'Kintsugi' is an ancient Japanese art practice that beautifies broken pottery with gold. The word itself means 'the golden joinery'. In this art, a pot is shattered at first and then carefully ...

Think back to the last time you broke a dish. What did you do? In today’s throw-away culture, you more than likely tossed it out and got a new one. However, the Japanese have a unique approach to ...

Even after meeting and learning from various crafters across all the workshops I’ve attended, it never gets old listening to their stories and how they came to love their art form. Most went to Art ...

Kintsugi is a centuries-old traditional Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Instead of obscuring the cracks, this technique ...

Fixing a broken item can be an act of art in itself. While not all repairs return the object to its original functionality, creative repairs can bring new life and beauty to the item. Kintsugi is a ...

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SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...

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