Kintsugi Workshop led by Art Therapist Tara DeLuca - Oct 21st
Kintsugi Workshop led by Art Therapist Tara DeLuca - Oct 21st
Join us for a unique workshop based on emulating the ancient Japanese practice of Kintsugi led by Art Therapist Tara DeLuca.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. If a bowl is broken, rather than discarding the pieces, the fragments are put back and the cracks are adorned with gold. There are no attempts to hide the damage, instead, it is highlighted. The practice has come to represent the idea that beauty can be found in imperfection. The breakage is an opportunity to create something new, and stronger. Applying this kind of thinking to instances of challenge or “failure” in our own lives can be helpful in our own rebuild.
When: October 21st, 2-4pm
(Moved to Rain Date from September 30th)
Where: Germantown Laundromat Patio
Price: $55
- includes all materials
- Participants are welcome to bring their own cracked item, but it is not necessary
See below for more info
During the workshop you will connect with your bowl, break it, confront the damage and take ownership of the pieces that remain by glueing them back together.
The bowl will be changed forever, just as each person is through their own personal experiences.
What was once broken does not always stay that way
Broken, repaired, and new
Calming, shared experience, self care
The concept expresses how the passage of time can further increase the beauty in the imperfect.
“Instead of masking the flaws, a Japanese way of seeing things is that by highlighting the cracks, the piece becomes stronger, more beautiful, and easier to use.”
Tara DeLuca is a licensed, board certified Art Therapist with more than 15 years in the field. During Covid, Tara leaned into the practice of kintsugi for self reflection & processing. Finding so much value in the concept of being stronger in the places one has been broken, she started her own business to share the process with the community.
