How to do Kintsukuroi. A cheaper way is to rub gold leaf over semi-dry urushi, but this can wear off easily. Here is a kit you can order online to help you with this process. In US dollars, it is $56, but comes with all the essential parts to make kintsukuroi, including real gold powder, English instructions, brushes.
First, I wish this wasn't necessary to point out, but PLEASE don't choose an expensive piece for this project. I suggest shopping for your piece at a thrift shop. Pay close attention to any markings on the bottom of the piece you choose and do a modicum of research to ensure you're not smashing an irreplaceable item.
Now that we have that out of the way:
1. Your ceramics piece. DO NOT choose anything made of clay or glass. You want porcelain or ceramic pieces. Clay or glass won't break well, it will absolutely SHATTER. Save yourself some time and money and make sure you're choosing an appropriate piece.
2. 5 Minute Epoxy (I use Gorilla brand, but there are others that will work similarly).
3. An old pillow case.
4. A small art paint brush.
5. Liquid gold leaf (I used Martha Stewart's brand, which can be found at any craft store).
6. Protective gloves (not pictured).
7. Razor blade or box cutters (not pictured).
8. A disposable plastic container for the glue (not pictured, but you can use the plastic from the front of the glue package).
9. A popsicle or lollipop stick for spreading the glue (not pictured).
Now that we have that out of the way:
1. Your ceramics piece. DO NOT choose anything made of clay or glass. You want porcelain or ceramic pieces. Clay or glass won't break well, it will absolutely SHATTER. Save yourself some time and money and make sure you're choosing an appropriate piece.
2. 5 Minute Epoxy (I use Gorilla brand, but there are others that will work similarly).
3. An old pillow case.
4. A small art paint brush.
5. Liquid gold leaf (I used Martha Stewart's brand, which can be found at any craft store).
6. Protective gloves (not pictured).
7. Razor blade or box cutters (not pictured).
8. A disposable plastic container for the glue (not pictured, but you can use the plastic from the front of the glue package).
9. A popsicle or lollipop stick for spreading the glue (not pictured).
The art of Kintsugi Follows a slow and meticulous ceremonial, which requires patience and concentration.
Day after day, week after week, step by step, the object will be cleaned, groomed, cared for, cured, and finally sublimated. Here in detail the Different traditional phases of the realization of a Kintsugi. Perhaps you will taste it: It is also an opportunity to discover the pleasure of these slow and precise gestures, which invite to immerse themselves with delight in the full consciousness of the present moment...
Step 1: break
Prove: an unforeseen, a false movement, a shock, and it is the fall...
Accept: take your spirits, and gather the splinters.
Decide: make the choice to give a second chance and a second life to the object instead of throwing it away.
Choose: study the different repair techniques that exist and select the one that suits you best: illusionist technique (invisible repair), staples (metal staples along the crack), or Kintsugi ? (gold joins)
Imagine : be creative and dare to think differently!
Visualize: focus and represent the vision of the repaired object in all its splendor.
Step 2: assemble
Prepare: clean the pieces of the object, assemble all the tools (spatula, palette, lacquer, brushes, gold powder, drying box, chopsticks, turpentine essence, sandpaper, silk cotton...) and protect yourself with gloves.
Rebuild: observe and assemble the 'puzzle' to prepare the repair.
Transform: change poison into antidote! The lacquer (Urushi) used as Binder to glue the pieces is natural. It is obtained directly from the resin lacquer tree . But it is very irritating, that's why you have to protect yourself when you apply it. However, when drying, it will harden and repair the object perfectly, losing its toxicity.
Assemble: prepare and apply the Binder (Mugi-Urushi, Urushi flour and lacquer mixture) on both sides of the break with a spatula, and glue the pieces to replenish the object.
Fill : if a piece is missing, prepare a Binder (Sabi-Urushi) by mixing lacquer (Urushi) with rock powder (tonoko), and re-create it patiently with this dough.
Associate: if it inspires you, you can even choose a piece from another object to fill in the original lack (Yobi-tsugi technique).
Step 3: wait
Remove : scrape the superfluous material with a tool (razor, toothpick, cutter, fine spatula...) and then clean by passing the essence of turpentine.
