Toilet Paper Rolls and Other Cardboard Tubes
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TED Talks about Creative Reuse
Making toys from trash. Building homes from trash. Weaving art from trash. Next-level creative reuse in Egypt and Japan. These are the topics of my five favorite TED Talks about creative reuse. Read more ›
Reuse Chopsticks
Global demand for disposable chopsticks has been increasing so remember to carry your own, and get ideas on creatively reusing your old disposable ones. Read more ›
Taiko and Creative Reuse
My two hobbies – creative reuse of trash and playing taiko – actually have a lot in common. Learn how creative reuse is part of taiko. Read more ›
Kadomatsu from Recycled Materials
This traditional Japanese decoration is made around the new year for good luck. Read more ›
Weaving Stories About Our Ancestors at Obon
At Obon, we remember our ancestors. This year, we’ll do it on a loom, writing messages and stories on strips of fabric. Read more ›
Making Handmade Obon Tenugui for Bon Odori Dancing
At the Obon festival at Ekoji Buddhist Temple, people can use a stamp to decorate a tenugui, or cloth hand towel, and then dance with it at the community dance. Read more ›
Becoming an Official Nen Daiko Member & Preparing for Obon Festival
After nine months of intense learning, we three apprentices survive an intense weekend of evaluations and building performance stages – but also yummy ramen and many laughs. Read more ›
Taiko Bachi Bags
Quilted from Japanese fabrics for two fellow Taiko players who are leaving our performance group Read more ›
Becoming a Taiko Drummer
I am taking beginning Taiko classes and it is a dream come true! Read more ›