It was a frenetic trip to Japan. I was only able to get a week off of work because of a new job for Sony that’s coming down the pike, so I had to cram in as much stuff as I could.
The highlight of the trip was spending some time with my wife’s Great Aunt, Michiyo Ishikawa. She is an accomplished professional fine art painter who came up with a technique that combines traditional Reverse Glass Painting with Gold Leaf Gilding.
Years ago, my mother in law showed her some pictures of my work, and she liked it, so she decided to teach her technique to me. I didn’t know until afterward that she has only taught it to one other person.
I’ll share the final when I’m done with it, but there are many layers of oil that need to dry completely before the next layer is applied, so it will be at least a couple of months.
It’s a process that involves a lot of masking and patience, neither of which I’m used to using in my painting!
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