My re-built or restored pots are grounded in the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where pots are fixed with gold dusted glue. The Japanese have come to cherish the imperfection of a broken pot fixed this way, seeing it as a creative addition and or re-birth to the pot’s life story. When creatively done, it contributes to the pots life and history, making it more beautiful and precious.

Broken Pot 2 

Fire loss

This piece is part of an ongoing series of fired, broken, re-fired and rebuilt pieces. Each section is re-fired or decorated using a different techniques: Raku, Sagger, pit firing, horse hair and gold, silver leaf etc, etc, etc. occasionally brass copper or other found materials will be incorporated. All quite unique and one-of-a-kind .

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6.5"h x 8w                                                 

                                                                                 

 

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