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Patty Storms and Morty Bachar Art Studios in Lewes, DE
Patty and Morty's Art Studios, Lewes DE

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Broken Ceramic Repair Lessons
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Fixing broken plate lesson - basic lesson
Cementing only lesson
Fixing chipped Italian platter lesson step-by-step lesson
Chipped pottery repair lesson

Fixing broken vase - more complex repair
Restore vase lesson
How to Replace Stoneware Crock's rim using the potter's wheelHow to replace Stoneware crock's rim
Cementing, filling, coloring and glazing broken antique plate
Restore plate lesson including coloring
How to repair crack in ceramic
How to fix ceramic crack
Restoring multi breaks and missing piece antique bowl
Restore bowl lesson w/ missing pieces
Restoring ceramic sculpture with missing pieces using fired clay
Making missing part w/ fired clay
Repairing broken stone sculptures and statues
Repairing broken stone sculpture
How to paint broken china, ceramic or pottery?
Painting pottery after repair
Restoring ceramic sculpture with missing pieces using fired clay
Sculpting missing pieces
Restoring small porcealin figurines - shoe
Miniature Porcelain



Page Updated on:
4/28/2022
Collection of photos in our studios covering some pottery, restoration and Kintsugi work in progress

Restoration and Kintsugi Studio Tour
ceramic horse figurine - metal pin inserted
Ceramic horse figurine - metal pin inserted		 sculpted new hand made of fired clay
Sculpted new hand made of fired clay		 Sculpting miniature figurine missing hand
Sculpting miniature figurine missing hand
Large Raku statue repair in process
Large Raku statue broken		 Large Raku statue repair in process
Large Raku statue repair in process		 Large Raku statue repair completed
Raku statue restored
Terra Cotta African boy statue broken
Terra Cotta broken statue with historical value		 Terra Cotta African boy statue repaired
fabricating very small missing pieces from an antique owl oil lamp
Fabricating very small missing pieces from an antique owl oil lamp		 painting the repaired area of antique Italian vase
Painting the repaired area of antique Italian vase		 colored fillers for sculpture repair
Colored fillers for sculpture repair
life size resin statue repaired
Life size resin statue repaired		 large shona Stone african statue repair process
Large Shona stone African statue repair process
sculpting figurine missing foot
Sculpting figurine missing foot		 new foot cemented
New foot cemented		 sculpted hand installed using metal pin
Sculpted hand installed using metal pin
Plater statue broken
Plater statue broken		 Plaster statue restored
Plaster statue restored		 Glaze tiles samples
Glaze tiles samples
Ancient mask missing pieces sculpted
Ancient mask missing pieces sculpted

Statue's repair line painted
Statue's repair line painted		 Patty Storms - art restorer
Life size stone statue repair


Grinding a peg slot with diamond disc
Grinding a peg slot with diamond disc		 Metal pegs placed and glued in place for proper mechanical strength
Metal pegs placed and glued in place for proper mechanical strength

large platter heading to kiln room - morty bachar in the studio preparing for a show custom project with pets helping - patty storms
Missing pieces sculpted with clay
Missing pieces sculpted with clay		 Fired clay pieces cemented
Fired clay pieces cemented		 Statue restoration completed
Statue restoration completed
applying 23.5 karat gold- kintsugi Japanese reapir method

