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Maybe you can....

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:07 am
by Tony_in_NYC
Maybe you can polish a turd!!
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That there my friends, is a ball of mud. Japanese children have been making these things for hundreds of years. They are called Dorodango. However, the practice of the artform was in a decline in the previous decade or so, then there was a resurgence of the practice during the last few years. Why? I guess people enjoy the challenge of polishing balls of mud. I think it is pretty fascinating.
A few more pics:
Created from a dark green deposit in the Manzano Mountains.
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This guy took the art to a whole new level:
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Who would have thought you could make a ball of mud look so good?

Re: Maybe you can....

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:53 am
by deadedith
And here I thought that stuffing your pillow with belly button fuzz was quite an aspiration.
DaveB