Paint your own Daruma and Fortune Cat

Daruma, a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism, is now widely known these days thanks to Japanese comics and animations. Users of Daruma first make a wish and paint/draw in one eye on the doll. After their wish is granted, they fill in the other eye. It is a very popular good luck charm in Japan.

Fortune cats/lucky cats are also a very popular form of a good luck charm. Depending on the color and the side of the arm it is raising, it can mean to bring people luck or money.

In this workshop, you will paint your own Daruma and Fortune Cat figures made of paper mache, or washi paper. These traditional good luck charms are normally much larger in size, but the ones you will paint will be smaller. For centuries, these are still very much loved in the Japanese culture.

Let’s make a one of a kind good luck charm for yourself and grant a wish!

See artist and instructor, Hiromu Moulinette (Morine)’s current exhibition,  「掌の宇宙」 Cosmos on the Palm starting June 22 at RESOBOX LIC!

Also check out Hiromu’s workshop on Asobi no Tsugi ~ Fixing Pottery and Ceramics using Traditional Japanese Methods this June 22nd and 23rd at 4:15pm!