Notes from
the workshop.
3 entries · 2026
Occasional writing on moss, glass, sourcing, and the small decisions that go into each piece.
fig. j-01 · sealed vessel · may 2026
01field notes · may 2026
On sealing a
closed terrarium.
The moment you press the stopper into the neck of the bottle, something changes. The moss is on its own now, making its own humidity, cycling its own carbon.
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All entries·2026
01May 2026ProcessOn sealing a closed terrarium.What happens inside a sealed jar: humidity cycles, carbon exchange, the slow settling of a miniature climate.
02Apr 2026MaterialsWhy borosilicate, and where it comes from.On choosing the glass supplier in Toyama, and why thermal resistance matters more than optical clarity for a sealed vessel.
03Mar 2026SpeciesSpecies notes: Leucobryum glaucum.The cushion moss that appears in nearly every Komorebi piece. Where it grows, how it responds to sealing, and which conditions make it sulk.