I am very sentimental about the objects in my life. Not just my grandmother’s amethyst cocktail ring or my first childhood drawings, but also the electric pencil sharpener I inherited from my mom and ...
Imagine a beloved object: a cup, a plate or a bowl. Perhaps your favourite auntie owned it, or was it found in another country and shipped safely home? Now it is broken, fallen into a small handful of ...
Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. I recently took a course in kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery ...
In my writing, I often find myself drawn to the theme of kintsugi, the Japanese art form of mending broken pottery with gold. These pieces are provided with new life, and the beauty in their age and ...
The image caught me by surprise. Unlike most images that dissolve quickly into the next sense-impression, this one kept reverberating within. What was it that so captivated my attention? The image was ...
Naoko Fukumaru found the art of kintsugi at a moment when she'd least expected to find it. She'd hoped that moving to Powell River, B.C., would bring her closer to her husband and repair a troubled ...
Candice Kumai is best known for her clean green smoothies, matcha confections and healthy comfort foods. But in her new book, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit, ...
The image caught me by surprise. Unlike most images that dissolve quickly into the next sense-impression, this one kept reverberating within. What was it that so captivated my attention? The image was ...