'Imperfect' Japanese art form kintsugi teaches us to embrace our flaws

Maki Aizawa repairs ceramic pottery using an ancient Japanese method of kintsugi, mending together the broken pieces using adhesives and putties, and decorating with a golden powder. The art of kintsugi dates back to over 600 years ago.

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Thank you to Ms. Aizawa for spreading this craft and philosophy. I learned to appreciate Kintsugi about 6 years ago as I underwent a religious deconstruction and divorce; it was the worst period of my life. But through it, I learned to let go of my concepts of how my life should have turned out and also how to deal with suffering. I have a deep meditation practice now that has brought wisdom, insight, and a greater inner peace than I had even before that tumultuous period.

It takes work but you really can emerge out of brokenness even better than before. In my bedroom I now have a piece of canvas art that is indigo with a gold kintsugi-like crack pattern to remind me of this.

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I saw this in broadcast and loved it! I’d like to see a longer segment or feature on her and this craft!