“In Japan, broken objects are often repaired with gold. The flaw is seen as a unique piece of the object’s history, which adds to its beauty. Consider this when you feel broken.”
Kintsugi : ( golden joinery) also known as Kintsukuroi, ( golden repair), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer usted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. There is great beauty and knowledge in recognizing the wisdom of fixing objects that are dear to us. They carry history and magic.
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