Hold : position the parts well in place with masking tape, or elastics.
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Let it breathe: the lacquer (Urushi) is alive, it must paradoxically breathe to dry and harden. Prepare a closed cardboard box (Muro), put a towel and some chopsticks in the bottom to lay the object above the fabric as on a grid.
Deposit : the lacquer hardens better when maintained at a moisture level between 75 and 90%, and ideally at more than 20 degrees. Also, place the object in its box and hold it to heat and moisture constantly.
Clean : at each step, clean the instruments (spatulas, cups, brushes...) with turpentine or vegetable oil and carefully store your equipment for the next time.
Let: wait patiently for the object to dry in the box between 7 and 14 days.
Step 4: repair
Polish: when the object is perfectly dry, clean the binder traces with a cutter and turpentine essence, then sand with sandpaper to smooth the surface perfectly. Then there is no more on the object than a brown-coloured scar.
Touch : some irregularities are difficult to discern with the naked eye. Check to the touch that the surface is perfectly flat, passing your finger over the fault lines.
Apply : deposit with application on all the scars of the object a first coat of lacquer, black, (roiro-Urushi) using a very fine brush.
Concentrate : breathe regularly, concentrate and have slow, measured and accurate gestures to draw the thinnest line possible. Allow to dry in the box (Muro) about one to two weeks.
Add: Polish the surface, then re-apply a second very fine coat of lacquer, red (E-Urushi, or Neri Bengara-Urushi).
Reanimate: the scars are now covered with a beautiful red lacquer. Like shiny and well-watered veins, they healed the object and gave it a second breath. Put half an hour in the box.
Step 5: reveal
Illuminate: place the gold powder on a brush or in an application tube and sprinkle it gently on the still sticky lacquer (without touching it as it is still fresh).
Collect: using the brush, collect the excess gold powder for your next creation. Then place the object again in the box (Muro) to allow to dry and harden for 2-3 days.
Unveil: once the lacquer dries, pass a silk cotton ball to remove the excess gold powder and reveal the gold scars.
Protect: place a thin layer of protective lacquer to stabilize the gold, which you will gently stamp 5 minutes later. Allow to dry again for 24 hours.
Customize : adopt the right tool and 'talk' the best to Polish the gold. some people Masters Kintsugi Use an agate stone, others of ivory, fish teeth, a hematite stone...
Shine: Polish the object with a mixture of oil and powder, and the poling that you have chosen to make the gold sparkle.
Step 6: Sublimez
Observe: take a step back and contemplate the repaired and sublimed object in all its unity, wearing with nobility its gold scars.
Admire: notice as the broken object has reincarnated into a precious work of art, unique and priceless.
Contemplate: remember the story that this object carries in its scars...
Feel: the lacquer has hardened by drying, feel how much the object is even stronger than before the repair.
Assume: accept with pride the imperfection. It is even more beautiful and more precious once broken and repaired!
Expose: present your creation to your Entourage. Tell her story to inspire others, and blow them the idea that it is possible to repair...
supplies
You can easily find all the material on the Internet, retail or in the form of ready-to-use kits. Depending on your degree of perfectionism and your budget, you can follow the traditional method, with the real Japanese lacquer (Urushi) and 22 carat gold powder (recommended for food use) or simply inspire you with this technique and Assemble epoxy glue and golden paint or mother of pearl powder.
Learn the technique of Kintsugi
To learn the traditional technique, you can view free tutorials on the Internet, take a special lesson at a distance with an experienced Kintsugi craftsman (Click hereTo discover contacts), or register for training courses or workshops in the traditional art of Kintsugi. (see hereThe International Directory of Internships and workshops Kintsugi)
This art is demanding... If you do not have the courage to get started, you can also inspire yourself with this art to create a 'false Kintsugi', with a simplified method, or entrust your treasures to be restored to skilled Kintsugi craftsmen (Click hereTo consult the world Directory of Artisans and masters Kintsugi)
the Kintsugi as a metaphor for life...
the Kintsugi is a perfect metaphor for life and philosophy of the Resilience... If the subject inspires you, you can find all these steps such as a lead to guide you through your own healing process In the Book of Céline Santini , « Presentation of the book« . ( Editions First , 2018).
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