Brilliant earthen bowls

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Yes ... the Japanese, they were, would not take, everything is converted to absolute perfection with a taste of incomprehensibility. All these things they - samurai, kimono, cherry blossoms, sushi and rolls, anime, haiku and other rock gardens are fascinating as well as to the state of the art honed skill of finding harmony in everything.

A unrivaled Japanese cars? And though my heart belongs to the products of the German car industry, for example here is this - Volkswagen Tiguan, I can not not give due respect for Nissan, Mitsubishi and Honda.

Let's try to unravel the mystery of the inscrutable Japanese soul. Let's start with the traditional Japanese children's fun kids - creating brilliant balls of earth and water, the so-called Dorodango.

Theoretically, the process of creating Dorodango insanely simple, earth and water mixed to a state of plastic mud which forms a smooth ball. Next, it is dried and rubbed to a mirror shine, the so-called state of "Hikaru" ("shining"). But this is just only in words, but in reality it is a very laborious process that requires concentration, incredible diligence and patience. Getting the ideal shape of the ball and the subsequent polishing process takes a lot of time from several days to several months, depending on the diligence and the desired result. And the result is worth it! See for yourself Being a good anti-stress agent, art Dorodango haunts and other positive goals: You can imagine how a person is able to inspire the very fact that he creates with his hands something beautiful such unsophisticated components, such as land and water. Many Orientalists studying Dorodango in the context of cultural backgrounds, are philosophical and even religious grain in the idea of producing brilliant earthen balls.

Want to try again? Then here you:

Short-course Japanese manufacturing balls Dorodango.

For manufacturing Dorodango need sifted earth (sand precluded him from balls just fall apart when dried), some water and a lot of patience.
Now, remember, the ground can be anything but sand! From the color of the soil depends on the color of the future world.

Add a little water to wet the soil and form a shape of a ball with a perfectly smooth surface. Repeatedly bowl sprinkle dry soil and rub it into the surface.

... Sprinkle and rub ...

Once we accept the result of the start drying. This is the most important stage of manufacture Dorodango. To speed up the drying of use here is a clever method - Wrap the ball in a plastic bag and leave in the fridge for half an hour. Spread the ball need to soft ground, so as not to damage the ideal shape of the ball.

During this time, the moisture released from the ball settles condensation on the walls of the package. Gently pull out the ball, sprinkle dry soil and rub it.

During the drying process ...

Action will have to be repeated many times, because if you do not evaporate all the water, you get such result.

After complete drying, proceed to polish the ball with a soft cloth. The degree of time spent and make efforts depends much get shine, it can be easy to gloss or shine truly magnificent!