I’m categorising this one under “extreme”.
Dorodango – Instructions under “create” and also more at this site.
Hikaru dorodango are balls of mud, molded by hand into perfect spheres, dried, and polished to an unbelievable luster. The process is simple, but the result makes it seem like alchemy.
Via link.
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that is simply amazing i have to try this…………
i love these… have seen them before and thought about trying it and now you have reinspired!
funny… anjali just wrote about making dorodango.
http://www.giantjeansparlor.net/archives/2007/05/dorodangosensei_and_me.html
Thankyou for this. I HAVE GOT YO TRY it with some of our red Australian earth. Thankyou so much.
The next big swap thing….buckets of dirt!
I made a dorodango for the first time the other day. It was a very satisfying experience. What I found most amazing was that I was could achieve a perfect sphere with just my hands – I guess it’s a long time since I played with mud!