Half sheet (57 x 38cm) watercolour, bismuth crystal and filings, painting on Baohong 300gsm rough press paper, 2021. Bismuth drops were handmade by Richard Egli @richardegliart in Zurich, Switzerland
The Rainbow Willow is a song by Jake Xerxes Fussell, 2019
The Rainbow Willow with Large Bismuth
Kintsugi is the general concept of highlighting or emphasizing imperfections, visualizing mends and seams as an additive or an area to celebrate or focus on, rather than absence or missing pieces. Modern artists experiment with the ancient technique as a means of analyzing the idea of loss, synthesis, and improvement through destruction and repair or rebirth.