Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting. Created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country, it requires months of application and sanding back layers of paint ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You'll often hear debate about which chemical finishing product is superior: polyurethane or lacquer. Certainly, each finish possesses its own advantages and disadvantages, ...

The female curves are vividly expressed in a series of lacquer and silk paintings at the "Ve Phai Dep" (Painting Women) show in Hanoi. The exhibition, taking place Nov. 1-7 in the art gallery at 29 ...

How to Use Them Properly in Painting Projects at Home Reviewed by Johnathan Brewer Lacquer thinner and paint thinner are powerful thinners and solvents for oil-based paints, lacquers, stains, and ...

‘Paysage de Phnom Penh’ (Landscape of Phnom Penh) by Vietnamese artist Le Quoc Loc was sold for €1.22 million ($1.4 million) by French auction house Millon. ‘Paysage de Phnom Penh’ ('Phong Canh Phnom ...

Hạ Long Bay is one of Vietnam's greatest treasures, even designated a World Heritage Site in 1994. The landmark has been beautifully painted on a six-panelled lacquer screen by Vietnamese artist Pham ...

Dear Debbie: I want to purchase a free-standing electric fireplace (mantel and heating unit). They all seem to be made of fiberboard, stained a different colour of wood and finished with a lacquer or ...

Auto painting is a science. A lot of people will try to tell you it's an art, or to give you their philosophies about it. But it's just science. You put certain chemicals on top of other chemicals, ...

I met a new friend courtesy of my series of three articles on lacquer thinner that were recently published on Woodworkingnetwork.com. I made the comment that I felt that it was a very good idea to ...