Middle school art students create kintsugi pottery for a cause
Middle school 3D art learned a new pottery technique recently that demonstrates how beautiful once-broken pieces are art can be when they are mended. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold and is built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art.
“This project was brought to me by Wesleyan mom Deena Coughlin,” said Kristie Onorato, middle school art teacher. “Deena volunteers with an organization called The Younique Foundation, which is an organization that supports survivors of childhood sexual abuse. For an upcoming event, they are featuring Kintsugi bowls as centerpieces and invited our art students to create some of the centerpieces.”
After learning about this method of pottery, students created their own bowls that were fractured and then repaired. The beautiful end products are not only stronger pottery but also excellent reminders of the message of the Gospel.
“I love this project because it is a visual representation of God’s love for us,” Onorato went on to say. “We are all flawed and broken, but with Christ’s sacrifice for us, we are beautifully repaired and restored.”
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After learning about this method of pottery, students created their own bowls that were fractured and then repaired. The beautiful end products are not only stronger pottery but also excellent reminders of the message of the Gospel.
“I love this project because it is a visual representation of God’s love for us,” Onorato went on to say. “We are all flawed and broken, but with Christ’s sacrifice for us, we are beautifully repaired and restored.”
