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hikaru dorodango - making japanese polished dirt balls

updated wed 22 feb 12

 

Vince Pitelka on mon 20 feb 12


Frank Gaydos wrote:
The Art of Polished Dirt Balls=3D20
http://relache.hubpages.com/hub/hikaru-dorodango - What it is.=3D20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3D1RN4yKvDruI - How-to video.=3D20
http://www.google.com/search?q=3D3DHikaru+Dorodango&hl=3D3Den&rlz=3D3D1T4GZ=
AZ_e=3D
nUS357US357&prmd=3D3Dimvns&tbm=3D3Disch&tbo=3D3Du&source=3D3Duniv&sa=3D3DX&=
ei=3D3Dijt=3D
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Frank -=3D20
My son Morgan's response when I forwarded this to him, "I am so glad =3D
people are out there doing important stuff, you know." =3D20
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/

Gayle Bair on tue 21 feb 12


Hi Vince,

On the other hand ;-)..... the kids who are making them are not cloistered
in a room staring at a electronic device's screen and killing images of
monsters etc for hours & hours. They have their hands on dirt and making
something that takes skill, patience, a degree of dexterity and aesthetics.
I could easily see it morphing into a love of clay.

Gayle

Gayle Bair Pottery
gayle@claybair.com
www.claybair.com




On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Vince Pitelka wrote:

> Frank Gaydos wrote:
> The Art of Polished Dirt Balls
> http://relache.hubpages.com/hub/hikaru-dorodango - What it is.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1RN4yKvDruI - How-to video.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=3DHikaru+Dorodango&hl=3Den&rlz=3D1T4GZAZ_e=
nUS357US357&prmd=3Dimvns&tbm=3Disch&tbo=3Du&source=3Duniv&sa=3DX&ei=3DijtBT=
7ePNaXq0gHw7aimCw&ved=3D0CDsQsAQ&biw=3D1920&bih=3D936- lots of pics.
>
> Frank -
> My son Morgan's response when I forwarded this to him, "I am so glad
> people are out there doing important stuff, you know."
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka@dtccom.net
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
>