CGKINTSUGI
WABI-SABI & KINTSUGI
ceramics · kintsugi workshops · restorations · kits
CGkintsugi is a Madrid based ceramic studio curated by sculptor Clara Graziolino. The studio is dedicated to the creation of wabi-sabi* ceramics for daily life and the diffusion of the ancient Japanese Kintsugi technique, the restauration of pottery with gold.
On this page you can sign up for our Kintsugi workshops, buy our kintsugi kit or contact us for a quotation for your event. or for a restoration of your broken pottery.
*Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a Japanese worldview, fonded on the acceptance of the transience and imperfection of things.
WORKSHOPS
“INTRODUCTION TO KINTSUGI: REPAIR YOUR POTTERY WITH GOLD”
face-to-face workshop
(in Spanish)
25 – 26 may 2024 in Madrid _ 6 AVAILABLE PLACES
10 am – 2 pm
9 – 10 march 2024 in Madrid _ SOLD OUT
10 am – 2 pm
What are you going to learn?
Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery with gold. According to zen Buddhism, cracks and breaks should not be hidden but celebrated with gold, as they are part of the object’s history and represent an opportunity for growth.
During this introductory kintsugi course, after a brief introduction to the history and philosophy of this ancient art, you will restore two ceramic bowls with two different modern kintsugi techniques. We will start with the simpler gold relief technique and then move on to the more complex gold flush technique, retracing all the steps of the traditional kintsugi but using modern materials that will allow us to complete our restorations in a few hours.
*Please note that traditional kintsugi requieres years of practice and the materials take at least 4 weeks to get dry. As we are going to use modern materials, the restored ceramics won’t be safe for food.
Who is the course for?
This course if for anyone who is interested in a first approach to kintsugi or to those who have followed my Domestika video-course and wish to deepen their knoledge on the subject.
Not specific skills are required, just a little bit of patience and concentration.
The materials
The price of the course includes the two ceramics bowls and all the materials needed for the restoration.
We will use gold dust powder, epoxy glue, a scalpel, spatulas, plaster of Paris, plasticine, alcohol, acetone, cotton, paint brushes and clear paint varnish.
The teacher
The kintsugi teacher is Clara Graziolino, ceramic artist and ceramic restoration expert.
After graduating in History, in 2001 Clara graduated in ceramics and stone restoration at the Art and Restoration Institute of Florence. After three years of experience in Tuscany, where she restored Roman sculptures for the Uffizi Museum and Etruscan archaeological collection for the Peccioli Museum near Pisa, Clara moved to Madrid where she opened her own art and restoration studio in the old neighborhood of Malasaña.
Between 2008 and 2016 she was teacher of ceramic and archaeological restoration at the Official Restoration School of Palermo and in the last years she specialized in teaching modern kintsugi.
As a kintsugi expert she’s also collaborated in advertisements and events with brands such as Shiseido, Audi, Netflix and Filorga.
Number of students and cancellation policy
Our face-to-face courses have a maximum limit of 8 students.
The minimum number of students for the course is 5. If the number is not reached, the course will be rescheduled and the payment returned.
By giving notice within 48 hours of the start of the course, you can cancel your registration and you will rescheduled for the next course.
Still available places
6
Price
170€ (includes all the materials)
When
25.05.24 – 26.05.24
from 10 am to 2 pm
Where
Clara Graziolino studio
c/ Santa Lucia 13, local
28004 Madrid
KINTSUGI KITS
KINTSUGI KITS
Our limited edition of Kintsugi kits is now available
If you are following my Domestika video-course or you’re going to give it to someone as a present, maybe you are interested in buying our CGKintsugi kit, where you’ll find all the materials you need for the final project of the course with the two kintsugi techniques (gold relief and gold technique).
EACH KIT CONTAINS MATERIALS FOR 10 RESTORATION PROJECTS
– 2 pairs of latex gloves
– 1epoxy glue syringe
– 1 professional cutter with 10 blades
– 3 different grids sand papers sheets
– plasticine
– plaster
– varnish
– sealer
– 3 different shades of silver and gold powder
– 3 paintbrushes
– 10 wooden spatulas
PRICE
95 € + shipping cost*
*(after the order, you’ll receive a payment request with the the shipping costs included)
DOMESTIKA COURSE
DOMESTIKA VIDEO-COURSE
“Kintsugi: Introduction to repair pottery with gold”
For all those who cannot attend my face-to-face courses, here you’ll find the Domestika online course where I’ll teach you how to restore with two kintsugi modern techniques: the gold relief technique and the gold flush technique.
LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP TO MY COURSE HERE WITH A 10% DISCOUNT*
THE DISCOUNT CODE IS CGKINTSUGI
WABI-SABI CERAMICS
WABI-SABI CERAMICS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Since simple and everyday life objects are our source of inspiration, when we are not creating large installations or sculptures, we keep ourselves training by creating small ceramic objects for our home and on very special occasions we open for one day the doors of our studio to sell them.
