Shiny balls of mud gallery
Way back in 2002, I posted a story about a Japanese schoolyard pastime called hikaru dorodango, where kids take playground mud, form it into balls, and then polish them to a mirror-like finish.
Here's the site of an American named Bruce Gardner who has been making beautiful dorodango and sharing his recipe for making them. Link
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