Kintsugi process
Kintsugi process - see how it is done		 Kintsugi using sea glass
antique vase - new pieces made
Antique vase - new pieces made		 sculpted pieces cemented
Sculpted pieces cemented		 when the vase is all restored
When the vase is all restored
sculpted missing face piece - made of clay
Sculpted missing face piece - made of clay		 missing piece verified
Missing piece verified		 when all restored
When all restored
taking impression of missing piece
Taking impression of missing piece		 using resin epoxy to mold the missing piece
Using resin epoxy to mold the missing piece		 waiting for resin to cure
Waiting for resin to cure
removing made resin missing piece
Removing made resin missing piece		 shaping to fit and cementing
Shaping to fit and cementing		 when all completed
When all completed
American Indian vase - complex project in process
American Indian vase - complex project in process		 Removing epoxy from surface
Removing epoxy from surface
installing missing tail - Morty Bachar
Installing missing tail
 solid brass Indian holy temple statue repair - Morty Bachar
Solid brass Indian statue		 Integrating new and old pieces
Integrating new and old pieces
Verifying surface for perfection with UV / black light
Verifying surface for perfection with black light
custom made ring holder teapot
Last filler process		 Assembling Statue's wing to body
Assembling Statue's wing to body		 Surface texture process on clay
Surface texture process on clay
Figuring leg with brass peg
Figuring leg with brass peg		 Holding cemented pieces together
Holding cemented pieces together		 Clay in natural form after rain - patty storms
Clay in natural form after rain
cementing in process - Imari Japanese platter
Cementing in process		 Painting lost details on anitque Imari Japanese platter
Painting lost details		 Imari platter glazing - final step
Glazing - final step
Cemented newly made piece curing - Beleek
Cementer newly made piece curing		 Grinding a slot to accept a metal peg
Grinding a slot to accept a metal peg		 metal peg inserted
Metal peg inserted
new petals cemented
New petals cemented
filling break line gaps
Filling break line gaps
creating surface texture with clay slip
Creating surface texture - clay slip		 making missing piece on the pottery wheel
Making missing piece on the pottery wheel		 making missing vase rim on the pottery wheel
Making missing vase rim on the pottery wheel
brazing brass statue
Brazing brass statue		 making metal missing piece
Making metal missing piece		 first step of patina - gold
First step of patina - gold
painting very fine missing details
Painting very fine missing details		 tracing new design
Tracing new design		 painting missing details
Painting missing details
painting missing sections of antique chinese vase - Patty Storms
Painting missing sections of antique Chinese vase		 connecting old and newly made handle pieces
Connecting old and newly made handle pieces
Sculpting elepahnt ear from clay
Sculpting elephant ear from clay		 heating epoxied and filled items to 140 degree F for proper curing
Heating epoxied and filled items to 140 degree F for proper curing		 Kiln to fire sculpted missing parts
Kiln to fire sculpted missing parts
Custom made heart shape vases
Custom made heart shape vases		 glazing heart vase
Glazing the vases		 vase ready for kintsugi process
Fired vase ready for Kintsugi process
vase broken
Vase broken		 vase mended
Vase mended		 Kintsugi - mending with gold gold and gemstones
Gem stones inserted and Kintsugi process applied
New parts are assembled - Jesus statue
New parts are assembled - Jesus statue		 Metal bolts inserted in a large statue
Metal bolts inserted in a large statue		 Grove made for metal peg inserton for a large rakue vase
Grove made for metal peg insertion for a large Raku vase
raku kiln
Raku firing kiln		 Raku workshop instructor, Morty Bachar
Raku process - workshop conducted by Lakeside Pottery		 Raku reduction chamber - Patty Storms and Morty Bachar
Raku reduction chamber
prep for metal insertion
Prep for metal insertion		 brass peg epoxied
Brass peg epoxied		 X-ray showing the metal work inside once completed
X-ray showing the metal work inside once completed
Patina process
Patina process		 Cold glazing
Cold glazing		 Hiding repair line with background color painting using air brush
Hiding repair line with background color painting using air brush
Crating completed project - Morty Bachar
Crating completed project		 Children pottery workshop / demonstration - Patty Storms
Children pottery workshop / demonstration		 Children workshop - Morty Bachar
Children workshop
Fine details paintings
Fine details paintings		 painting missing section of porcelain tray
Painting missing section of porcelain tray		 Japanese figurine painted
Japanese figurine painted
Pencil drawing - Patty Storms
Pencil drawing		 Pencil drawing gallery showing - Patty Storms
Pencil drawing gallery showing		 Gallery show opening - Morty Bachar
Gallery opening
Fabricating clay parts
Fabricating clay parts		 clay parts
Clay parts		 new handle made of clay
New handle made of clay
Stone statue repair
Stone statue repair		 painting stone pattern details in the repaired areas
Painting stone pattern details in the repaired areas		 Assembling large statue parts
Assembling large statue parts
Sculpting statue's missing parts
Sculpting statue's missing parts		 Filling gaps between new parts and existing parts
Filling gaps between new parts and existing parts
Bolting a broken leg on a large plaster statue
Bolting a broken leg on a large plaster statue		 Epoxying newly made hand parts
Epoxying newly made hand parts		 Inserting metal re enforcement in plaster statue
Inserting metal re enforcement in plaster statue
Making ceramic lanterns - custom order, Patty Storms
Making lanterns - custom order		 Hand building large coiled pots - Patty Storms
Hand building large coiled pots		 Wheel throwing large altered bowl - Morty Bachar
Wheel throwing large altered bowl
Kiln room - pots waiting for firing
Kiln room - pots waiting for firing		 Making bowl decorative handle
Making bowl decorative handle		 Ready for next level of large pot wheel throwing - Morty Bachar
Ready for next level of large pot wheel throwing
Plaster statue repair completed
Plaster statue repair completed		 Sculpting new arm from clay
Sculpting new arm from clay		 painting repaired areas - Lincoln bust
Painting repaired areas - Lincoln bust
Connecting new part to a vase rim with metal pegs and epoxy
Connecting new part to a vase rim with metal pegs and epoxy		 Vase repair complete
Vase repair complete		 Painting repaired areas
Painting repaired areas
Pottery wheel Throwing large platter - Morty Bachar
Creating ceramic base		 Custom sculpting
Custom sculpting		 Working on a Minton porcelain sculpture
Working on a Minton porcelain sculpture
Early morning in studio - sunrise
Early morning in the studio		 Picasso vase - repaired areas painted
Picasso vase - repaired areas painted
Wood firing - Patty Storms
Wood firing 		Wood firing - Morty Bachar
Wood firing - adding wood		 Morty Bachar - wood firing pots out of kiln
Wood firing results
Stone sculpture mended
Stone sculpture mended		 Paitning missing details
Painting repaired item		 Drilling a hole for a pin
Drilling a hole for a pin
Rod insertion
Rod insertion		 Mending missing ear - Morty Bachar
Mending missing ear		 missing pieces mended
Missing pieces mended
Ready for a show - Patty Storms pencil drawings
Ready for a show		 Custom made small vases - Morty Bachar
 Hookaha bowl - special order, Morty Bachar
Hookaha bowls order
New miissing piece fabrcation - mended, filled and sanded - waiting for painting
New missing piece mended, filled and sanded - waiting for painting		 When all painted and glazed
When all painted and glazed		 New handle
New handle
Studio on a busy day
Studio on a busy day		 Taking photos when all completed
Taking photos when all completed
Stone sculpture fillers
Stone sculpture fillers		 taking impression with clay of a missing piece
Taking impression with clay of a missing piece		 parts of statue mended waiting for curing
Parts of statue mended waiting for curing
Antique chinese vase before and after repair
Antique Chinese vase repair - before and after photos		 Morty Bachar pottery wheel throwing tall vase
Throwing tall vase
Before and after pottery repair
Cake server repair - before and after photos		 Cat helps with a project - Patty Storms
Hand built Octopus with some help
Very broken bowl partially mended
Very broken bowl partially mended		 Repair lines and missing fragments filled
Repair lines and missing fragments filled		 When repair is complete
When repair is complete
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