Lacquer

In the mid to late 1500s the Portuguese Jesuit missionary, Father Gaspar Vilela came to Negoro in the Wakayama prefecture of Japan. […]

The Spin Bowls are our latest lacquerware creation. Simple yet complex; terraces of linear lines create arounded form onto which numerous layers

The art of lacquer is one of the alchemical and seemingly elusive techniques found in the decorative arts. It has its origins

Eggshell has been an obsession of mine recently. It is the strongest and yet most delicate material. The work itself is satisfying

I have pursued lacquer for decades: the fabled material that lies between East and West, Kyoto and Paris. It is to my eyes the