The Kintsugi Series
“The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places.”
-Ernest Hemingway💫
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Vanitas by Herman Henstenburgh (Dutch; 1667-1726), c. 1700. Watercolour, gouache and gum arabic on parchment; 33 x 27.9 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
1KINTSUGI:
(Japanese) “to repair with gold”
The art of repairing pottery with gold lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.
“Out of suffering have emerged the stongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
-Khalil Gibran💫
“Stranger and more beautiful in the broken places.”
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Gina just wanted a nice pair of shoes for the holidays, but finding anything remotely her…shape was challenging to say the least.
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HOW TO BE CREATIVE:
1. TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF: it’s gonna be ugly. It’s gonna be bad. Deal with it. Making art is panning for gold: you’re gonna sift through a lot of dirt before finding it.
3. HAVE A STARTING POINT: when painting: the first mark on paper. It can be random, it can be planned. If you’re lucky, your starting point will be an idea. But don’t rely on it. When writing: a sentence, an image in your head, a character, a feeling. When making music: pick a chord. Any chord. A note. Any note.
5. BUILD FROM THERE: based on your starting point, what makes sense? What could go with it? What’s the next step? Take it. Now take another.
7. EDITING: RETRACE, RE-DO, REFINE: it usually helps to let what you’ve made sit at least until the next day. Then, look for things you’re not happy with. Change them.
If you have trouble with this, let someone help you! Get second and third opinions from people who’s opinions on the matter are valid to you.
9. KNOW WHEN TO STOP: people get stuck before starting, and not knowing when to stop. Over-editing / polishing is a thing. Eventually, let the piece go. Put it out into the world. Move on. Make more art!
5Please leave some prompts below for art, I want to draw and paint but I’ve got no inspiration ☹️
It can be anything, music, pictures, food or just words
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