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  • An American bamboo odyssey: Harvesting in the Southeast

    An American bamboo odyssey: Harvesting in the Southeast

    March 10, 2015

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    Josen

    Me and my father walking and talking with Jim Mortensen and his son in his Alabama bamboo groves, 2010

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  • I authored a book: Your Shakuhachi Journey

    I authored a book: Your Shakuhachi Journey

    February 17, 2015

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    Josen

    [Your Shakuhachi Journey is currently under revision and expansion as of 2025] A few months ago, my friend and renowned…

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  • A Meeting of makers: My friend Jem Klein

    A Meeting of makers: My friend Jem Klein

    June 8, 2013

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    Josen

    Me and Jem play fighting over the “wishbone” Madaké root end bamboo that I harvested for shakuhachi, NC, 2013 The…

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  • Weaving Patience: The Komuso Tengai

    Weaving Patience: The Komuso Tengai

    December 1, 2011

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    Josen

    Weaving Patience: The Komuso Tengai For many weeks, I’ve been working on weaving a Komuso monk Tengai ‘basket hat,’ or…

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