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Monthly Archives: May 2016

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10 day kintsugi workshop, Nara, Japan

May 31, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

Here are some photos of the 10 day kintsugi workshop, Nara, Japan.

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Berkeley talk, October 14, 2016

May 19, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ieas/event_ID=?event_ID=100168

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Kintsugi materials, flour

May 9, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

One of the materials you use in kintsugi is flour. It is used as an additive in a mixture called mugiurushi, mugi = flour, urushi = lacquer. Mugirushi is used as a “glue” to stick things back together. Regular, white wheat flour is what I use. In Japan there is a type called middle gluten which works best for me.

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Kintsugi materials, palette knife

May 9, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

A wooden, straight palette knife is traditionally used in kintsugi. There are a couple of qualities of wood and thickness with the thinner one being of higher quality.

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Kintsugi supplies, palette knife

Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
Kintsugi supplies, palette knife
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Kintsugi materials, metal holder

May 6, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

This is a tool used for sprinkling the metal on the lacquer. You load it up in the open end and the metal comes out the meshed end. The mesh stops any debris in the metal from coming out.

Kintsugi materials, metal holder

Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Kintsugi materials, metal holder

Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
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Kintsugi materials, mixing oil

May 6, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

This is an oil that is mixed with either roiromigakiko or ishiko for final polishing of the metal. It is possible to use other oils but this one doesn’t really gum up or heat up as much as others.

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Kintsugi materials, Oil

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Kintsugi workshop, Nara, Japan, spring, 2016, day 3

May 6, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

Here are some photos of the final day of the workshop. The piece is drying and will be finished during the upcoming 10 day workshop. There is one photo of dinner. Raw chicken, eaten raw. No one died of salmonella poisoning so I guess everything is good.

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Kintsugi workshop, Nara, Japan, spring, 2016, day 2

May 3, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

Here are some photos of the second day of the kintsugi workshop in Nara for spring, 2016.

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Nara workshop, Spring, 2016, day 1

May 3, 2016 davidpike@outlook.com Leave a comment

Here are some photos of the first day of the Nara spring kintsugi workshop for 2016. This is the first one at a small ryokan in Nara.
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Kintsugi workshop, Nara, spring, 2016 (8)

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