Anything that has a shape is destined to break someday.
Old pottery has countless cracks that make it look like it will fall apart.
Kintsugi works with the premise that everything is returned to the soil, using only natural materials.
After a vessel made from clay is broken, it is repaired, used up to the end, and finally returned to the soil.
This is a method that gone against the current disposable era.
Breaking is not necessarily a bad thing.
This is thought to based on the traditional Japanese view of life and death, and sense of impermanence, that humans also a part of nature.
4-3 restoration 40×30
cotton, organdy, gold cloth
machine sewing
If only I could create such beautiful repairs, I would not mind that my plate had cracked or broken. You remind us so well Micky that something is not useless, or destroyed, or ugly just because it has a flaw or a small amount of damage. Like humans, there is beauty and value in that which wears it flaws with pride and dignity.
It makes me very happy to see your exploration of Kintsugi. You created a wonderful soft fiber rendition of something originally in hard stoneware.
Before I visited Japan in 2019, I tried to read up a bit on habits and what to expect. Two things caught my interest: the principal of Wabi-Sabi, and what goes along with that, Kintsugi.
I love the image and the philosophy behind it. Good job!
I thought this was a real ceramic plate!! Well done, Micky!
Amazing take on restoration of the platter (and I have much to learn about Kintsugi). This is a truly unique and beautiful sharing… the cloth, stitch and touch of gold, very special!