“Broken Vessels”
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These 12 oil paintings below are from my recent exhibition, “Broken Vessels.” This series is based on the philosophy of kintsugi. Started in the 14th Century, a Japanese Emperor broke his favorite teacup. Artisans fixed it by putting gold in the cracks. This makes the vessel stronger and more beautiful. People also break. Each painting represents an element that breaks in a human being and then has to be healed.
Each wooden panel below was cut up with a sabersaw and then reglued, repaired and then filled in with 24k gold paint and then 24k gold leaf.
![9-30-20_A_med res](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9-30-20_A_med-res-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #1 Spirituality”
![9-30-20_D_med res 2](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9-30-20_D_med-res-2-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #2 Physicality”
![rotate security med](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rotate-security-med.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #3 Security”
![9-30-20_C_med res copy](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9-30-20_C_med-res-copy-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #4 Love
![Peace_med res](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Peace_med-res-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #5 Peace”
![Beauty_med. res](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Beauty_med.-res-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #6 Beauty”
![Innocence_low res](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Innocence_low-res.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #7 Innocence”
![Trust F 2](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Trust-F-2-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #8 Trust”
![Hope panel final](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hope-panel-final-1.jpeg)
“Broken Vessel #9 Hope”
![Faith F](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Faith-F-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #10 Faith”
![Endurance F](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Endurance-F-scaled.jpg)
“Broken Vessel #11 Endurance”
![identity F](http://swannportraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/identity-F-scaled.jpg)