[Clayart] Kintsugi

Am Griswold amgriswold888 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 5 17:15:55 EDT 2018


What is the authentic or historic kintsugi technique if not to glue, then apply a lacquer, then gold dust? I’ve read that’s how it was traditionally done, and that’s what they show in the video, so what am I missing? 

Peace, Am
❤️

> On Jun 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM, clayart-request at lists.clayartworld.com wrote:
> 
> In reading the information on the website it is clear that their repairs are not actually done using the historic Kintsugi technique. Cashing in on the Japanese ceramic mystique is obviously profitable and good marketing but what they are doing should really be called " Kintsugi Imitation  Technique"
> 
> Paul


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