Gold repaired pottery

Kintsukuroi (keen-tsoo-koo-roy) is the Japanese art of repaired pottery. But it's something more than that. An important something. When a potter makes a bowl, he makes it by hand with malleable clay. The bowl is formed to the potter's liking, then fired to a couple thousand degrees. Afterwards, it is finished and presented as a true work of art. Now, let's say the bowl broke. Would you even consider repairing it, let alone consider it more beautiful for having been broken? Of course not! We…

Recently, we had the pleasure of working with US-based artists, Lakeside Pottery (Patty and Morty), who purchased two of our Queensland Boulder Opals to be inset into a custom Kintsugi vase.

Isn't this beautiful? Antique chinese bowl repaired with gold (kintsugi.) Just like people - the most beautiful people are those that has been through hard times, became more beautiful because of it, and are not afraid to show their cracks.

Embrace your cracks.

Kintsugi-Kintsukuroi « to repair with gold »-The japanese art of repairing ceramics with a special lacquer mixed with gold or silver.The japanese philosophy believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history,it becomes more beautiful.

Broken Pottery, just about to be revived with gold and a lot of patience. Golden Phoenix - Pottery rising from the ashes, http://www.golden-phoenix.de/ #Gold #Pottery #kintsugi #kintsukuroi

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Kintsugi style in Midjourney AI. Artistic Techniques | Crafts + Handmade | Japanese pottery repair technique using gold lacquer | **Kintsugi** is a traditional Japanese art form that involves repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. This technique not only restores the item but also highlights the cracks, celebrating the beauty of imperfection and the history of the object. Kintsugi embodies the philosophy of embracing flaws and finding beauty in…

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Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold or silver. As a philosophy, the belief is that the object is more valuable and beautiful with its history revealed. But how can you adapt a pottery repair technique to your art journal? By adapting Kintsugi as a transformative tool […]

Defined as “to repair with gold”, kintsukuroi/kintsugi is a Japanese technique used to fix broken pottery with golden lacquer. The definition goes deeper; the belief of kintsukuroi is that the piece is more beautiful for being broken. This is a great metaphor for our lives. In the Bible, Job declares his belief that when his trials […]

Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese art which uses gold and silver leaf and powder to join up fragments of broken pottery.

Handmade Cup With Traditional Japanese Kintsugi | Etsy