SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...

The image caught me by surprise. Unlike most images that dissolve quickly into the next sense-impression, this one kept reverberating within. What was it that so captivated my attention? The image was ...

This Nov. 11, 2018 photo shows an example of Kintsugi at the Kuge Crafts workshop in Tokyo. Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese method of repairing broken pottery with gold that creates a new work of art.

If you search online for “kintsugi,” most of what you’ll find in English is self-help advice that uses this Japanese craft as a jumping-off point. The idea of repairing broken pottery in a way that ...