Misanga

Today's topic is making "misanga". What language is Misanga, I don't know. I think it may be Spanish. Misanga is kind of bracelet. I heard that at first, an athlete had worn it.When they make a wish, it is said that if the bracelet frayed and broken, their wish would come true. High school students like such things. They make Misanga of hemp or cotton. Particularly girl students must give their boyfriends. What do they make wish? I don"t know.

Typical Japanese.

I'm going to talk about a wrong Japanese way of thinking. All Japanese like good person. It means that they like people whose way of thinking is same with them. They don't admit various ways of thinking. The atmosphere stifles me. When I talk with someone, I would talk about my opinion directly. My opinion would be different with other people sometime. They would say "You are an artist, it's OK" However, they should admit various opinions of others who are not artists. Japanese think acting in harmony is important. I think, high school students are tied with the atmosphere. They cannot act different attitude with their friends. It seems that they feel stifled. (This picture is waterfall in Japan,"洒水の滝”）

Making sculpture.

I almost make sculpture only by my hand. I don't like using machine. At first , I use hammer drill machine when I cut a stone two. After that I curve a stone by my hand with hammer and chisel. I polish surface of sculpture by a whetstone at finishing works. Writing these arrangement is simple, but it takes a long time. I search shape what is good and beautiful during curving. And it is necessary to have good physical strength to keep going making works. I don't have it . I wish I had strong physical strength. So I could made much more works.

Wheel pottery.

When you want to make a lot of cups or dishes , you would be better to use wheel pottery. I feel like calming when I don't use such a machine. I like that, but making them by wheel pottery is as fun as making them by hand.