Much like during the process of Kintsugi, where nothing is too broken that can’t be fixed and made whole, we are never too broken, too shattered, too hidden, too much of a misfit for repair, a ...

The ancient Japanese artform of kintsugi, ... "It used to be my grandmother's swan, but now it's my grandmother's swan that… has this beautiful golden necklace on," she says.

Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws.