Today's challenge for our monthly tickle swap is Wabi-Sabi and Kintsugi. Both are Japanese philosophies. Wabi-Sabi is the acceptance of imperfection and flaws and the impermanence of life. Kintugi is an artist technique using powdered gold, silver or platinum to repair pottery and lacquerware. It has become a philosophy to live by: we have all been 'broken' by some event in our lives, divorce, death, estrangement, job loss... and we can become even more beautiful and worthwhile when we have worked on repairing ourselves.
The story goes that a shogun in the 16th century sent out a favorite pot to be repaired. When it was returned, he was not happy with the repair and asked that some artisans come up with a way to make the repair more beautiful. Often times, the repaired piece of pottery is worth more than the original, possibly just because of the powdered metals used.
I used a gel print I had, drew a vase shape, cut it in two pieces and Zentangled some 'stitching' on the layer below. Also added some gold ep 'repairs.' I layered it on top of some handmade paper and added some green vine at the top. Kintsugi reminds us that we are not perfect but we can still be beautiful and worthy. We often 'throw ourselves away', like a broken vase, without taking the time to seek another way to look at ourselves and repair those breakages.
Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 GMT Views: 415
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90311
Tue, Feb 25, 2020 @ 6:06 AM
Oh my goodness I love this challenge and every card I am seeing is just incredible. Thank you so much for coming up with this fantastic challenge because I am loving every card. This is just amazing!
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7330
Tue, Feb 25, 2020 @ 7:14 PM
Great challenge - with so many different takes on the theme in the gallery. Brings out all the inner “artist” in everyone. Love the gel print print you used for the vase.
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28841
Wed, Feb 26, 2020 @ 7:31 AM
I love this one too -- the sentiment is very powerful to me. As most of the time it is very difficult to see beauty in all the broken pieces. I love your vase and leaves - very pretty!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131574
Wed, Feb 26, 2020 @ 11:54 PM
If only all the broken china my dad had repaired over the years had looked as beautiful as all the creations inspired by your great challenge. Your zentangled stitching, I actually thought it was done with some sort of metallic thread. Very textured looking.
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Thu, Feb 27, 2020 @ 2:12 AM
Wow another work of set..love it. TFS. Happy day
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