105,00 €
Not every piece arrives with a name attached to where it came from. This one came without a mark, without a maker I could point to with any certainty, just a plate that found its way into my hands the way some things do, sideways, unaccompanied by the usual paperwork of memory.
What it offered instead was the break itself, three lines meeting at a single point near the rim, branching out across the surface like something caught mid decision about which direction to take. There is a kind of plate that breaks in one clean stroke and asks for nothing more than patience. This was not that. Three fragments, three angles, a small negotiation at the center of where they all needed to agree.
I named it Kaki, for the persimmon that sat on it the day I first looked at it properly, that particular orange against the pale, speckled glaze, the kind of color that makes you notice a plate you might otherwise have walked past.
一 Looking
Three fragments, meeting at a single point, were set together and studied before any decision was made. The angles needed to agree with each other before anything could be fixed in place.
二 First bond
Epoxy was worked along each of the three lines in turn, the fragments held steady while the bond settled into the places where they had once simply been one piece, undivided.
三 Copper
Once cured, copper toned powder was drawn into all three seams, meeting at their shared center the way the cracks themselves had, a small constellation across the plate’s surface.
This plate carries three seams meeting at a single point, more intricate to look at than to live with. A soft cloth and mild soap are enough, with a brief wash rather than a long soak, since the epoxy beneath prefers it that way.
Keep it from direct heat and prolonged sunlight, as any epoxy bond would ask. Otherwise, it asks for very little. Let something sit on it now and then, the way the persimmon once did, and let the three lines remind you that even an unmarked piece, with no story behind it, can still arrive somewhere worth keeping.
This piece is repaired with epoxy resin and is intended for decorative use only. It should not be used to serve or store food or liquids.
- Synthetic epoxy resin
- Copper tone mica powder (synthetic, not genuine copper)
- Wipe with a soft cloth and mild soap
- Do not soak or submerge
- Dry immediately after washing
- Keep away from direct heat and prolonged sunlight
This piece is repaired with epoxy resin and is intended for decorative use only. It should not be used to serve or store food or liquids.