Crockery Counselling: Favourite cup
I definitely did not empathise enough when Ros broke her tureen, Tom broke his cup and Madeleine broke her plate. I know that now, because today I broke my favourite, favourite cup and I’m in a right mardy about it.
It – I like to think she – was a gift all the way from Tokyo. I think she’d have liked the natural wood decking I photographed her on. Maybe I should have laid out a sprig of cherry blossom with her.
We’ve said it before, but if you do break something, make yourself feel a tiny bit better by snapping it and sending it to our secretary (theantistylist@hotmail.com) so we can pay our respects to your item here. I’m even going to start a special file on our facebook page for the support group so far.
But can’t you reuse it ? maybe putting some succulents in it… ?
When a porcelain object is broken, the Japanese, repair it with gold. Actually they emphasize the damage with it, they believe if something has a ” history ” it becomes more beautiful…… And so do I, the same way I love to see my hair turning grey and my skin,”mapping ” the life I have led…. I collect Fornassetti plates, and my favorite one, hangs on the wall, with 3 broken parts, fixed, alas not with gold, but with superglue. Its marvelous…. go on…. try….
Susana what a wonderful comment. I’d heard that about Japanese mending of crockery to emphasise where the break was – but it had never occurred to me to link that thought with my own face! Get some gold over the wrinkles is perhaps the answer x
I still have some kids to raise, so before social services feel tempted, I will stick with the gold on my extremities… and let my body be its own natural magnificent ruin…..but hey, dont be shy…. ( share some pictures! )….. are you also on Instagram ? I am deltabravosierra. would love to follow you…..come on…..
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I really like the idea of gluing your cup together and , adding some coloring ( orange ? neon green ? hot pink ) to the glue…. hum….. or wait
we have here ( Germany) something else…. I will check the name and write you back
PS We are on instagram: http://instagram.com/myfriendshouse
Fimo clay….you know ?….couldnt you do something with it ? and I dont mean turn your cup into a kindergarten project, but just a sleek hint of color ?….. anyway…do NOT,,trow your cup
away….
Would love to see your Fornasetti plates, I think the cup has a hairline crack in the body too, so probably not usable for drinking out of but I aim to keep it and love it as something else. Just what…
I broke the handle off my favourite mug, a hand-painted one from Budapest, while washing up (that’s why I avoid washing up). I keep it on my desk for pens now, so I get to look at it all day long.
yeiiii….. Im your follower n° 31…..will put Fornasseti phots and tag you…..would love to see Alice’s Budapest mug as well…
I just posted 7 pictures for you ( tagged) from all the Fornasetti around my kitchen….Im afraid the photos are not soo good, I wanted to show you the setting as well as the plates, but kitchen/ dining room ( I also have a computer there) is a rather long but straight room and the light…….well… just check it !
Big Heartfelt commiserations, there is a time to grieve, then what to do?; I just gave away a load of broken crockery I’d collected (since Lambeth are trying to destroy our housing co-op I’m having to cull my stuff – not easy when you’re a salvage person by nature) to Art 4 Space, a community arts group who work with kids and do alot of mosaic, so it’ll all be used in something positive and constructive. Failing that I hate to be a sugru bore, but I love the method’ if you can’t disguise it make a feature of it’.