Friday, January 7, 2022

Kintsugi Spell - Building a New Self

Kintsugi Spell. Kintsugi is the Japanese artform of  mending broken pottery with golden glue. Thus, making a broken piece more beautiful by using the mending to create an art piece in itself. Inspired by this the below collection of photos and illustration is a play on this concept. I'm using old pictures for a personal symbolic Kintsugi spell of building a New Self. 



Like a Crystal in a Gold Bowl




Getting Back on the Horse Again




Being a Witch and a Storyteller




Dress for Success




Flanked by Power(ful) Animals




Inspired by Idun - Growing Younger Once Again




Time for Thoughtfulness




Happy in Love


Photographs and illustration by Sofia Karin Axelsson and Michael Peter Langevin, Sweden to Virginia 2014 to 2021

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