Kintsugi Stud Earrings Made From Redwood Burl Wood, Inlaid With 22ct Gold Leaf
Description
Introducing our Kintsugi Stud Earrings made from unique redwood burl wood, inlaid with beautiful 22ct gold leaf. Each piece symbolizes the beauty of imperfection in a fashionable way.
Inlay 22ct gold leaf or fine silver.
Ear wires are 9ct or sterling silver
Wood Size
Approx. 16mm by 4mm (size can be customised)
How it is made
The design is carved out, inlaid with 22ct gold leaf, then back filled with a resin to bring up to same level as wood, to represent the real kintsugi art of broken pieces stuck back together.
The designs will always be slightly different, as they are freehand drawn for every piece.
Finish
Finished natural with shellac and wax. Waterproof gloss option is also available.
Made to order
Necklace is made to order and may vary slightly, but equally as nice, every piece is unique.
Packaging
Item will come in a gift box with ribbon.
If you are buying as a gift and wanted something a bit more special, please choose gift wrapped service, where you can also add a short message that we will print and put with your order.
Commissions welcome
Handmade in England
About Kintsugi & Bog Oak Wood
Kintsugi Philosophy
Kintsugi can relate to the Japanese philosophy of mushin (無心, "no mind"), which encompasses the concepts of non-attachment, acceptance of change, and fate as aspects of human life.
Not only is there no attempt to hide the damage, but the repair is literally illuminated... a kind of physical expression of the spirit of mushin....Mushin is often literally translated as "no mind," but carries connotations of fully existing within the moment, of non-attachment, of equanimity amid changing conditions. ...The vicissitudes of existence over time, to which all humans are susceptible, could not be clearer than in the breaks, the knocks, and the shattering to which ceramic ware too is subject. This poignancy or aesthetic of existence has been known in Japan as mono no aware, a compassionate sensitivity, or perhaps identification with, [things] outside oneself.
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.[2] The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.[3] It is prevalent throughout all forms of Japanese art.[4] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō), suffering (苦, ku) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空, kū).
Characteristics of wabi-sabi aesthetics and principles include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature.