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Promise
When I work with your cherished ceramic piece, my goal is to bring it into a new phase of life; ready for use again, more profoundly beautiful and meaningful than it was before breaking.
My Kintsugi practice is underpinned by a fine arts education at Chelsea College of Art, London. When I began to specialise in kintsugi in 2013, I first studied with Iku Nishikawa in Oxford, and more recently with David Pike, based in Nara, Japan. My approach to Kintsugi as an art of compassion and rebirth draws on several years’ work as an NHS midwife and a decades-long spiritual practice rooted in Tibetan and Japanese Buddhist traditions.
In my role as kintsugi artist, helping your piece be reborn into a new phase of its story, I bring all the precision, patience, tenderness and care needed for the kintsugi process, not just to fix the piece but to renew its story and midwife it into wholeness.
I love to work in communication with you, the client, so that I really ‘get’ what you want me to achieve for your piece and so, if you wish, you can have some insight into your piece’s kintsugi process. I’m more than happy to involve you in creative decision making, such as around choices of colour, texture and finish.
Delivery and insurance
P & P is from £15 via Royal Mail Special Delivery with £500+ loss/damage compensation cover. Postage costs are confirmed with quote. You are responsible for return postage costs, whether or not you decide to go ahead with the work.
I recommend 'double boxing' your piece for transit, with plenty of packing material inside each layer.
If you wish you can deliver and collect your piece to me in Stroud.
Alternatively I offer personal delivery at a rate of £20/hour. To be confirmed with quote.
In line with other ceramic repair services, I do not have insurance for your piece whilst it is with me.

Care guide
Kintsugi is art with purpose – with a little care any piece mended with kintsugi can still be used. Of course, the pieces are somewhat fragile and the gold (or silver) can be rubbed off with rough treatment, so here are some pointers:
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Treat your kintsugi mindfully and gently.
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Japanese tableware is designed with chopsticks in mind. Use of metal cutlery on a kintsugi piece is not recommended.
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Do not place your piece over direct heat or steam, or in the microwave or oven.
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Wash with tepid water, or you can use a 5% solution of gentle washing up liquid to water.
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After washing, dry thoroughly with a dry towel. Do not leave the piece in water.
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Never use the dishwasher or the finish will come off and lacquer work may start to lift away.
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Do not use a hard sponge, brush, scourer or a harsh cleanser when you wash.
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If you wish to stack several pieces, place a sheet of cloth or kitchen paper between each layer. If you have a piece on display, please stand it on a cloth rather than a hard surface. If it slides across the surface, there is a risk any metal finish will be scraped away.