Kintsugi Tile

One of the roof tiles I painted butterflies on fell off our fence the other day and broke. I thought this was an opportunity to try kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing ceramics with visible gold joints. Sort of OK for a first attempt, I think. However, it probably can’t go back outside which leaves me with a decision about whether I should paint a replacement, and if so whether it should be the same butterfly (a Painted Lady) or a different one?

Tin Butterfly

I made this out of a section from an old can. I was worried the paint wouldn’t stick unless I used some kind of primer, but though it slid around a bit it seems OK.