Perfectly Broken The Art of Kintsugi

29 East Main Street,Waconia MN 55387

10 January, 2021

Description

Together we will learn about the Japanese art of Kintsugi and how it relates to healing the broken pieces of life. In Japanese, the word Kintsugi means "golden rejoining". The essence of Kintsugi is the practice of focusing one's intention on life's hidden beauty and power. Beholding the artistry of Kintsugi one can immediately see its transformative power. Shattered pieces of a pristine vase are artfully rejoined with gold-lace epoxy to create a stunning masterpiece; and evoke an intriguing question. Id such astounding beauty can emerge from the shards of a shattered vase, could a similar transformation also be possible with the parts of us we believe are shattered beyond repair? While the original form of the vase has forever been destroyed, through Kintsugi's alchemy, the essence of the beauty not only survives, it thrives. The transformation is not just putting the pieces of one's broken life back together , it's about total reinvention of self in which our shattered pieces are alchemized into a beautiful , thriving masterpiece. ***You may bring in your own piece of pottery. There will be pottery available at the workshop*** .