Kintsugi Japanese professional - The Art of Broken Pieces "Pottery"

[Jan 19th, 2022 NEWS!!] You can take my Kintsugi lessons on Udemy. Visit our website for more information.→https://www.udemy.com/course/kintsugi... Profile Kyoko, the professional "Kintsugi" artist who lives in Kamakura, Japan is going to demonstrate her Kintsugi technique live on this Youtube channel. She is an accomplished Kintsugi artist and has held her solo exhibition in California, U.S.A in 2015. She has successfully repaired ceramics that belong to the Olympics medalists and celebrities. She has also been invited to demonstrate her Kintsugi technique in other countries outside of Japan. What is Kintsugi? Kintsugi is a unique Japanese cultural tradition of repairing broken ceramics using urushi lacquer and gold for decoration. The history of Kintsugi dates back to around 15th century. It is not just a technique for repairing ceramics but it embodies the spirit of Japanese people - taking good care of things that they own, their sense of value and their sense of beauty. Kintsugi has been highly regarded as an art form in the world. It is said that people cherished the repaired ceramics even more with the unique golden features that often looked like living things or nature. Step 1: Glue the broken pieces Step 2: Repair the small cracks and holes with rust lacquer Step 3: Polish the hardened rust lacquer Step 4: Paint with black lacquer to solidify the repaired parts Step 5: Paint with red lacquer Final step: Brush with gold Twitter official account →   / kintsugi_japan   #subscribe #kintsugi #Kyoto #Kamakura