“The kintsugi approach instead makes the most of what already is, highlights the beauty of what we do have, flaws and all, rather than leaving us eternally grasping for more, different, other, better.” (Andrea Mantovani). Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Once repaired, the broken objects become something not to be hidden but something to display with pride. At some point, we have all experienced circumstances that have scarred us, but it is our scars that make us beautiful. For more on this concept, check out this note.
Kintsugi and the art of repair: life is what makes us
The 400+ year old Japanese art of kintsugi (golden repair) or kintsukuroi (golden joinery) is a pottery repair method that honors the artifact’s unique history by emphasizing, not hiding, the break. According to art historians, kintsugi came about accidentally (well, it does fit).
