FREE EVENT! Kintsugi for Beginners

Name: FREE EVENT! Kintsugi for Beginners
Start: 2025-09-20T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-20T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53147

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53147 | Lake Geneva, WI

Registration required: https://lglibrary.org/eventcal#/events/7LybVCo358/instances/tsmfKiDQAm/
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese lacquer / Urushi art form in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. Urushi is the natural resin collected from the lacquer tree. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes ceramics more valuable. The beginner’s Kintsugi process focuses on understanding the basic technique of Kintsugi on a small porcelain plate or a small ceramic plate, which will be provided by the instructor, to understand the fundamentals of this process.
In this beginner’s workshop, participants will learn the basic technique of Kintsugi on a small porcelain plate or a small ceramic plate, which the instructor will provide, to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials, including adhesives in the workshop, will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class, which is safe to touch without allergic reactions.
In the “Kintsugi for Beginners” workshop, epoxy putty will be used in addition to the ceramic glue. These materials may make the students’ fingers sticky, and some remnants of epoxy might also stay on their fingers for a few days. There will be finger covers for students to use, but often, that makes working with these materials a bit difficult.
About the instructor:
Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and scholar working both in Chicago and Tokyo. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and earned a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. For more details, visit https://mamitakahashi.art/
With ongoing artistic research, practice, and teaching, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.