Another new project for a different day… dorodango

This is another project I will do, though much sooner than the last one I posted.  Actually, I may do this in the next few weeks since I’m not currently working.  This is the Japanese art of Dorodango.  According to the website www.dorodango.com, Dorodango is….

“A traditional pastime among the children of Japan, the exact origin of hikaru dorodango is unknown. The tradition was dying out until taken up by Professor Fumio Kayo, of the Kyoto University of Education, as a means to study the psychology of children’s play. In the course of his research, Kayo developed a simple technique for creating dorodango. With the help of Japanese media, Kayo has revived and extended the popular reach of this tradition to the point where it is now an international phenomenon.”

Basically dorodango are dried mudballs that are polished to a shiny piece of art. Check out the pictures.  It’s pretty wild to imagine they were just balls of dirt that were polished and dried out.  Hopefully my balls turn out as shiny as this dude’s.  Yes, I know what I just said. Check out the site HERE. And don’t miss the galery, some really cool dorodango.