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Kintsugi

My recent art project. A good reminder that our scars are what make us unique and beautiful. Evidence of a life lived.

Yesterday's drawing

I have really resonated with the concept of Kintsugi recently

Kintsugi me plz

I'll solder this tomorrow

Then turn it black Then on the damaged bits I'll add some gold flakes Give it some kintsugi Give it some wabisabi

Reunited

I've found the one, I say. I now recall when we were merely clay; when we were in the potter's hand, tempered and infused with sand, and yet we broke. He held blame in our breaking. We two were soulmates in the making, but placed on separate shelves. The longing to rejoin ourselves lingered like… read more

Finalized this piece.

Two torn old projects got combined into a new piece inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese pottery repair art. (edited)

Kintsugi

Kintsugi

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections. “You won't realize your full potential until you go through the tough times”.

Kintsugi Art

It is an art during the old times where Japanese will fix broken vases with gold linings in between cracks to make it more elegant. Same with us, humans, we get better and more beautiful because we have been broken. We fail, all of us do. But always remember that failure is not a person, it’s an… read more

Kintsugi

We are not all lucky to find our true love when we first seek it. For most of us, we find ourselves seeking and being broken along the way. The broken pieces from relationship to relationship build up. You must go through those tribulations, as well as your soul mate. So when you do find one… read more

The Kintsugi of the Self: Resilience as a Universal Law

By: Kyle Kimrey I. Introduction: The Microcosm of Betrayal Personal crisis often functions as a crucible an intense compression of existence that reveals the raw metal of the self. A friend’s betrayal, the quiet collapse of trust and goodwill, serves as a small-scale mirror of greater systemic… read more

Rick Rubin ( The Creative Act )

Another approach to overcoming insecurities is to label them. I was working with an artist who was frozen by doubts and unable to move forward. I asked if he was familiar with the Buddhist concept of papancha, which translates as preponderance of thoughts. This speaks to the mind’s tendency to… read more