On Friday, I shared that I used to be going to be away from Matt in a single day for the primary time in over a decade. Should you missed that, you can read about it here. Nicely, the weekend was successful throughout. Matt and my mother had a really uneventful time, which is an excellent factor. And naturally, my mother spent the entire time not solely ensuring that Matt was taken care of, but additionally cleansing and doing laundry for me. She’s such a blessing and an incredible assist to me.
Having my mother right here with Matt whereas I used to be gone actually put my thoughts relaxed and allowed me to have an exquisite time on the retreat. There have been about 40 girls in all, and I had such time attending to know new individuals, speaking, laughing (a lot laughing!), consuming good meals, and attempting a new-to-me artwork.
The entire theme of the weekend was brokenness. We talked lots about private brokenness and the way God can carry magnificence out of our brokenness. In order a sensible illustration of this idea, all of us spent Friday night doing a kintsugi undertaking. We have been all instructed to carry a bit of damaged pottery (with all the items) in order that we may use these for our undertaking.
Kintsugi is a Japanese artwork of repairing a damaged piece of pottery (or glass) in a approach that the aim is to not conceal the break or imperfection, however quite to focus on and beautify the break or imperfection utilizing gold. The thought is that the cracks and imperfections are a part of the lifetime of the item and shouldn’t be hidden, however needs to be seen and celebrated. Should you’ve by no means seen kintsugi earlier than, you can see all kinds of examples here.
So I took just a little pink vase that I’ve had in my stash of ornamental gadgets for some time now, and I wrapped it in a towel and broke it into a number of items with a hammer. And that’s what I tried to place again collectively utilizing kintsugi. You should purchase kintsugi restore kits on-line. There are a lot of of them on Amazon, and this is the particular one that I used (affiliate hyperlink).
I want I had thought to take an image of my little vase when it was in items. Sadly, it didn’t even cross my thoughts. However right here’s my little vase after I put it again collectively.
It’s not good, however I suppose that’s the purpose, proper? The entire level is to show the imperfection and brokenness into magnificence. And I do love the gold! My little vase already had a gold accent across the high, and I want I had gone over that with the epoxy/gold mud combination in order that it could match the opposite gold.
The opposite facet broke into some smaller items, and for some time there, I assumed I used to be by no means going to determine how the went again collectively. 😀 However I continued till I bought all the items again collectively.
On a really floor stage, it was a really enjoyable, stress-free undertaking to do, particularly with a gaggle of girls in order that we may speak, share, and giggle alongside the best way. On a deeper philosophical stage, I really like the entire concept of highlighting these imperfections and celebrating them as a part of the “life” of the item quite than attempting to cowl up and conceal the imperfections. And on a non secular stage, I really like how that concept could be utilized to our lives, as all of us need to take care of particular person brokenness to some stage. And personally, as a Christian, I really like to consider how God can take my brokenness and mend my brokenness again collectively for His glory.
And since I wish to be reminded of that frequently, I made room for my little kintsugi vase on the highest shelf in our sitting room.
Should you’ve by no means finished kintsugi, I like to recommend it, particularly as a gaggle undertaking like we did it. Or when you have a significant or sentimental piece of pottery that’s damaged, this can be a lovely approach to put it again collectively to focus on the “life” of that piece, brokenness and imperfections and all.
So that may be a little glimpse into my weekend, and my first time away from Matt in a single day in over a decade. It was such weekend for me, and I’m so grateful that my mother was keen to stick with Matt in order that I may go. It was only one evening, however it was so refreshing, and I wanted that. And now I’m able to get again to work on my studio. I had a aim of getting it completed by the tip of this month, and there are solely 9 days left within the month. Eeekkk!! I do not know if I can get it finished, however I’m actually going to strive!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
