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La Sève Atelier-Gallery is an exhibition and teaching space with regular classes, half-day introductory sessions, and apprenticeships.
It was founded by Marie-Dominique Boneu Hyman, after 23 years spent in Asia and Canada.
- Exhibition and sale of works in vegetable lacquer
- Reproductions of signed and numbered originals
- Sale of traditonal kintsugi: ceramics restored with vegetable lacquer and gold, silver, brass, or bronze powders
- Kintsugi restoration service for your broken ceramic objects.
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Sessions and workshops run by Marie-Dominique Boneu Hyman, vegetal lacquer artist
Kintsugi Initiation
The art of Kintsugi consists of repairing broken ceramics while leaving the scars visible. It comes from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which invites the observer to see beauty in the simplicity and imperfection of objects. This introductory workshop demonstrates the full range of Kintsugi techniques and allows you to glue a broken pieces together, observe the intermediate steps on different pieces, and then gild a restored 10cm diameter plate. You will take back home this kintsugi in a box.
€75.00/participant at the La Sève Atelier-Galerie, materials included.
€85.00/participant abroad, materials included.
September:
- Saturday, September 6th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Sunday, September 7th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
275 Avenue de Lardenne, 31170 Tournefeuille
- Saturday, September 13th,
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
- Tuesday, September 16th,
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Picton, Ontario, Canada
- Saturday, September 27th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
October:
- Saturday, September 4th,
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Saturday, 18th
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Tuesday, 21st
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
November:
- Saturday, 8th
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Saturday, 22nd
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
December:
- Saturday, December 13
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
• Classes for adults and teenagers. Maximum 8 participants.
• Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies.
• Duration: 4 hours
• Gilding with brass powder. + €20 for 24k gold powder gilding.
Two Days Kintsugi Workshop
The art of Kintsugi consists of repairing broken ceramics, leaving the visible scars embellished with gold powder. It comes from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which invites the observer to see beauty in the simplicity and imperfection of objects. It's a process of repair, a symbol of healing.
During this workshop, you will focus on gluing the broken and chipped pieces you bring with you. Clay and vegetable lacquer filler will restore the cracks.
We will apply the gilding on the second day and then organize the packaging of the works for transport.
This workshop allows you to appreciate the complexity of the steps required to create a Kintsugi. However, we accelerate the process to complete the repair, which generally takes several weeks.
Fee: €200.00, materials included, €210.00 for travel
€2 additional per cm for gold gilding
September 2025,
- Mon 01 / Tue 02, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
October 2025,
- Tu 14 / Wed 15, in Roquebrune, 33580 (Full course)
- Sat 18 / Sun 19, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
November 2025,
- Sat 08 / Sun 09, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
December 2025
- Sat 06 / Sun 07, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
Hours:
9:30 – 12:00 :30
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Classes for adults and teens. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies. Maximum 6 students per class.
• Registration requires payment of the course fee.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the course fee if canceled up to 48 hours before the start date.
• Accommodation available, contact me for details.
Weekly workshops
€30.00/class
Friday afternoons in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
+ materials: between €25 and €50 depending on the size of your work.
A lacquer painting is created by superimposing layers of lacquer in different colors on a wooden panel, followed by wet sanding to partially reveal the different colored layers. Resin from lacquer trees growing in Asia is used, mixed with pigments. To enrich the materials, silver leaf or powder, eggshell, or mother-of-pearl, etc., are added. After fine sanding, hand polishing reveals the painting's brilliance.
You should plan on attending between 6 and 12 classes to complete a painting, depending on the size and complexity of the subject.
Classes for adults and teenagers. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies.
Kintsugi Initiation
The art of Kintsugi consists of repairing broken ceramics while leaving the scars visible. It comes from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which invites the observer to see beauty in the simplicity and imperfection of objects. This introductory workshop demonstrates the full range of Kintsugi techniques and allows you to glue a broken pieces together, observe the intermediate steps on different pieces, and then gild a restored 10cm diameter plate. You will take back home this kintsugi in a box.
€75.00/participant at the La Sève Atelier-Galerie, materials included.
€85.00/participant abroad, materials included.
September:
- Saturday, September 6th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Sunday, September 7th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
275 Avenue de Lardenne, 31170 Tournefeuille
- Saturday, September 13th,
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
- Tuesday, September 16th,
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Picton, Ontario, Canada
- Saturday, September 27th,
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
October:
- Saturday, September 4th,
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Saturday, 18th
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Tuesday, 21st
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
November:
- Saturday, 8th
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
- Saturday, 22nd
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
December:
- Saturday, December 13
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
La Sève, St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
• Classes for adults and teenagers. Maximum 8 participants.
• Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies.
• Duration: 4 hours
• Gilding with brass powder. + €20 for 24k gold powder gilding.
Two Days Kintsugi Workshop
The art of Kintsugi consists of repairing broken ceramics, leaving the visible scars embellished with gold powder. It comes from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which invites the observer to see beauty in the simplicity and imperfection of objects. It's a process of repair, a symbol of healing.
During this workshop, you will focus on gluing the broken and chipped pieces you bring with you. Clay and vegetable lacquer filler will restore the cracks.
