Introduction to Kintsugi: Repair Your Pottery with Gold
Knowing the Materials
A course by Clara Graziolino , Ceramic Artist and Kintsugi Expert
About the video: Knowing the Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to show you all the materials that you will need to complete your kintsugi project and I’ll also explain to you where to buy them. ”
In this video lesson Clara Graziolino addresses the topic: Knowing the Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Kintsugi: Repair Your Pottery with Gold. Learn to embrace the beauty of imperfections by restoring your ceramics through the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi.
Partial transcription of the video
“Knowing the Materials In this lesson, I'm going to show you the materials you are going to need. The first material I want to talk about is the epoxy glue. It is going to be one of our key materials. We need the two-part rapid epoxy glue. I recommend you use the syringe format, which is very convenient to make the two parts in equal amounts. If you don't have the syringe, the tube format is also okay. The gold dust powder is another key material for our project. There are many brands and varieties, and you can choose the shade of gold you prefer. But what is very important here, is that the...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Kintsugi: Repair Your Pottery with Gold
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, DIY, Fine Arts
Clara Graziolino
A course by Clara Graziolino
Clara Graziolino is a contemporary history graduate from Turin University, with a degree from the Art and Restoration Institute in Florence, Italy. She began her career by restoring Etruscan ceramics for an archaeological museum in Pisa and Roman sculptures for the Uffizi Museum in Florence.
In 2003, she moved to Madrid to deepen her knowledge of ceramic sculptures. She eventually started making her own sculpture artwork, and in 2016 she was awarded first prize at Magrama International Ceramics contest. Alongside a Japanese restoration teacher, she learned the traditional techniques of kintsugi and has since collaborated in advertisements and events with brands such as Shiseido and Acciona. She currently works with international galleries and interior designers creating sculptures, murals, and installations.
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