Kintsugi Inspired Repairs

Kintsugi (golden Joinery), also known as Kintsukuroi (Golden Repair) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with a special kind of lacquer mixed with gold, silver or platinum.

As a philosophy, Kintsugi is similar to the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi. An embracing of the flawed or imperfect.

Normal and natural tears, split and other imperfections are carefully and intentionally repaired using an old Japanese artist method of repair of handmade pottery. I’ve applied the same principles here to give these lovely butterflies & moths a new life and a chance for appreciation.