Here are some photos of the 10 day kintsugi workshop, Nara, Japan.
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Berkeley talk, October 14, 2016
Kintsugi materials, flour
One of the materials you use in kintsugi is flour. It is used as an additive in a mixture called mugiurushi, mugi = flour, urushi = lacquer. Mugirushi is used as a “glue” to stick things back together. Regular, white wheat flour is what I use. In Japan there is a type called middle gluten which works best for me.
Kintsugi materials, palette knife
A wooden, straight palette knife is traditionally used in kintsugi. There are a couple of qualities of wood and thickness with the thinner one being of higher quality.
Kintsugi materials, palette knife
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
This is a tool used for sprinkling the metal on the lacquer. You load it up in the open end and the metal comes out the meshed end. The mesh stops any debris in the metal from coming out.
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Kintsugi materials, mixing oil
This is an oil that is mixed with either roiromigakiko or ishiko for final polishing of the metal. It is possible to use other oils but this one doesn’t really gum up or heat up as much as others.
Kintsugi materials, mixing oil
