Vase at Heart + Golden Within (Patreon)

Awhile ago I asked if you guys would like to see the drawing that accompanies the cold wire sculpture I made called "Golden Within" and here it is! These two pieces were made in 2019 and here is their story:--This sequel piece “Golden Within” represents the aftermath and second part to my previous piece, “Vase at Heart”, which is a digital illustration of a person holding the entity of a broken vase (symbolizing their heart or soul) which is slowly turning to gold from the inside out.

This idea comes from the Japanese art form of repairing broken vases and bowls with gold, which ultimately increases the value of the object. This is known as “Kintsugi” which translates to “Golden Joinery” in English. The objects repaired this way are considered more beautiful and improved on with the gold sealing the cracks back together in a very visible way, calling attention to the damage that was once done and how it was fixed. I took this inspiration to my emotional piece, Vase at Heart symbolizing the person being broken whether it being their heart or them as a person and the gold coloring spreading from the inside out representing the healing process one must go through.

The wire sculpture, “Golden Within” is the follow up or the second to this piece. Golden Within is a direct tie to the gold used in Kintsugi to repair the broken objects, hence the broken vase in the previous piece. This is portrayed through the golden figure which loosely represents a person with their hands cupped and outstretched as though they are giving something to another. These two pieces put together can also be interpreted as someone mending another’s broken heart/being or as the support system the person needs to help themselves in healing. These two emotional pieces heavily revolve around the Japanese art form, Kintsugi, which I have always found beautiful and symbolic to love, whether it be self love or love for another. This is what I hoped to portray in these two, “couple” pieces.A story about love.--Thank you for being interested in this piece as I love them both dearly and are very meaningful to me as I made them both whilst I was going through some tough times.