Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. The gold does not hide the cracks. It makes them the most beautiful part of the piece.
We all have flaws, and we all go through ups and downs. To me, Kintsugi is about embracing every one of them: every flaw, every crack, every line. And finding the deep, unique beauty in them.
I paint each piece by hand in blue and gold, for homes, offices and hospitality venues that want something with a story behind it.
About me
I’m Swapnil, and I am a mum to twins who arrived at 27 weeks, far too early and far too small. Their start in life broke something open in me, and I have been putting myself back together ever since.
I have been on antidepressants. I have made my therapist cry. I am flawed, I have scars, and I have stopped pretending otherwise.
But I am fierce. Every hard thing I have lived through has left a line, and I have learned that the lines are where the strength shows. That is what Kintsugi means to me, and it is why I started making it.
Every piece I paint carries a little of that story. Nothing is going to stop me, and I hope something I make reminds you that nothing is going to stop you either.
How each piece is made
Every piece starts as unglazed ceramic. I paint it with high quality acrylics, then add the cracks in gold paint, one line at a time. Because it is all done by hand, no two pieces are the same.
They are made to be looked at and loved. Vases can hold dried flowers, but not fresh ones. Nothing is food safe, dishwasher safe or microwave safe, and anything that could scratch the paint is best kept elsewhere.
Your piece arrives wrapped in tissue paper, packed with eco friendly paper in a sturdy reusable box, with a handwritten note about what you have chosen.