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Kintsugi: The Wabi Sabi Art of Japanese Ceramic Repair
When your favorite cup is broken, kitsugi can bring new life. Instead of lamenting the breakage embrace and love the opportunity to create something new and beautiful through mending. This is the appeal of kintsugi.
Kintsugi is the mindful Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics and glassware by appreciating the cracks and chips as design elements—bringing new life to cherished items. Wabi Sabi Art of Japanese Ceramic Repair shares traditional methods you can practice in your own home. Step-by-step lessons in repairs suited to every level of experiences—filling cracks to completely rebuilding and finishing a broken piece—fill the pages of this in-depth yet unintimidating guide.
Ceramics and lacquer guru Kaori Mochinaga offers a complete course in using urushi lacquer and metallic powder in the traditional Japanese way. Your broken piece soon becomes whole again, and more meaningful than ever before.
From assessing the damages and selecting the repair methods, to applying the finishing touches, you'll learn all the essential kintsugi techniques,
How to seal a fine crack or repair a chipped rimTechniques for rebuilding a shard, restoring a handle, even reconstructing a multi-shard pieceAnd much more—and all of it with the use of non-toxic lacquers and powders
There's something here for every type of repair—from clean, simple breaks to more challenging reconstructions as you learn the techniques. Assemble your tools, set up your workspace, and let this book guide you through the mindful art of kintsugi!
Kintsugi is the mindful Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics and glassware by appreciating the cracks and chips as design elements—bringing new life to cherished items. Wabi Sabi Art of Japanese Ceramic Repair shares traditional methods you can practice in your own home. Step-by-step lessons in repairs suited to every level of experiences—filling cracks to completely rebuilding and finishing a broken piece—fill the pages of this in-depth yet unintimidating guide.
Ceramics and lacquer guru Kaori Mochinaga offers a complete course in using urushi lacquer and metallic powder in the traditional Japanese way. Your broken piece soon becomes whole again, and more meaningful than ever before.
From assessing the damages and selecting the repair methods, to applying the finishing touches, you'll learn all the essential kintsugi techniques,
How to seal a fine crack or repair a chipped rimTechniques for rebuilding a shard, restoring a handle, even reconstructing a multi-shard pieceAnd much more—and all of it with the use of non-toxic lacquers and powders
There's something here for every type of repair—from clean, simple breaks to more challenging reconstructions as you learn the techniques. Assemble your tools, set up your workspace, and let this book guide you through the mindful art of kintsugi!
133 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2023
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March 26, 2024
I broke one of my favorite bowls and didn't just want to glue it back together so it's remained unbroken until I ran across this book. Reading through the steps and process first before I give it a try but I will start the process soon because of this book. It's detailed and explained easily with pictures and step by step guide that I think anyone could follow and complete.
May 30, 2023
I picked this up from the library on a whim, and my idle curiosity about kintsugi was more than satisfied.
A great introduction to the art and craft of kintsugi, this book covers the tools, materials, and techniques and quite well. The photography of in-process and completed repairs is beautiful and well-considered, and the text goes through a variety of different types of pottery and breakages.
If I ever decide to try my hand at kintsugi, I’ll get this book again.
A great introduction to the art and craft of kintsugi, this book covers the tools, materials, and techniques and quite well. The photography of in-process and completed repairs is beautiful and well-considered, and the text goes through a variety of different types of pottery and breakages.
If I ever decide to try my hand at kintsugi, I’ll get this book again.
December 20, 2023
Need to buy this one.
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