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(This bowl started my kintsugi journey back in 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/5662b94d-b5f6-4247-a5d0-06d0dc69493c/231221_Wecandoo_MezPhotoStudio_Kintsugi+and+Gintsugi_014.jpg Blog - Is Kintsugi Repair Food Safe? - Make it stand out Precious Scars Studio Workshop in progress, using modern methods with real gold and silver. https://www.preciousscarsstudio.com/blog/kintsugi-jewelry monthly 0.5 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/4647e1df-0e9a-49c2-a018-f77b5ec6666a/P6030816.JPG Blog - Kintsugi Jewelry: Carrying the Story with You - Charlotte Collier-Hunter of Preaface Ceramics is a London-based disabled artist whose practice is steeped in the symbolic, the alchemical, and the elemental. A former nurse, her journey into clay is one of radical reinvention. She creates both functional and sculptural work for clients across the globe. Her trust in me has been incredibly humbling, on meeting she entrusted me with repairing the first bowl she ever fired! Such an incredible and loud supporter of my work and that goes both ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/bdb73108-4e6e-4e12-810a-e37e3aa4a933/6.jpg Blog - Kintsugi Jewelry: Carrying the Story with You - Flora Fabris of Ooak Creation is a French-born studio potter living in London, blending quiet architectural forms with raw, ash-glazed textures. A former civil engineer, her work is balanced between precision and surrender. She was the first artist to offer me scraps and continues to trust me with both repair commissions and shared creative projects. One of our collaborations—a repair she plans to showcase at an event—was generously designed to help support my travel for further Kintsugi study in Japan. https://www.preciousscarsstudio.com/blog/what-is-kintsugi monthly 0.5 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/ae450036-fd49-472d-9b35-fdb64ddbbace/P6030801.jpg Blog - What Is Kintsugi? - Make it stand out Matcha Bowl Commission | Traditional Kintsugi Repair | 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/15e55fcd-b788-4523-ad80-a140023d0a13/Teabowl_0.png Blog - What Is Kintsugi? - The more distinct aesthetic practice of repair grew in prominence with the philosophy of wabi-sabi during Japan’s Muromachi period (1336–1573), initially as a countercultural movement advocated for by tea master Sen no Rikyū, and eventually becoming much more celebrated during the Edo period. There will be a future blog post all about the tea ceremony, but it is important to understand that they were symbols of political power. Sen no Rikyū was much more interested in the ceremonies being a reverent, humble, and meditative. Ōido tea bowl, “Shumi or Jūmonji,” Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 16th century, Ido ware, Ōido, h 8.0 cm, d. 14.8 cm, Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection, Tokyo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a95328b30c363a299951ca/c9967987-90d4-44aa-8b4c-aa67633dc616/P5160360.jpg Blog - What Is Kintsugi? - In recent years, modern Kintsugi kits using epoxy resin and metallic powders have broadened accessibility, but this ease can sometimes lead to misconceptions about the depth of the craft. While casual exploration is perfectly valid, I encourage deeper reflection on the meaning behind repair: true Kintsugi is never simply about making something beautiful again. 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