Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi
Porcelain plate
2023
6" x 3/4"

This plate is part of set that belonged to my mother.
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi porcelain, glue
Detail of bowl
2023
porcelain, glue

Three of the four bowls broke when I shipped them home.
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi
Detail of bowl
2023
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi porcelain bowls, glue, plexiglass
4 Bowls
2023
porcelain bowls, glue, plexiglass
8" x 4' x 1"
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi Paperback
David Copperfield
1989 - 2024
Paperback

This 1989 Bantam paperback copy of David Copperfield broke into pieces as I was reading it recently.
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi book pages, thread, mounted on board
David Copperfield, Abridged
2024
book pages, thread, mounted on board
12" x 48"

In an attempt to preserve the book, I sewed the first 10 chapter pages together as a kind of musical score.
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi
detail of threads
detail
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi
Detail of title page
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi
Kite for Mr. Dickens
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi 98 paperback pages, thread, wood, glue
Kite for Mr. Dickens
2024-25
98 paperback pages, thread, wood, glue
6' x 4' plus tail

Chapter 14:
“There’s plenty of string,” said Mr. Dick, “and when it flies high, it takes the facts a long way. That’s my manner of diffusing ‘em. I don’t know where they may come down. It’s according to circumstances, and the wind, and so forth; but I take my chance of that."
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi


example of hand-stitching
Martha Schlitt A Kind of Kintsugi


plus me for scale