What if failure were a prerequisite for better appreciation and management of success? That's the central question I'd like us to explore. And why? Because there are still parents, educators, ...

Kintsugi (golden joinery) is a distinctively Japanese technique of restoring broken pottery and ceramics using urushi (lacquer) with metallic powders to give the appearance of gold and silver lining ...

Roughly translating as ‘joining with gold’, the ancient repair technique uses urushi lacquer and powdered gold to restore broken teaware, based on the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: finding beauty ...

SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...

Have you ever broken something of value? Maybe you broke your favorite coffee mug, a bone in your body, a family heirloom, a garage window, an appliance in your home. Alternatively, maybe what was ...

In our 20s and 30s, there can be immense pressure to measure up to the expectations of society, our families, our friends and even those we have for ourselves. Many people look back and feel ...

A statue/head of a woman, broken and repaired with gold. Source: Original: Billie Bond, Canva. Edited: Ludmila Praslova The world seems to be changing faster and ever more dramatically, challenging ...

In this video, I’ll show you how to build a round concrete coffee table and then add the unique art of DIY Kintsugi to give it a stunning, one-of-a-kind look. From shaping the concrete to using the ...

After more than two years of leading our districts through the pandemic, many superintendents are faced with the reality that there is no “returning to normal.” Instead, we have a remarkable ...