My First Kintsugi Project (Plus, An Amazing Weekend!)

On Friday, I shared that I used to be going to be away from Matt in a single day for the primary time in over a decade. Should you missed that, you can read about it here. Properly, the weekend was successful throughout. Matt and my mother had a really uneventful time, which is an excellent factor. And naturally, my mother spent the entire time not solely ensuring that Matt was taken care of, but additionally cleansing and doing laundry for me. She’s such a blessing and a tremendous assist to me.

Having my mother right here with Matt whereas I used to be gone actually put my thoughts relaxed and allowed me to have a beautiful time on the retreat. There have been about 40 girls in all, and I had such an excellent time attending to know new individuals, speaking, laughing (a lot laughing!), consuming good meals, and attempting a new-to-me artwork.

The entire theme of the weekend was brokenness. We talked loads about private brokenness and the way God can deliver magnificence out of our brokenness. In order a sensible illustration of this idea, all of us spent Friday night doing a kintsugi venture. We have been all advised to deliver a bit of damaged pottery (with the entire items) in order that we may use these for our venture.

Kintsugi is a Japanese artwork of repairing a damaged piece of pottery (or glass) in a approach that the aim is to not cover the break or imperfection, however quite to spotlight and beautify the break or imperfection utilizing gold. The concept is that the cracks and imperfections are a part of the lifetime of the thing and shouldn’t be hidden, however must be seen and celebrated. Should you’ve by no means seen kintsugi earlier than, you can see all kinds of examples here.

So I took slightly pink vase that I’ve had in my stash of ornamental gadgets for some time now, and I wrapped it in a towel and broke it into a number of items with a hammer. And that’s what I tried to place again collectively utilizing kintsugi. You should purchase kintsugi restore kits on-line. There are a lot of of them on Amazon, and this is the particular one that I used (affiliate hyperlink).

I want I had thought to take an image of my little vase when it was in items. Sadly, it didn’t even cross my thoughts. However right here’s my little vase after I put it again collectively.

It’s not good, however I assume that’s the purpose, proper? The entire level is to show the imperfection and brokenness into magnificence. And I do love the gold! My little vase already had a gold accent across the high, and I want I had gone over that with the epoxy/gold mud combination in order that it could match the opposite gold.

The opposite facet broke into some smaller items, and for some time there, I assumed I used to be by no means going to determine how the went again collectively. 😀 However I continued till I acquired the entire items again collectively.

On a really floor degree, it was a really enjoyable, enjoyable venture to do, particularly with a bunch of girls in order that we may speak, share, and snort alongside the best way. On a deeper philosophical degree, I like the entire concept of highlighting these imperfections and celebrating them as a part of the “life” of the thing quite than attempting to cowl up and conceal the imperfections. And on a non secular degree, I like how that concept will be utilized to our lives, as all of us must take care of particular person brokenness to some degree. And personally, as a Christian, I like to consider how God can take my brokenness and mend my brokenness again collectively for His glory.

And since I need to be reminded of that frequently, I made room for my little kintsugi vase on the highest shelf in our sitting room.

Should you’ve by no means executed kintsugi, I like to recommend it, particularly as a bunch venture like we did it. Or when you’ve got a significant or sentimental piece of pottery that’s damaged, it is a lovely method to put it again collectively to spotlight the “life” of that piece, brokenness and imperfections and all.

So that could be a little glimpse into my weekend, and my first time away from Matt in a single day in over a decade. It was such an excellent weekend for me, and I’m so grateful that my mother was prepared to stick with Matt in order that I may go. It was only one evening, but it surely was so refreshing, and I wanted that. And now I’m able to get again to work on my studio. I had a aim of getting it completed by the tip of this month, and there are solely 9 days left within the month. Eeekkk!! I do not know if I can get it executed, however I’m definitely going to attempt!

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.