110,00 €
This cup broke with a kind of intention. Two cracks started low on the wall, far apart, and climbed until they met at the rim. The speckled clay, darkening from a pale foot, already looked like a mountainside. The break only drew the outline.
Each seam was filled slowly and finished in gold, so the lines catch the light the way a trail does in late afternoon.
Turn the cup in your hands and the mountain disappears. The lines drift apart, a single seam runs quietly down the inside, and it becomes a different landscape altogether, more like rain on a window than a peak.
I named it Yama, mountain, for the side that faced me first. Two paths begin in different places and meet at the top.
一 Looking
Two cracks rising from opposite sides to meet at the rim, and a third running quietly down the inside. The pieces were set together and turned slowly in the hand before anything was fixed, so the slope of each line could be seen from every side.
二 First bond
Epoxy was worked along each seam in turn, the walls held steady while the bond settled into the places where the cup had once been whole, rising back up toward the rim one line at a time.
三 Gold
Once cured, gold powder was drawn along every seam, meeting at the peak the way the cracks themselves had, a mountain on one side and, turned in the hand, something else entirely.
This cup carries its seams on both sides, a mountain from one angle and something quieter from another, more to look at than to worry over. 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. Give it a place on a shelf, perhaps with a few dried stems, and turn it now and then, so the mountain can return to the side that first faced you, and remind you that two paths starting far apart can still meet at the top.
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
- Gold tone mica powder (synthetic, not genuine gold)
- 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.