The Artist Behind Bokumondoh Urushi Fountain Pens

Hiroko Makino is the artist behind the wildly popular Bokumondoh urushi fountain pens. I visited her at her studio back in March and we take a tour of her studio and neighborhood, check out some of her work, and do a mini interview.

00:00 - Setagaya-ku
00:46 - Bokumondoh Studio
01:50 - Urushi
02:17 - Tsugaru-nuri Urushi
02:48 - Urushi Curing
04:40 - Urushi is an art
06:14 - Lunch at Bare Pizza Poco!
06:46 - Hachimon Jinja
07:09 - Use and Care of Urushi
08:00 - Applying a clear coat
09:07 - Raden
09:54 - Bokumondoh.com
10:57 - Hiroko in her own words

https://www.bokumondoh.com/
IG: @bokumondoh

Jacob's IG: @fudefan

Music: "December Feeling" by Vendla https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/4...