I couldn't help it.... I had to post a picture of Kamue, the seven year old son of Teruyo who had been a drawing student of mine 15 years ago when I lived in Sapporo. She was 16 then but now she is all grown up and has two wonderful children, Kamue is her oldest. I spent a night and morning with them and the whole time he made origami rabbits, cranes and baskets for me. He gave me a lesson and assured me, through translation, that it was o.k. when my results were clumsy failures while his were flawless. Carefully,, gently he steered my hands and whispered "koko" or "here" to indicate where I should make the folds. He was so gentle, so focussed on his work, so helpful, so loving, so eager that he brought tears to my eyes. I told his mother I want to follow his development. He is a most special child.
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