130,00 €
This one carries her name directly, rather than a story borrowed from the day I found it. Project I.P., for Ivana Petan, the same studio, the same generous afternoon that brought Split into my hands. Where that bowl broke in a single quiet line, this one had more to say. Several fragments, gathered near the rim, the breaks branching out the way a river does when it reaches flatter ground, looking for more than one way forward.
It is a wider piece, more open, the kind of bowl that holds the light differently depending on where you stand over it. The breaks gather mostly along one edge, close together, as though whatever happened to it happened in one place and the rest of the bowl simply absorbed the consequence.
Some pieces ask to be dressed in a story. This one only asked to carry her name forward, the way a piece sometimes becomes a quiet thank you for an afternoon neither of us expected.
一 Looking
Several fragments, gathered near the rim, were set together and studied at length. The branching breaks needed to be understood as a group before any single line could be addressed.
二 First bond
Epoxy was worked along each fracture in sequence, the fragments held steady while every bond found its place against the next.
三 Building up
With several lines meeting close together, a second pass reinforced the seams from beneath, giving each fragment time to settle fully before any decoration began.
四 Gold
A final coat carried gold toned powder into all the seams at once, the branching lines catching the light together rather than as separate marks, gathered near the rim the way they had broken.
This bowl carries several seams gathered near one edge, more intricate than most, though no more demanding 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 over time, as any epoxy bond would ask. Beyond that, it asks for very little, only somewhere it can catch a bit of light across its wide, flared rim, where the gold lines gather and the bowl’s whole history sits close together in one place.
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.