A Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery and Glass
By (Author) Michihiro Hori
Tuttle Publishing
Tuttle Publishing
26th April 2022
1st June 2022
United States
General
Non Fiction
738.18
Hardback
96
Width 191mm, Height 254mm
652g
Old, broken objects can become more beautiful than ever!
The thought of throwing away a cherished dish or mug can be heartbreaking. If you've ever wanted to repair a treasured piece rather than tossing it in the trash but didn't know how the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi ('gold repair') offers the perfect solution!
A Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi teaches you the traditional Japanese techniques of pottery and glass repair based on the ancient Wabi Sabi idea that imperfections are beautiful, and visible repairs are part of the 'life story' of an object.
Author Michihiro Hori provides simple, safe, and inexpensive methods that you can do at home using tools and materials that are readily available online. Hori guides you through the entire processfrom assembling and mixing the materials to reconstructing replacements for hopelessly shattered shards.
With this book, you'll learn how to:
As you take the time to prepare your materials and work closely with the pieces, you'll find yourself becoming attuned to the mindful philosophy at the heart of Kintsugi and the Wabi Sabi principle of appreciating old and imperfect objects. Most of all, the meditative process of Kintsugi will help you look at broken objects in a new way.
"Based on the concept of wabi-sabi (or the beauty of imperfection), kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery. Author, craftsman, and manga artist Michihiro Hori offers guidance on repairing handles, reinforcing cracks, and using lacquer and metallic powders." --Library Journal
"One of the first things a new ceramicist learns is that ceramics break, and break often. Kintsugi is the famed Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold to make a broken thing both whole and more precious than the original." --Book Riot
Michihiro Hori is a lacquer craftsman, manga artist and author. Along with his restoration work, he teaches Kintsugi workshops in his native Japan.