{"id":1955934,"date":"2026-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955934"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:00:00","slug":"ava-roth-collaborates-with-insects-to-create-kintsu-bee-ceramic-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955934","title":{"rendered":"Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create \u2018Kintsu-Bee\u2019 Ceramic Vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a ceramic mug that has been &quot;repaired&quot; with organically formed honeycomb in the style of Japanese kintsugi, with bees crawling on it\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create \u2018Kintsu-Bee\u2019 Ceramic Vessels<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-26T09:19:53-05:00\">May 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F05%2Fava-roth-bees-honeycomb-ceramic-kintsugi-sculptures%2F&amp;title=Ava%20Roth%20Collaborates%20with%20Insects%20to%20Create%20%26%238216%3BKintsu-Bee%27%20Ceramic%20Vessels\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474333\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avaroth.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ava Roth<\/a>\u2019s sculpture practice, a finished piece is the result of careful planning and tending, but the outcome can only be predicted so much. Whether creating wooden frameworks or organic embroideries, the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/ava-roth\">leaves it to bees<\/a> to create the ultimate form.<\/p>\n<p>Roth has long invited the honeycomb-building insects to play a role in her work, often adding wonderfully bulbous constructions that occasionally disrupt the artist\u2019s carefully placed boundaries. Wooden pieces are mandala-like and take on the quality of low reliefs once the bees have done their part. Recently, she leapt into the three-dimensional realm via ceramics and a time-honored tradition of repair in her series <em>Kintsu-Bee.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474333\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2019\" height=\"1758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-5.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic plate that has been &quot;repaired&quot; with organically formed honeycomb in the style of Japanese kintsugi\" class=\"wp-image-474335\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The new body of work is a play on the Japanese word <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kintsugi\">kintsugi<\/a>, <\/em>which describes a traditional method of repairing ceramics with metallic lacquer. The process embraces the nature of the breakage itself, mending the vessel yet highlighting the cracks as a way of embracing the object\u2019s history rather than trying to camouflage it. In Roth\u2019s iteration, bees are invited to reconstruct the missing parts, guided around forms to create the missing handle of a mug or fill in the fissures of a dinner plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMirroring the philosophy of <em>kintsugi<\/em>, the unique architecture of the comb acts both as a restorative measure and as a visual memory of the past,\u201d says a statement.\u00a0\u201cWhen extracted, the delicacy and complexity of the composite objects\u2014half human and half insect\u2014tell a story not just of human violence but of the earth\u2019s capacity for repair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more on Roth\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avarothart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474333\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2519\" height=\"2577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-8.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic bowl that has been &quot;repaired&quot; with organically formed honeycomb in the style of Japanese kintsugi\" class=\"wp-image-474338\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474333\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-7.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic vase that has been &quot;repaired&quot; with organically formed honeycomb in the style of Japanese kintsugi\" class=\"wp-image-474337\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474333\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/roth-1.jpg\" alt=\"a small ceramic vessel that has been &quot;repaired&quot; 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