Greetings, 

A lot of our clients ask us about the ceramic and porcelain restoration classes that Luba conducts a few times a year, depending on Luba’s availability and on how many people sign up. A man from Chicago called yesterday and wanted to buy a How-To-Restore Ceramic and Porcelain Items videotape that he’d heard Luel Restoration Studio was selling. 

Allow me to clarify the myth – we don’t sell any video tapes, books, manuals, etc. Luba offers one-on-one, face-to-face sessions for up to 10 people per session. The lessons are strictly hands-on (no lesson plans, brochures, etc.). The student should be willing to devote approximately three hours, two to three times a week for up to two months – and that’s just to learn the basics.  Ceramic and porcelain repair is a craft and an art. We can teach you the craft, the rest is up to you and your muse.

There are many websites out in cyberspace “guaranteeing” to make a professional ceramic restorer out of you if you buy their tape or their book. We don’t make such promises. Like learning how to play the violin, or drive a car, or speak another language,  professional repair and restoration requires time, patience, and yes… talent.  Not everyone will play Carnegie Hall, but if you’re willing to put in the hours and the effort, magic will happen.

You will learn how to glue and fuse the broken pieces, sculpt the missing fragments, fill in the cracks, match and replicate the color and design/pattern, airbrush, and glaze to seal in the color and add gloss (if necessary).

Here’s a list of the types of restorations we specialize in and teach:

China Repair,

Porcelain Repair

Ceramic Restoration

Majolica Repair

Clay Restoration

Glass Repair

Doll Restoration

Earthenware Restoration

Bisque Repair

So if you’re interested in learning how to restore china that got damaged in shipping, or repair that porcelain or clay vase you inherited from your grandmother, or save and restore your ceramic bowl that’s worth a lot of money,  contact us any time at luba@luelstudio.com or by phone at 347-673-8831.We can also save you the time and money by doing the restoration for you.

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