I fortell a new craze! On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:01 AM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 25, 10:56 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Looks and sounds like a fabulous weekend. >> >> Tell me about the hikaru dorodango. (My wife translated for me.) Does >> it fire and glaze, like ceramic? It's beautiful! May have to try that >> next campfire.... >> >> Rob in Seattle > > Nope...it's just dirt, water, and your hands. My example is novice > compared to what can be achieved. But really all you do is make a ball > of mud, try to pack it as tight as you can, then you keep dusting it > with dry dirt and wiping it off. It goes from looking like a knappy > suede ball, to velvety, to leather, and the more you do the shinier it > gets. Good ones look like polished marble or glass. > > I saw one at a local art gallery, and was completely amazed. Went home > that day to give it a try. Apparently it's a playground activity in > Japan according to the write up in the gallery. I did some research at > home and there is plenty on the interwebz which is where I learned how > to make them. > > Have fun! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > >
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