of sabi to fishing net weights to reconstruct missing pieces and fix edge chips on these Meiji era fishing net weights.