Repairing broken ceramics with gold in the style of Kintsugi

What You Will Learn?

• Do you have a broken piece of pottery or ceramic that you’d like to fix?  Have you seen the repairs with gold cracks? .
• That’s called Kintsugi and it is a traditional Japanese technique to repair broken ceramics using traditional materials and powdered gold, silver or platinum to highlight the repair.  The philosophy honours the repair as part of the history of the piece, building on its story, rather than working to disguise an imperfection. Kintsugi finds beauty in the imperfect..
• This class shows you how to repair broken pottery or ceramics with gold highlighted repairs, in the style of Kintsugi, using modern materials including epoxy glue and gold mica powder.  It’s perfect for beginners and no experience is necessary..
• What you’ll need:.
• ·         A broken piece of ceramics (not in too many pieces!).
• ·         Epoxy glue.
• ·         Mica powder – gold (or another colour if you prefer).
• ·         A small pot to mix the glue in.
• ·         A tool to mix and apply the glue.
• ·         A tool with a point end or old big needle.
• ·         Uncooked rice, tub, old socks or anything else to use as support while the glue dries!.
• Please make sure you do your kintsugi in a well-ventilated area as the glue fumes may not be good for you.  Pieces repaired in this way are no longer functional as the epoxy glue is not food safe..
• At the end of the class, you’ll have lots of hints and tips to help you to glue a broken piece of ceramics back together in an attractive way..
•  It would be great to see your kintsugi pieces for the class project or you can tag me @paula.armstrong2 on instagram..
• If you’d like to see more about me and what I do you can check out my website at www.parmstrongceramics.co.uk where I have more ceramic workshops and packs, and even kintsugi kits!.