Have you ever broken something of value? Maybe you broke your favorite coffee mug, a bone in your body, a family heirloom, a garage window, an appliance in your home. Alternatively, maybe what was ...
If you've heard of Kintsugi already, you probably associate the term with the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. This lacquering method uses gold and other metals to mend fragmented pieces, ...
NARA--When a foreign national is invited to give a workshop on a quintessential Japanese craft technique like “kintsugi,” chances are that person is very good at what they do. Such was the case with ...
SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...
Lana Del Rey’s highly anticipated new album Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is finally out now. It’s all anyone can talk about, whether it’s the sultry “Peppers” or the vulnerable ...
Break it, then make it whole again — but this time, with a golden scar. This is the essence of Kintsugi, a Japanese philosophy that teaches that perfection is overrated. By joining ceramic shards with ...
In our dining halls, plates are merely vessels of utility. Students stack them high with Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center fries or Fresh at Carmichael Dining Center pancakes, slam them down on plastic ...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — On Monday afternoon, Hamsa Daher showed us around the building that was St. Vincent Middle School in Detroit's Corktown. It's the building she and ...