Kintsugi

[N1h1l810]

Ahoy all! I'm new here, thanks for having me.... I figured a good first post would be about the psychological relation of kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese way to repair broken pottery with gold. I'm sure you've seen it in a picture somewhere. Beautiful pieces of art. Kind of like the development of the heart and brain. Our experience may break us. But at some point, life melts gold, and uses it to glue that piece back onto you. Not forgotten, just a lesson learned, still part of us, and who we are and who we will become.
Never perfect again. But after seeing kintsugi in myself as well as my favorite coffee mug, perfect seems a little boring.
Thoughts welcome!

 

[Heyo]

Ahoy all! I'm new here, thanks for having me.... I figured a good first post would be about the psychological relation of kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese way to repair broken pottery with gold. I'm sure you've seen it in a picture somewhere. Beautiful pieces of art. Kind of like the development of the heart and brain. Our experience may break us. But at some point, life melts gold, and uses it to glue that piece back onto you. Not forgotten, just a lesson learned, still part of us, and who we are and who we will become.
Never perfect again. But after seeing kintsugi in myself as well as my favorite coffee mug, perfect seems a little boring.
Thoughts welcome!

Welcome to RF.

Did you repair your mug yourself?

 

[ChristineM]

Welcome to RF, good to meet you

 

[Revoltingest]

Kintsugi is shubumi.

I apply this philosophy to repairs of antique machinery.
What is history is left for all to see. Don't disguise what
was done. Preserve & enjoy elegant & otherwise repairs.

Greetings!
We can see that you're very sophisticated & erudite.
Join us for scintillating conversation at the highest levels.

 

[Revoltingest]

I have many huge ceramic planters on Revoltistan's
grounds. Sometimes they develop cracks. I fix'm
using an old Chinese method of drilling holes
along the cracks, lacing them together with copper
wire, & then tightening the wire. It works better
than adhesives for things enduring all kinds of
weather, & I like the look.

 

[Audie]

I have many huge ceramic planters on Revoltistan's
grounds. Sometimes they develop cracks. I fix'm
using an old Chinese method of drilling holes
along the cracks, lacing them together with copper
wire, & then tightening the wire. It works better
than adhesives for things enduring all kinds of
weather, & I like the look.

Try it on crackpots

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Shalom and welcome.

(By the way, Kintsugi occasionally comes up in Torah class.)

 

[Revoltingest]

Try it on crackpots

My friends won't let me drill holes in them.
They're not so adventurous....or trusting.

 

[danieldemol]

Ahoy all! I'm new here, thanks for having me.... I figured a good first post would be about the psychological relation of kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese way to repair broken pottery with gold. I'm sure you've seen it in a picture somewhere. Beautiful pieces of art. Kind of like the development of the heart and brain. Our experience may break us. But at some point, life melts gold, and uses it to glue that piece back onto you. Not forgotten, just a lesson learned, still part of us, and who we are and who we will become.
Never perfect again. But after seeing kintsugi in myself as well as my favorite coffee mug, perfect seems a little boring.
Thoughts welcome!

Welcome to RF
Please forgive me for asking, but is your user name meaningful to you or was it more of a - the cat ran across the keyboard and accidentally bumped the submit button - type thing?

 

[Twilight Hue]

Ahoy all! I'm new here, thanks for having me.... I figured a good first post would be about the psychological relation of kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese way to repair broken pottery with gold. I'm sure you've seen it in a picture somewhere. Beautiful pieces of art. Kind of like the development of the heart and brain. Our experience may break us. But at some point, life melts gold, and uses it to glue that piece back onto you. Not forgotten, just a lesson learned, still part of us, and who we are and who we will become.
Never perfect again. But after seeing kintsugi in myself as well as my favorite coffee mug, perfect seems a little boring.
Thoughts welcome!

I would probably use something a little less expensive, and welcome to the forum such as it is.