For many, the breakup or the passage of time itself only makes the objects obsolete and necessitates their replacement. But, for others, they can be the occasion to highlight the beauty of their history.
Kintsugi or Kintsukurois a Japanese method that, instead of hiding the break in ceramics, repairs it and beautifies the “scar” to honor the life of the object.
This presents us with a thought that is totally opposed to the Western way of understanding rupture (not only material, but also emotional or spiritual). According to the Kintsugi, a scar symbolizes a story and that is not something easily thrown away. For the Japanese therein lies the beauty: in contemplating that story and not the object itself.
You can learn here a method similar to this one to repair your broken ceramics without hiding their scar. You will see that the object will be much more sophisticated than before.
- Epoxy putty for ceramics
- powdered gold mica (synthetic)
- broken pottery piece
- wooden toothpick
Process
1. Mix a quarter of Epoxy on a piece of cardboard that you can easily dispose of later. Add mica powder and mix with a wooden stick.
2. Use that same toothpick to apply some of that mixture to one of the broken edges of the ceramic piece. Put the parts together and press for a while. You will see the gold mixture seep out, creating a fine line along the crack.
3. Let dry. And ready!
Enjoy the beauty of objects with history!
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