rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Wish he'd been around before I glued this thing back together...
Big 23" one-off Tokoname nanban
Kintsugi Pot Repair
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Big 23" one-off Tokoname nanban
lieuz
Chumono
Epoxy is reversible by boiling which I've reversed on a plate. This was out bacj together with super glue and I boiled it until it was soft and that took an hour.Wish he'd been around before I glued this thing back together...
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I wouldn't know how to boil this nanban that's two feet across I'd guess i'd have to use an open fire out in the backyard and get a large cauldron. Maybe I could do it on Halloween
Wood
Chumono
Turkey fryer?
lieuz
Chumono
You know, if I can scrape the stuff off the surface, I can come back in with lacquer as a semi filler, gild and polish. It's a hybrid approach and I'd say it's the best of both worlds.I wouldn't know how to boil this nanban that's two feet across I'd guess i'd have to use an open fire out in the backyard and get a large cauldron. Maybe I could do it on Halloween
thams
Omono
Oh man, I have a broken Nick Lenz pot that I've had for years that I've always wanted repaired. Arrived in the mail broken and it's just sat in a box since. I would love to see whether you'd be able to mend it. 
thams
Omono
Yep, I'm 99% positive that it's a Lenz. I bought it from Pauline Muth of PFM Bonsai some years back. She always seemed to have a decent stash of his work for sale at any given time, so I ordered this one along with 4-5 others from her. In the pictures you can see that all 4 pots have similar glazes, styles, and throwing lines. The two smaller ones are signed while the two larger aren't.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
It's a Lenz pot for sure. Pauline Muth had stashed more than a few pots by American potters. I got a pretty nice Don Gould pot from her at an ABS show a while back.
thams
Omono
Yeah, from what she told me she would visit him regularly and bring back a pot haul to her shop to resell. I can understand people being dubious about unsigned pots, but these seem to be spot-on Lenz.
lieuz
Chumono
lieuz
Chumono
I was very humbled by Shannon Salyer from Kusa Farms who has such confidence in me. He gifted me this antique Chinese pot that came broken from Japan. He was able to get it refunded but was stuck with a broken pot. It's very similar to the other antique pot but this one is very very destroyed.
What amazes me is the thin walls of this pot. It's heavier than it looks, but it is incredibly light! The uniformity of the walls is also very impressive.
I believe that's the mark of a good quality pot, a pot that's able to convince you that it's heavier than it is.
What amazes me is the thin walls of this pot. It's heavier than it looks, but it is incredibly light! The uniformity of the walls is also very impressive.
I believe that's the mark of a good quality pot, a pot that's able to convince you that it's heavier than it is.
lieuz
Chumono
Having adapted to new approaches and better techniques, I've come to the realization that tape does not hold things extremely well. It can pick up slack from not being as sticky and that generally is not helpful to the curing process as pieces can shift as the urushi hardens. Hot glue is the answer and that holds pieces VERY well.
Putting this antique pot back together with hot glue has been very helpful and it allows me to push pieces together very tightly and with the use of the hot glue, things stay on like liquid nail.
The hot glue is also a great tool to make little feet to elevate the bottom off itself should it not have feet and there is overspill of urushi.
Now to let it cure....
Putting this antique pot back together with hot glue has been very helpful and it allows me to push pieces together very tightly and with the use of the hot glue, things stay on like liquid nail.
The hot glue is also a great tool to make little feet to elevate the bottom off itself should it not have feet and there is overspill of urushi.
Now to let it cure....
lieuz
Chumono
Also being repaired is this Roy Minerai pot for Mark Fields. It's back together again but that's one "leg" of this project as it is missing one entirely. That'll be the hardest part, to sculpt a leg from lacquer putty to support the pot. I will not be adding in the foot detail, approaching this as a conservation matter, it mainly should be simple and not detract. I am not sure how this pot broke but I was told that at Nationals, it fell from a pretty great height.
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
Dave,
Excellent work as always! You give me the urge to break one of my pots on purpose just to put it back together, lol.
Pitoon
Excellent work as always! You give me the urge to break one of my pots on purpose just to put it back together, lol.
Pitoon
lieuz
Chumono
It's a rabbit hole, my friend. But it is one hell of a fun side adventure.
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
After the Winter Silhouette show I will break a pot and put it back together.....I'd like for you to critique it.
lieuz
Chumono
Are you considering the hybrid attempt or will you consider going the traditional approach? If you're interested in the traditional approach, this kit got me started.
Kintsugi Kit
Items marked as preorder ship approx. 2 weeks from order date. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken items by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer followed by dusting with powdered gold.
This Kit allows you to repair a chipped or broken plate together with our master...
pojstudio.com
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
Not sure yet, I'm leaning more towards the modern approach.Are you considering the hybrid attempt or will you consider going the traditional approach? If you're interested in the traditional approach, this kit got me started.
Kintsugi Kit
Items marked as preorder ship approx. 2 weeks from order date. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken items by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer followed by dusting with powdered gold. This Kit allows you to repair a chipped or broken plate together with our master...
lieuz
Chumono
Now I'm very intrigued!
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