Here are some recently completed kintsugi and restoration projects.
Recent projects
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Meiji lacquer tray repair, #4
This is the second application of sabi.
Meiji lacquer tray repair, #3
This shows the tray after the first application of lacquer.
Korai, Goryeo vase, kintsugi repair
Here is a vase I have been working on. it is a Korai period celadon vase. The top is reconstruction with lacquer and the bottom has 2 major breaks.
Meiji, lacquer tray repair, round 2
I am continuing to restore this Meiji period tray. These photos show the second sanding and then more leveling work.
Repair of lacquer tray, Meiji
I am going to repair this Meiji period tray. The first steps are to sand it down using #180 and #320 sandpaper.
Metal and lacquer,
Here are some photos of application of basic lacquer for metal. It is a special type of lacquer that needs to be heated to cure, to about 150C–180C. I heat it over charcoal.
Kintsugi repair, egg shell porcelain
One of the first things I did after arriving in Switzerland is smash this little cup, hand painted by the grandfather of Veronique, my host, to smithereens, Heavy jet lag.
It is very thin porcelain and I almost have it back together. The table in the last photo is about 3 meters long.
New kintsugi pieces.
New kintsugi pieces.
Kintsugi workshops in Europe, 2 new ones.
August 1 2, 3, 2017, Chapelle, Glâne, Switzerland, 3 day workshop. The address is Imp. Notre-Dame 29, 1608 Chapelle (glâne)
https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/Impasse+Notre+Dame+29,+1608+Chapelle+(Gl%C3%A2ne),+Switzerland/@46.5870582,6.8358477,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x478e8035d704603d:0x15b3fe61e7be6a08!8m2!3d46.5870582!4d6.8380364
Oron-la-ville is a place close by that has rooms to stay and there will be rooms available in the village.
This course is a prerequisite for the 10 day course.
August 4-13 2017, Chapelle, Glâne, Switzerland, 10 day workshop. The address is Imp. Notre-Dame 29, 1608 Chapelle (glâne)
https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/Impasse+Notre+Dame+29,+1608+Chapelle+(Gl%C3%A2ne),+Switzerland/@46.5870582,6.8358477,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x478e8035d704603d:0x15b3fe61e7be6a08!8m2!3d46.5870582!4d6.8380364
Oron-la-ville is a place close by that has rooms to stay and there will be rooms available in the village.
You have to have taken the 3 day course in order to take this course.