The Ancient Art of Suiseki Stones (Complete Suiseki Course)

Explore the form classification of suiseki stones, defining suiseki by form and showing how stones resemble natural objects such as mountains, a pregnant figure, or a humble house.

Explore the form classification of suiseki stones, including mountain, doha stone, valley balance, human and animal figures, water-related forms, coastal and island stones, tunnels, thatched huts, shelters, and abstract stones.

Explore surface pattern classification, where stones are defined by natural engravings with no human alterations, revealing landscapes, plants, celestial object, weather, and more, plus a types document.

Classify stones by their origin and explore a Japanese suiseki collection. Learn terms like Setagawa-ishi, Sajigawa-ishi, Kitakami-ishi, and Furaya-ishi, and extend classification to Mojave, Ligurian Alps, and Caribbean stones.

Identify local places to find suiseki stones, including beaches, rocky terrain, and rivers, to relax, connect with nature, and discover ever-changing stones through repeated visits.

Discover the best colors for suiseki stones, from dark green, red, brown, blue, and gray to the most appreciated black, and learn how wetting reveals true color before selection.

Discover techniques to darken suiseki stones and prolong the dark color for exhibit, using hand-sweat rubbing, baby oil, and petroleum jelly, then remove excess shine to improve patina.

Identify suiseki stones by avoiding soft, white, coral fossils, petrified wood, boring stones, sand formations, and quartz patterns; seek hard stones that resemble a beautiful landscape.

Prepare for a suiseki collecting trip by dressing for terrain, protecting yourself from sun, packing water, snacks, a backpack, extra clothes, and never going alone, and check the weather beforehand.

Join a beachside search for suiseki stones and learn how rocks become landscape-inspired subjects, from mountains to waterfalls, and imagine their suiban display.

Appreciate recently collected stones by visualizing them in sand, exploring multiple angles to reveal landscape, mountain, shelter, and lighthouse scenes, and using pagoda tenpai for visualization.

Learn to clean recently collected Suiseki stones by soaking in water with dishwasher soap for three days, then remove barnacles and mud before Yoseki.

Discover the best woods for daizas, from rosewood in Japan to mahogany locally, and learn to select clean, even-thickness cuts at the lumber mill for affordable daizas.

Identify essential tools for crafting a daiza, including grinder, jig saw, die grinder, router, wood bits, eye protection, N95 mask, sanding sheets, clear coat spray, and wood stain.

Craft a daiza for a flat-bottom stone by marking the stone, routing and sanding the wood to fit, and shaping four feet before finishing in the next lecture.

Craft a daiza for an irregular bottom stone by marking and carving wood for a precise fit. Use carbon paper, a router, die grinder, and jigsaw to elevate the stone.

Continue crafting the daiza for an irregular bottom stone, shaping six exterior feet, smoothing edges with a router, grinder, and sanding, then staining with red mahogany and finishing with varnish.

Learn to display landscape stones in suiban and doban by using water-filled sand, placing stones off-center, and adjusting composition for island and mountain scenes.

Use tenpai to gauge scale in suiseki compositions, aiming to use only one tenpai at a time to balance elements like mountains, temples, fishermen, boats, on the suiban.

Explore the art of suiseki by discovering stones with multiple display sides, from mountain landscapes to coastal scenes, and learn how multiple sides enhance value and display options.

Explore how cutting stones reveals islands and landscapes, turning uncut stones into beautiful suiseki with thin daizas.

Demonstrates cutting stones with a wet saw and diamond blade, shaping two suiseki from each stone, then smoothing edges with a die grinder before displaying them in a suiban.