Tag: ceramics
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Pottering about again

It’s been a while – maybe 15 years – since I got my hands stuck in the mud and god it feels good to be back. My lovely friend Ella almost single-handedly inspired me. I just couldn’t get enough of seeing what she made on Instagram, especially her before-and-afters showing the magic (and mystery) of…
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Kintsugi-style bowl repair

Materials & tools Kintsugi – meaning “golden join” or “golden seams” – is a Japanese mending technique that celebrates the imperfections in a broken piece of pottery. Japanese artisans added gold dust to the lacquer that joined the shards of a pot. My parents went to Japan some years ago and brought me back a…
