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“Kintsugi”
(Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025) 16.25” x 21.5” |
Just finished this piece, “Kintsugi,” last night.
Kintsugi (金継ぎ), or kintsukuroi (金繕い), is a Japanese method of repairing cracks or broken pieces of pottery. After the repair, the crack is lacquered, then dusted with powdered gold, silver or platinum. The idea is that the imperfections can also be beautiful, and that cracks are not flaws.
I pieced “Kintsugi” with cotton fabrics —
dyed, painted, marbled and stenciled — and then used cotton thread, perle cotton,
sequins, and beads to embellish it. Free-motion
machine quilted, hand embroidered.
The fabrics in those three
appliquéd circles are by Melissa DeLisio. She's on Instagram @lostmymarblesfabric.
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| “Kintsugi” (detail) |
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| “Kintsugi” (detail) |
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| “Kintsugi” (detail) |
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| “Kintsugi” (detail) |
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