Friday, March 29, 2024

Day 4233: Aagami Workshop and Clutter.

 

 

"Reluctant Hero": photo, digital collage

 

 

 


  

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Click : Jacob Collier, It Don't Matter

 


  

 

 
2GN2S
 

41st Annual Summer Paper-making Workshop -

41st Summer Papermaking Workshop: August 16-20, 2024


At this intensive workshop only 14 spaces, you’ll learn all steps of Japanese papermaking plus decorative “Sekkazome” dyeing, Japanese stitch bookbinding and natural Indigo dyeing, from our master papermakers here at Awagami. Suitable for those serious about paper, this international workshop has been well received over the years.


41st Summer Papermaking Workshop Schedule:

Day 1: 8:30-16:30 - Orientation, Kozo (mulberry) Prep: Peeling, Cooking, Etc.

Day 2: 9:00-16:30 - Awagami Presentation, Cleaning & Hand Beating of Kozo18:30-20:30 - ‘Sekkazome’  Washi Dyeing

Day 3: 9:00-16:30 Washi Papermaking: Sheet Forming Demo & Practice

Day 4: 9:00-16:30 Washi Papermaking Sheet Forming, Pressing & Board Drying

18:30-20:30 Traditional Japanese Bookbinding

Day 5: 9:00-12:00 Washi Drying

12:30-13:30 Graduation Ceremony

13:30-15:30 Natural Indigo Dyeing

15:30 - Collecting / Packing of All Finished Papers

*Scheduling is subject to slight change.




Awagami Factory Papermill - 141 Kawahigashi, Yamakawa-cho, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima  JAPANWorkshop Fee > ¥150,000 (Includes daily bento lunch)

* ”Yawata” hotel fee is not included but is very reasonable at approx. ¥7,800 per night (incl. breakfast & dinner!!). You’ll pay hotel directly upon check-in https://u-yawata.jp/businesshotel.html    

Deadline > July 16, 2024 (or once 14 people have applied and paid)


   




 

CLUTTER???


 
 
 
 
 
 

 






 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
A 4+ minute video, noodle , here
 
  
Just because ...
  

 
Golden Pheasant



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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Day 4232: Upcycling and TBT.

 

 

"Error": junj mail collage.

 

 




  

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Click : Al Green, Everything's Gonna Be Alright

 


  

 

 
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A Nonprofit Is Creating Modern Loungers Entirely from Plastic Pulled from Bali’s Waterways


 
Despite the idyllic photos that populate Instagram feeds and travel blogs, Bali has a plastic problem. The island produces 1.6 million tons of waste each year, and thanks to ocean currents, it also receives tidal waves of pollution from neighboring islands that bury its beaches in mounds of trash, debris, and even rotting animal carcasses during monsoon season. To mitigate the problem, two sister organizations have teamed up to clean Bali’s waterways and transform the uncovered waste into useful goods.an the island's waterways and transform the uncovered waste into useful goods.






Sungai Watch leads the first part of the process by identifying problem rivers and installing wide barriers to trap pollution. Since launching in 2020, the nonprofit has pulled 1,718,562 kilograms, nearly 1,900 tons, of plastic from the waterways.






Once cleaned and sorted, the waste is handed off to Sungai Design, which shreds and presses the material into large panels. CNC machines cut parametric components that are fashioned into a line of modern chairs, while offcuts are recycled into other products. Available in two shapes and three colors, the speckled designs both feature wide, sloping seats and angular legs. Each recycles an estimated 30 kilograms of plastic.

To dive into the trash collection process, head to YouTube, and shop available products from Sungai Design.





 

 

Throwback Thursday ..



GREEN BELT KUMITE CHALLENGE: 

Riverside Dojo vs Costa Mesa Dojo

Honbu Dojo, Santa Ana, CA. 1986

CM Dojo team: Matt Johnson, Mark Sollberger, Brian Bingman, Denny Rivera, Craig Nomura, David Walter. Riv Dojo: 6 green belts

 Judges: Mark Martinez, Chino Zabadua, Martha Zebadua, Leo Nakamura, Cherri Manasse

 
 
 
 
 

  
 
A5 minute video,  Sleeping in , here
 
 
 
 
  
 
Just because ...
 
 
Seriema-Cariama
 

 

 

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