Kintsugi Series

Kintsugi (金継ぎ)

Kintsugi is a Japanese practice from the 15th Century. It is the art of putting broken pieces of glass or pottery back together with gold. Kintsugi or 金継ぎ in Japanese literally means “to join or to repair with gold”. It is also used in China, Korea and Vietnam.
 

As a philosophy, Kintsugi treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, something to honour and not to be disguised. Every break is unique and instead of repairing an item like new, this technique highlights the "scars" as a part of the design.

Kintsugi reminds us that if objects break or fall apart, they can be fixed. Fixing them makes them ultimately more robust, more beautiful and more valuable. This philosophy can be compared to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi (侘び寂び), which is appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.

We can also implement Kintsugi in our everyday lives by embracing our imperfections and flaws, and by accepting life challenges as part of our personal history. Life challenges help us reveal our full potential, making us stronger, more resilient, more beautiful. Making us the person who we are!
 

With each of these paintings I wanted to remind you of how beautiful, resilient and unique you are. Enjoy!