Using the kit, students can experience the textures of the various woods Nakashima used in his work and explore the profound influence that both Japanese culture and woodworking techniques had on his work. Students can also learn about Nakashima’s connection to the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and the Modernist movement in Europe.

George Nakashima: One With Nature resource kit contains:

• Samples of wood, including walnut, cherry, maple, claro walnut & African bubinga

• Japanese woodworkers tools: chisel, woodblock plane and saw

• Books, including: The Soul of a Tree and George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment

• Various examples of Japanese materials including: Shoji paper, Asa-no-ha grill work, sample of Kyo-kabe plaster & a tatami mat

• 1 demonstration tool

• 1 dovetail joint demonstration piece

• Museum catalogs and activity sheets

• Slides/Visuals

• 1 Lady’s kimono Haori coat

• 1 Japanese Man’s Kimono

• 1 Japanese Lady’s Silk Long Kimono

• 1 CD: Songs from Clarowood by Tim Farrell, Performed on the George Nakashima Commemorative Edition Guitar

• Teacher’s Manual containing lessons in architecture, modernism, Haiku poetry, Sumi-ink painting, and much more!

• Registration form