Kintsugi Workshop with Watergild Studios

Kintsugi (golden joinery) started in Japan around 500 years ago. When a clay, porcelain or glass item was broken, instead of hiding any repairs, the art (and idea) of Kintsugi is to celebrate the damage as part of the life journey and history of a piece. This philosophy is a great idea to carry forward today in the ecologically aware conditions that we are exercising on the earth.

Using contemporary materials, this Kintsugi class is a chance to explore the potential of this craft with your own items. Whether you have cracked, broken or smashed vessels that need repairing, or wish to break something anew within the class to repair it, any cracks, gaps or chips can be repaired using pure gold-leaf to turn those imperfections into something beautiful.

For our class, we will be using modern water-based materials, as well as super glue and epoxy resins. The repairs can be completed in either pure yellow gold, or if you prefer white gold according to your taste.

You may work on as many pieces as you can find the time for. You can also take home all the materials that you have been using, so you can carry on Kintsugi in the comfort of your own home.

Meet the Instructor, Richard Walker of Watergild Studios

My name is Richard and I live and work near the historic City of Portsmouth, situated on the south coast of England. I studied gilding at the University of Portsmouth and have now been gilding for nearly twenty years. It was whilst studying this ancient craft that I discovered that there wasn’t a lot of easy-to-follow information or guides on the process of gilding found on the internet and so it is now my passion to bring gilding to everyone!

Price

£95 per person

Time

10:00am - 1:00pm

Location

The Old Pump House at Mill Green Museum

This course is suitable for adult participants (16+).

Cancellations: Please note that cancellations with greater than 5 working days notice are eligible for a refund. Cancellations within 5 working days of the workshop will not be eligible for a refund as materials have already been purchased.