You can hardly see the mend.

Some repairs for you . . .
mended plate, mended plate

mended plate stapled, mended plate stapled

riveted porcelain, riveted porcelain

mended wooden bowl, mended wooden bowl

broken glued bowl, broken glued bowl

bowl with rivets, bowl with rivets

jug with rivets, jug with rivets
If you'd like attribute this post some kind of metaphorical meaning as we approach Valentines day please feel free.

6 comments:

  1. Josh van Gelder12 February 2012 at 02:47

    I loved this post - so poetic and gorgeous. This takes 'make do and mend' to a whole new creative level.

    The bowl with the ship on it is particularly splendid. The repair work makes it almost a completely different vessel. You can enjoy the craftmanship of the potter and then enjoy the craftmanship of the repair. Double bubble!

    The Antiques Roadshow would definitely not approve, though...

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  2. Jo Waterhouse12 February 2012 at 09:14

    I'm glad you liked it! Broke is indeed more poetic.
    The top bowl you can actually see daylight through, pretty special.

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    1. Madeleine13 February 2012 at 14:48

      Don't they say "shows signs of restoration" in the antique trade?

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  3. Jane17 May 2012 at 01:01

    In the antique trade when something was cracked 'a/f ' was written on the price tag.
    This stood for 'as found' in genteel shops or 'absolutely ****ed' in the more gung-ho establishments.

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  4. emily18 October 2012 at 01:27

    I love these staples! Such heartfelt mending. It has reminded me of this scene from the Chinese film The Road Home:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi141UW86mY

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  5. Jo Waterhouse18 October 2012 at 02:38

    That clip's amazing. Thank you Lady Botterman. Might have to get a hold of the whole film

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