The genesis of the Japanese Kintsugi Art genre was over 600 years ago. In the repair of a broken vessel, gold is applied, and the original becomes of more value. Briefly, I recognized the courage of our ladies and their similarities to Kintsugi and their “beauty from ashes” stories...
From the beginning, we have taken pride in the fact that the tea we sell comes from some of the world’s best blenders with the expertise to concoct almost any flavor imaginable. The perfect cup of tea comes together when all the ingredients are blended expertly -- premium...
This is the Graduation Season. Many of us have shared the exuberance of a race to the finish of a life assignment and then slowed to a walk and then to a stutter step with the next task less clear. As we matriculate along the...
When someone dies in the South, Southerners know exactly what to do. Make a casserole. In fact, as we age and experience death more frequently, we keep at least two in the freezer at all times. While our motive to comfort is...
Kintsugi is an ancient and venerated Japanese tradition of mending and restoring broken porcelain with lacquer and powdered gold. Dated as early as the 15th Century, the unique method celebrates a vessel’s worn usage and fractures with applications of gold. Rather than lamenting the loss, grieving the fractures, and discarding a...
