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Jul 14, 2013
"A creative mind sees every pile of "junk" as a jigsaw puzzle." --Steve Supple
Making Good: The Art of Repair
"The 16th-century Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyu is said to have ignored his host's fine Song Dynasty Chinese tea jar until the owner smashed it in despair at his indifference. After the shards had been painstakingly reassembled by the man's friends, Rikyu declared: 'Now, the piece is magnificent.' So it went in old Japan: when a treasured bowl fell to the floor, one didn't just sigh and reach for the glue. The old item was gone, but its fracture created the opportunity to make a new one." This article navigates beyond the benefits of being thrifty, and brings light to the concept of repairing things in order to breathe new life and beauty into them.
BE THE CHANGE
Find a personal belonging on the verge of being designated as "trash", and apply your creative vision to transform it into a "treasure".
