Sumi
Written by: adekun on 28 July, 2008 6:26 pm - Filed under: blog — No Comments »
The activity for yesterday’s edition of DASH村 was the making of writing tools for sumi-e.
First off was the ink stick (sumi); a tablet of soot bonded together with a warmed animal glue. After sweeping the stove and kiln’s flue, the shortfall was made up by burning more resinous wood.
Once ground in a pestle and mortar a little of the glue was added. (more…)
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