Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art form that involves repairing broken pottery by joining the shattered pieces with lacquer and precious metals. The cracks are highlighted with gold, making the repaired object more unique and valuable than the original.
The Japanese believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful. It shows that โscarsโ are not something to be hidden with shame, but are to be displayed with pride.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข: ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ.
Last night at BLOOM, each of us created our own Kintsugi piece: taking turns breaking our pottery, mending it back together, and highlighting the cracks with gold paint.
Each piece of pottery is a reminder of our journey through loss and grief. Kintsugi teaches us that even when something is broken beyond repair, it can still be transformed into something beautiful. The loss of a child leaves an irreplaceable void, but it also leaves us with a profound depth of love and a new way of seeing the world. We are Kintsugi.
