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The Meditative Art of Hikaru Dorodango: How Japanese Schoolchildren Turn Mud Into Shiny Spheres

Who knew dirt could be this pretty? The Japanese art of hikaru dorodango has made its way from humble nursery school playgrounds to the studios of artists worldwide. The term roughly translates to ...
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Local artist transforms New Mexico dirt into ancient art forms

ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico artist is turning piles of dirt into art. Hikaru Dorodango art is shiny, glossy, colorful balls of dried mud. Originally they were created by Japanese elementary ...
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I tried rolling the mud dango of the ``Koropika Dorodango production kit'' to make the mud dango just shiny

I think that many of you remember that when you were a kid, you made mud dango unwaveringly, but there were many times when you couldn't make it well, or the mud dango cracked over time. The ' ...
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Making Shiny Balls of Mud Is a Surprisingly Beautiful Art Form

Mix a little dirt and mud, shape it with your hands, and out pops a beautiful shiny mud ball that’s actually the Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango. It takes so much more work than that, of course, but ...
Mental Floss

The Meditative Art of Hikaru Dorodango: How Japanese Schoolchildren Turn Mud Into Shiny Spheres

A developmental psychology professor discovered hikaru dorodango in a Japanese schoolyard in 1999, and the practice is still inspiring artists worldwide today. Other artists around the world have also ...