Kintsugi Et Vert Vase by Myriam Greff

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For this matte white porcelain vase which was accidentally broken, I decided to use in addition to 24-carat gold kintsugi … Read more For this matte white porcelain vase which was accidentally broken, I decided to use in addition to 24-carat gold kintsugi a particularly difficult and delicate technique: the inlay of beetle elytra.

Here is the mystery ingredient of this restoration: finely chiseled elytra, encrusted in natural black lacquer.

This technique requires careful and patient work. with an additional difficulty in the case of this piece: the surface is curved and not flat, which makes the inlay all the more complex.
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