Japanese lacquer – Urushi – is another passion of mine as well as jewellery making.

At the very first moment that I was introduced to it, literally I just fell in love with the technique.  I wonder if it has something to do with my origin but I felt so much attraction and connection to it.

The most favourite thing about Urushi is that it allows me to communicate with the material and enables me to have a close observation.

Urushi is not a fast technique – it takes few weeks or months to finish a piece as it requires multiple layers and a slow drying time. The repetitive steps of painting, drying and sanding the surface always take me to the meditative state of mind which sometimes drops me some more creative inspiration and deep thoughts. The numerous layers give a lacquerware deep colours, especially the Urushi black is the darkest, deepest black.

Also it gives the comforting, smooth and sleek texture to the surface. I believe this is due to its origin - it is a 100% natural paint, which is a type of resin from Urushi tree. As a living creature on earth, we, human may feel attachment to nature.

The lacquer is totally bio-degradable, has anti-acid, anti-alkaline, anti-bacterial properties.

What else could you ask for?