A Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi by Michihiro Hori

A Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi shows you hot to repair ceramics, pottery and glass using Kintsugi, 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. It introduces the simplest, safest, and inexpensive methods that you can do Kintsugi at home, and guide you through everything from assembling and mixing the materials to creating a replacement for a hopelessly shattered shard.

With this book, you'll learn how to:

• Reinforce cracks, rebuild shattered areas, and apply the time-honored staple technique
• Fix broken handles so they are fully functional again
• Safely work with lacquer and metallic powders to achieve beautiful, visible repairs
• Work with a variety of repair materials from gold leaf to washi paper
• Repair pottery and glass using traditional techniques for stunning results

Most of all, the meditative process of Kintsugi will help you look at broken objects in a new way.

Dimensions: 25.4 x 19.1 cm (96 pages)

Kintsugi repair kit is also available.