We will apply the gilding on the second day and then organize the packaging of the works for transport.
This workshop allows you to appreciate the complexity of the steps required to create a Kintsugi. However, we accelerate the process to complete the repair, which generally takes several weeks.
Fee: €200.00, materials included, €210.00 for travel
€2 additional per cm for gold gilding
September 2025,
- Mon 01 / Tue 02, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
October 2025,
- Tu 14 / Wed 15, in Roquebrune, 33580 (Full course)
- Sat 18 / Sun 19, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
November 2025,
- Sat 08 / Sun 09, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
December 2025
- Sat 06 / Sun 07, in St-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
Hours:
9:30 – 12:00 :30
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Classes for adults and teens. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies. Maximum 6 students per class.
• Registration requires payment of the course fee.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the course fee if canceled up to 48 hours before the start date.
• Accommodation available, contact me for details.
Weekly workshops
€30.00/class
Friday afternoons in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, 82140
+ materials: between €25 and €50 depending on the size of your work.
A lacquer painting is created by superimposing layers of lacquer in different colors on a wooden panel, followed by wet sanding to partially reveal the different colored layers. Resin from lacquer trees growing in Asia is used, mixed with pigments. To enrich the materials, silver leaf or powder, eggshell, or mother-of-pearl, etc., are added. After fine sanding, hand polishing reveals the painting's brilliance.
You should plan on attending between 6 and 12 classes to complete a painting, depending on the size and complexity of the subject.
Classes for adults and teenagers. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies.
Traditional Vietnamese Lacquer Painting
Lacquer Painting Workshop – 6 Days
During a week, you will finalize a color composition using vegetable lacquer on a prepared wooden panel.
You will experiment with eggshell and/or mother-of-pearl inlays, drawing lines, and marking the first layers using seeds, water drops, and spraying silver or mother-of-pearl powders.
You will then apply layers of different cover colors before revealing your painting with sanding. The workshop days are packed, with the drying day allowing you to relax in the medieval village of St-Antonin-Noble-Val and by the river.
1 week Workshop = €550.00* materials included except gold leaf
Next workshop: summer 2026
• Classes for adults and teenagers. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies. Maximum 8 students per class.
• Five-day course. There is a one-day break (day 5) for drying time. Course schedules may be adjusted depending on drying time.
• Registration requires payment of 50% of the course value.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the course value. No deposit refund if cancellation less than 48 hours before the course start date.
• Accommodation available, contact me for details.
KINTSUGI 4 Classes Session in Toulouse
Atelier Vertaine in Toulouse welcomes me back for this new fall session. The work will take place over 4 classes, where you can bring your precious broken ceramic to be restored in the Japanese Kintsugi tradition.
Sundays, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
180.00€, materials included
- September 28th
Preparation of vegetable lacquer glue and repair of broken objects brought by the student.
- October 5th,
Sanding, then preparing and applying the fillers
- October 12th,
- Sanding, then applying the black lacquer
- November 2nd,
Creating the red lacquer, then applying it, then gilding
• Session for adults and teenagers. Vegetable lacquer can cause skin allergies. Maximum 6 students per class.
• Registration requires payment of 50% of the course value.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the course value.
• If a class is missed, I will complete the work for you. Photos of the work provided. No refunds
Eggshell Course, 4 days Composition using eggshell and black polyurethane lacquer on lacquered panel.
Over four days, you will finalize a composition using various white/beige eggshell techniques. D1=
- Drawing, transfer
- Flattening with drawn shapes (gluing onto tape then transferring to a panel)
D2=
- Free-form gluing of shells (using a hammer or needles)
- Gluing to create gradients using the spacing and size of the shells
- Filling coat 1 on the dry shell area of the work from D1
D3=
- Application of filling coats on the work from D1 and D2
- Learning how to make shell powders of various sizes
D4=
- Sanding and polishing
The choice of synthetic lacquer allows you to complete your work in four days.
Eggshell Workshop = €400.00*, materials included
Next workshop: summer 2026
• Classes for adults and teenagers. Maximum 8 students per class.
• Registration requires payment of 50% of the workshop value.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the workshop value. No refund of deposit if cancellation is made less than 48 hours before the start of the workshop.
• Accommodation available, contact me for details.
Lao Stencil This workshop is inspired by the gold leaf decorations of Laotian temples.
This workshop is inspired by the gold leaf decorations of Laotian temples.
The 25x30cm frame is first lacquered and prepared for gilding. You will begin by sanding and then polishing its surface with charcoal.
You will then choose a Laotian motif typical of the temples of Luang Prabang. The application of vegetable lacquer with a stencil and then silver leaf will reveal your design.
The next day, you will create oxidations on the silver leaf before applying a layer of protective lacquer, which will give your painting an amber color.
After lunch, we will organize the packaging of the works for transport.
Price: €200.00, materials included.
Next workshop: summer 2026
• Classes for adults and teenagers. Plant-based lacquer may cause skin allergies. Maximum 8 students per class.
• Registration requires payment of the course value.
• Cancellation: Refund less 10% of the course value. No deposit refund if cancellation less than 48 hours before the course start date.
• Accommodation is available; contact me for details.