... Understand the full Kintsugi restoration process

What is best for you

The From Crack to Gold workshop.

A 3 hours workshop in which you will understand the end-to-end Kintsugi restoration steps and techniques, perform some intermediate steps, and also the most striking one: metal / pure gold application. You will feel a sense of accomplishment and great satisfaction bringing home your beautiful ceramic, using exclusively Japan-sourced natural materials, and traditional techniques.

As a summary you'll go through:

• Introduction to Kintsugi’s history, philosophy, techniques and materials

• Explanations on each step of the Kintsugi restoration process

• Hand on practice into one to two intermediate restoration steps such as:

  • Making and applying mugi-urushi, sabi-urushi or Kokuo

  • Assembling pieces of a broken ceramic

  • Sanding and hardening sabi-urushi

• Application of final lacquer layer and metal / gold

• Great satisfaction to bring your artwork home

Audience

This workshop is designed for those eager to explore restoration steps into more depth as well as experiencing the final, most visually striking step of the Kintsugi restoration.

Whether you already have some experience or not, and as long as you are above 12 years old, you are welcome.

What is included

• All traditional and Japan-sourced-only crafting materials and tools are provided during workshop, including: brushes, urushi lacquers, lacquer mix powders, sanding materials, and various powdered metals (such as silver, brass and more). Pure gold can be used for an additional premium

• Ceramic: you will chose your preferred ready-to-process ceramic among a fine selection of antiques available on the day of the workshop

Premiums: all up to you !

Gold premium

While various metals are available at no additional cost, you can stil wish to use gold as a finish.

Gold market price has huge volatility and unpredictability, hence gold premium will be determined at the time of the workshop. It depends on the surface to be covered and gold market price. You'll be able to chose whether you want to use gold on-site as it will clearly be indicated on each ceramic to ensure full transparency.

Antique ceramic premium

A fine selection of "in-process" antiques ceramics will be available on the workshop date and already included into the one time workshop fee.

For those interested into more exclusive ceramics, some will also be made available for an additional premium. Ceramic premium is calculated based on the ceramic acquisition price plus restoration costs, and will clearly be stated on each ceramic.

What to Bring

Everything is prepared so you can attend this workshop comfortably and well equipped.

Aprons will be provided, and I encourage you to wear long sleeves clothes you do not mind to stain. Lacquer will not go away after washing your clothes.

If you already have corrective / magnifying glasses, bring them along with you.

Location

BnA_WALL

1-1 Oodenmacho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0011, Japan

Kintsugi屋 studio

1-11-3 Akasaka, Minato Ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan

Feel free to contact me for any question

I am looking forward to seeing you in my workshop !