Modern Kintsugi, MD

Gather Artist: Joey Tomassoni

The art of Kintsugi embodies new beauty made through imperfections. It’s an artistry of mending broken pieces, symbolically representing how brokenness in our lives can transform to places of beauty and power. Instead of hiding chipped and broken parts, when imperfections are pronounced with the gold, symbolizing the light, you behold something that’s more beautiful. It’s an art form of mending to make new. In this Gather, we’ll have an open time to share personal discovery with each other as we apply Kintsugi to a piece we’ve each brought with us. We’ll share a time of personal reflection and beholding through working with our hands.

Please do not break things to bring. Instead, look for cracked, chipped, and broken ceramics you already have. No glass, please.

Location: Annapolis, MD

Available Dates:

11/08/ Fri | 7-9 PM EST | $85

12 spots total. Added details to follow closer to the gathering date.

Joey Tomassoni

Joey Tomassoni

Joey Tomassoni is a husband, father, painter, and pastor residing in Annapolis, MD. He is the founding Pastor of Downtown Hope, a local church in Annapolis, MD, and of Estuary, a 501C3 missional order equipping the church to have an impact beyond its walls. As a painter Joey’s work includes national and international collaborative projects exploring the intersection between faith, beauty and life. His work has been shown internationally and published in the Washington Post, USA Today and other online and local media outlets. Joey shows his work in galleries and alternative spaces around the United States and consults with organizations and churches to cultivate beauty within their ecosystems. Joey holds a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) from American University and a Masters in Applied Theology (MTh) from the University of Oxford with a focus on Theological Beauty.