The fifteenth century Japanese art of kintsugi involves a philosophy not of replacement, but of awe, reverence, and restoration. The gold-filled cracks of a once-broken item are a testament to its history, adding to its character and value.
This has been a valuable and persistent thought for me. If I can embrace and honor my own brokenness, my heart opens to see and value your cracks as part of your beautiful history. I love that tapestry weaving gives me a way to focus on this concept and represent it artistically.
Because of the slow, meditative nature of tapestry weaving, I gave myself time to explore the cracks and experience filling in the space with gold thread. Other than a rough idea of fractured old pottery aggrandized with gold, the image developed on the loom. The warp is linen and the weft threads are rustic wool and linen singles from treasured Sylvia Heyden and Martha Matthew stashes. I wove it on my Cactus Flower loom at 10 ends per inch.
Beauty in the Break, finished October 18, 2017.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI love your finished tapestry and you photographed it perfectly.
I wasn't familiar with art of kintsugi and I think it's a wonderful concept. I've mended many of my husband's pots and I will look at mending them differently now.
Thank you so much for sharing-------Susan
This turned out lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thoughts and weaving!
ReplyDeleteGreat write-up, I am a big believer in commenting on blogs to inform the blog writers know that they’ve added something worthwhile to the world wide web!..
ReplyDeleteBeauty is golden
Thank you for your comments on my post. I wondered if I could do wedge weave on the C. Cactus Loom. I love the picture of it.
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