Kintsugu

The art of precious scars.

March 2018 ©KAT

**Kintsugi :** mixed media on OSB, 240x120cm, ©KAT

The art of precious scars. Finding beauty in the cracks. Resilience. Accepting the things I cannot change.

Resilience is in the courage it takes to persevere. It is in my determination to live life fully, in valuing myself, in my ability to keep going, despite knowing fear is there, inside me, ready to pounce into action and knock me off balance at any moment.

I have scars. I have triggers. Some see me as flawed.

Some will see this painting as flawed. There are gaps in the paint, mistakes, obvious imperfections. I could have concealed them. Tried to fix the ‘flaws’. Instead I have chosen to embrace them, accentuate them, delineate them with gold to reveal their beauty

Fragments

all acrylic + metal pigments on chipboard 15cm x 15cm ©KAT