I just finished a 3 day workshop in Nara, here are some of the things we did. These are new, synthetic powdered colors.
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, 3 day workshop
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 6, last polishing of silver #3
This video shows the last polishing of silver #3 on 2 pieces I am finishing for someone who did the substrate lacquer. There is a breakthrough on the first one and second one, probably caused by the application of the red. Short of completely sanding everything off and reapplying the metal there is no way to fix it.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 5, secondary polishing of silver #3
This video shows the secondary polishing of silver #3 on 2 pieces I am finishing for someone who did the substrate lacquer. There is a breakthrough on the first one and what looks like the possibility of one on the second.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 5, initial polishing of silver #3
This video shows the initial polishing of silver #3 on 2 pieces I am finishing for someone who did the substrate lacquer. There is a breakthrough on the first one and what looks like the possibility of one on the second. I have my digital microscope to show a *10 or so image of it.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 2, first hardening lacquer, silver #3
This video shows the first application of jozuri, a hardening lacquer, over #3 silver.
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Traditional, lacquer based workshops, upcoming.
December 29th. 2019, 9:00 am, 3 hour workhshop, Nara, Japan.
January 13th. — 15th., 2020 3 day workshop, Nara, Japan.
January 16th. — 25th. 10 day workshop, Nara, Japan.
February 13th. — 15th. 3 day workshop, Nara, Japan.
April 11th., 2020, Ashland, Wisconsin. 3 hour workshop.
April 12th. to January 14th., 2020, Ashland, Wisconsin. 3 day workshop
Contact me for more information or see my blog at kintugi.com
Han period koro. New project, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
Here is a Han period Chinese koro. Smashed with some missing pieces in the lid. It will be a challenging piece for a number of reasons. It is an earthenware lustre glaze which means it will be very easy to destroy the surface. Also, the missing piece will be a challenge.
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 6, middle black
This video shows step 6, application of middle black to a piece that has been fitted back together and had sabi applied a couple of of times.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, cleaning a brush with oil
This video shows how to clean a brush that has natural, real lacquer in it in a way that will preserve the bristles. I use canola cooking oil to push the black lacquer out of the bristles and then wrap it in plastic wrap in order to keep the oil from drying out.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, polishing gold
This video shows polishing keshifun gold with both mawata and a polishing tool. It isn’t necessary to do so but on occasion I do to slightly change the look of the piece. The piece is an ancient clay figure of a cow where I reconstrusted the horn and ear.
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