Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
As a philosophy, kintsugi can be seen to have similarities to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, an embracing of the flawed or imperfection. Japanese asesthics, values marks of wear by the use of an object. This can be seen as a rationale for keeping an object around even after it has broken and as a justification of kintsugi itself, highlighting the cracks and repairs as simply an event in the life of an object rather than allowing its service to end at the time of its damage or breakage
Instructor: John Signorelli
Capacity: 12 students
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MATERIAL LIST
Broken or unbroken plates or china - a good place to get these are the dollar store. Three pieces are good to start with. Make certain the surface is glossy and darker colored ceramic is best.
Exact-o knife and a few blades
Paperclips
Jacquard brand Pearl-X Pigment - Gold is traditional, but pick your favorite color.
All other materials will be supplied by the instructor.