Yuka Morino, an artist who runs Three Little Spruce, grew up in Kyoto, Japan. She now lives on Quadra Island, B.C., and offers repair services for ceramics using the traditional Japanese method called Kintsugi. She believes in the spirit of wabi-sabi found in Japanese culture, valuing and cherishing the aging and damage of objects as “scenery” rather than hiding it. Additionally, she hopes to share the charm of treasuring things with those she meets through Japanese traditional culture.
Events with Yuka Morino
Kintsugi: Embracing ImperfectionSeptember 21 - 25, 2025
Kintsugi, 金継ぎ translated literally from Japanese means “golden joinery”. This traditional Japanese art used to repair broken ceramics uses natural materials, like tree sap or urushi lacquer dusted with gold (or other precious metals) to make the cracks, or broken lines beautiful. The cracks are called Keshiki 景色 and in…