Hello Dear Readers
Sometimes there are paperless projects in the studio. This bowl and another were in need of mending. Kintsugi, the Japanese art of pottery repair, had shown up on the radar at some point and I wanted to give it a try. There was a bit of a language barrier, not many instruction are available in English. Kintsugi involves mixing lacquer, piecing pottery together, curing for a couple of weeks, sanding and in my case applying more lacquer, (hoping to improve on the first attempt) more curing time before a final layer of lacquer was applied dusted with gold powder and left to cure again. It took weeks, it's a novice, but solid repair job. As I finished up last week I thought about how broken life can seem. I hope with time, tenderness, patience and effort we can feel whole again, baring scars but no less beautiful. Best Regards, Miss Hellebore
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