Modern Kintsugi NY

Gather Facilitator: Sarah Tintle

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.

MAY 29, 2025 - AAPI Collab with AKIN

Locations: Soho, NYC | Dumbo, Brooklyn

Available Dates:

05/19/ Mon | 7-9 PM EST | Sold Out | Soho, NYC

05/29/ Thu | 6-8 PM EST | $95 | Dumbo, Brooklyn

AAPI Collab MAY 29, 2025: 12 spots per session.

Sarah Tintle

Kintsugi Faciliator

Sarah Winston Tintle is a modern Kintsugi facilitator. In this role, Sarah focuses on creating beauty from brokenness, in an effort to make the world a more peaceful place, one creation at a time. She holds a B.S. from Vanderbilt University and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Duke University. Sarah has worked as a pediatric physical therapist for the past 18 years, and this work has framed how she views her role as an artist. Sarah’s desire is for all people (children and adults!) to be able to live their lives to their fullest potential. She sees play as an essential component to learning, not only with pediatric clients, but with adult learners as well. She uses this lens to invite class participants to engage in a playful way, in order to more deeply understand how beauty is made. She is also the author of a children’s book, Golden Scars (coming to print summer 2025!), which introduces children and their parents to the healing power of Kintsugi. Sarah is a committed advocate for a variety of local and international organizations with a focus on supporting women and children. And she is a mom, and enjoys spending time with her three amazing and crazy children and her dog, Caesar!

Sarah Tintle
  • “The Kintsugi experience was an opportunity to acknowledge and mend the places of shattering in my life as well as re-imagine what restoration could be.”

    — Sandhya Oaks | Consultant, Story Coach
  • “Esther’s Kintsugi Gather workshop was a practice of soul-mending; not only did she and Grace lead us through the practical techniques of the art form but cultivated an atmosphere of reflection and attentiveness to the broken places of our own stories. It was a rich and memorable experience I would recommend to anyone seeking to expand their repertoire of soulful practices.”

    — Amanda Iglesias | Architect
  • “This Kintsugi workshop came at the perfect time. It was both therapeutic and enjoyable. It allowed me to reflect on the year and my life and see how just like these broken pieces that I had brought, my life is most authentic and beautiful when I embrace my blemishes and cracks. Thank you for facilitating Esther! I learned so much from you and the reflections from everyone else who was participating. I can’t wait for the next Gathering!”

    — Chisom A’Marie | Venture Capitalist