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Kim Rees Harriet On Grey 2
  • Kim Rees Harriet On Grey 2
  • Kim Rees Harriet Sculpture With Gold Leaf Side
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  • Kim Rees Harriet On White 2
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Harriet 2 – sculpture by Kim Rees – glazed with gold leaf

Hand built with white raku clay, bisque fired and glazed in a stone toned finish with gold leaf. Freestanding.

On the second glaze firing, 2 small surface cracks appeared which was initially really disappointing. However, it now sports gold leaf inlay, giving him a raffish air and has become a positive feature of the sculpture.

Embracing the Japanese concept of Kintsugi, more recently used as a metaphor for healing and embracing your flaws and imperfections, things that are broken or cracked can be put back together again, understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken. Kintsugi’s international reach is a modern phenomenon; historically only practiced in Japan, the technique was used on imported ceramics from other parts of Asia particularly China and Korea. It is believed it may have been invented around the 15th c, when a Japanese shogun broke his favourite cup and sent it to China to be repaired.

The philosophy of kintsugi – is inextricably linked to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: a worldview centred on the acceptance of transience, imperfection and the beauty found in simplicity. Wabi-sabi is also an appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature that remind us that nothing stays the same forever. A reminder to stay optimistic when things don’t go as planned. Accept fragility, build strength and resilience and take pride in the imperfect, a valuable challenge to grow and learn with patience.

One image (the dried arrangement) shows the sculpture before the gold leaf inlay was applied. All the others were photographed after the gold leaf was applied.

Harriet sculpture

Kim Rees

AUD$280
Size: 13w x 28h x 9.5d cms
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Harriet 2 – sculpture by Kim Rees – glazed with gold leaf

Hand built with white raku clay, bisque fired and glazed in a stone toned finish with gold leaf. Freestanding.

On the second glaze firing, 2 small surface cracks appeared which was initially really disappointing. However, it now sports gold leaf inlay, giving him a raffish air and has become a positive feature of the sculpture.

Embracing the Japanese concept of Kintsugi, more recently used as a metaphor for healing and embracing your flaws and imperfections, things that are broken or cracked can be put back together again, understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken. Kintsugi’s international reach is a modern phenomenon; historically only practiced in Japan, the technique was used on imported ceramics from other parts of Asia particularly China and Korea. It is believed it may have been invented around the 15th c, when a Japanese shogun broke his favourite cup and sent it to China to be repaired.

The philosophy of kintsugi – is inextricably linked to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: a worldview centred on the acceptance of transience, imperfection and the beauty found in simplicity. Wabi-sabi is also an appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature that remind us that nothing stays the same forever. A reminder to stay optimistic when things don’t go as planned. Accept fragility, build strength and resilience and take pride in the imperfect, a valuable challenge to grow and learn with patience.

One image (the dried arrangement) shows the sculpture before the gold leaf inlay was applied. All the others were photographed after the gold leaf was applied.

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