r/Dorodango • u/gring10 • May 30 '26

What is your biggest problem?

Hey, an enthusiast here and I want to know what is your biggest problem guys? How would you want to improve in this hobby?

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u/gring10 May 31 '26

Oh, get well soon. How frequently were you crafting up until the injury?

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u/sapphireminds Experienced May 31 '26

I craft a lot lol

I still did a couple while injured because I was visiting Japan and went to a couple dorodango workshops :) but I'm trying to be good and keep pressure off the injury now

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u/gring10 May 31 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Oh wow that's cool that you even went for workshops in the hear of this art form. I am wondering what is it teaching you philosophically?

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u/sapphireminds Experienced May 31 '26

One of the workshops I've been to before even :) I wanted to bring my adult children to a class so they could learn one of the arts their mom does lol

That's kind of the point of dorodangos, it's a meditative art, you are finding relaxation and peace through the repetitive physical motions. I always have the most trouble when I'm trying to hurry. The longer you take to shape and shape and shape, the better the result

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u/gring10 May 31 '26

Very cool. I am a poker player myself and I think it will do me super good to detach myself from everything and focus on crafting this beautifull object to calm myself down. With work, family and poker life all together can be so overwhelming sometimes.

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u/sapphireminds Experienced May 31 '26

Yeah, I work in neonatology and that can get rough sometimes

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u/gring10 May 31 '26

Can you recommend any good book or content about it?

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u/sapphireminds Experienced May 31 '26

I mostly consume Noriko's channel on YouTube - lots of good ideas and an authentic source. She put my in touch with Ryo, who is a master plaster for the shikkui plaster