What’s it all about
The Shattered Pieces tells a story of trials endured and battles won. The scars of the past are a testament to resilience and the strength of the human spirit.
A mosaic of brokenness, pieced back together. More beautiful for having been broken, more whole for having been healed.
Building from Brokenness
Art imitates life. We all get hurt. We have all been broken, cracked and scarred. We all have to sit with our shattered pieces and recreate a sense of wholeness. How that looks is up to us.
For some, the scars remain raw, tender, open. They become swollen, infected and festered, impacting our thoughts, feelings and emotions. Without our realization, they become septic and we unwittingly turn our irritation outward onto others, those that we love, those that try to love us. And so the wound never truly heals, we simply infect those closest to us, until there is no one.
For others, the wound develops a scab. It burrows under the surface, leaving a crater in its wake. It becomes ensconced in the darkest recesses of our mind, never to be seen, spoken of, or treated. Yet the fault line persists, and is heedlessly replicated in our patterns, behaviors and actions. We reenact and recreate the break habitually, exacting more pain on ourselves.
The ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, meaning ‘golden joinery’, is a means of reconnecting disparate pieces of pottery together with seams of gold.
The Shattered Pieces focuses on the process of bringing the fractured remnants of ourselves back together. Highlighting the imperfections that form a more resilient composition.
The traditional kintsugi technique is laborious and lengthy. It demands mastery, time and patience. Taking the pieces of ourselves that were once considered weaknesses and turning them into strengths in order to create an even more beautiful life, likewise, compels us to be learned, adept and enduring.
The Shattered Pieces is a resource for challenging the maladaptive coping mechanisms of our past and reimagining them into a more persistent, tolerant and tranquil existence. Practicing introspection, mindfulness, understanding and forgiveness of ourselves, in order to heal our scars, cauterize and strengthen them, and wear them unapologetically. Granting them the recognition to become a beautiful part of our history, rather than flaws or defects to be shamed and disguised.
Join me in healing the brokenness, and putting the shattered pieces back together.
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