Happy Valentines day. (a wee break from the norm)

For Valentines Day, I send a special message to you all.

Japanese art of Kintsugi follows a different philosophy.
Rather than disguising the breakage, kintsugi restores the broken item incorporating the damage into the aesthetic of the restored item, making it part of the object’s history.
Kintsugi uses lacquer resin mixed with powdered gold, silver, platinum, copper or bronze, resulting into something more beautiful than the original.
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For all my friends that may have been "Broken" at one time or another I send you hope.
I send you the hope that you will know that now you are more valuable and treasured.
If you have never been "Broken" please know that in my heart
I will try to be there and patch you up
with Gold if
 it happens.
I treasure you all.
~~Kathleen

See how this person made Kintsugi work for her when a whole shipment of Pottery arrived broken.

http://www.moraapproved.com/blogs/news/7799489-the-new-kintsugi-repair-kit-turning-tragedies-into-opportunities

"The Night The Northern Lights Surrounded Us"

"The Night The Northern Lights Surrounded Us"
Acrylics and Mixed media on Canvas
16" X 20"

I did this painting after a Hoar Frost settled into my world the other day.

Every blade of dried grass, every branch every electrical wire was covered in a delicate Hoar Frost.

When this happens and we are lucky enough to have no wind, the frost will stay on everything until the sun shines. Fortunate for us the day was overcast, so we had this beauty all day.

The following evening was  magical, one one in which the Northern Lights danced in just a glorious display.

They were so bright that the trees covered in delicate frost shone in the dark contrast to the sky in all its magnificent colour.

Hopefully I have somewhat captured this magic on my Canvas.

Detail;
This photo actually shows the true colours of this painting.

I hope You can see the Magic in this painting, it seems touched with electricity and just gleams.

~~Kathleen