Rice writing

Within time rice writing and rice art evolved, soon creating rice jewelry where the rice grain was enclosed in a vial with a liquid/oil that magnifies the individual grain making it easier to appreciate the painstaking and intricate details. This went further with rice jewelry like good luck pendants, charm bracelets, anklets and earrings. In modern times most of these artisans and artists set up shop with street side stalls where they can write customers' message or name on a rice grain while displaying their wares and hard work.

Most modern day rice writers use the following tools:

1. Common long grain white rice: This rice is a flat cylinder shape. Because it is flat it provides two wide surfaces for writing.
2. Sharp utility knife: This is used to scrape the rice slightly to remove ridges to provide a smooth surface for writing. This scraping method can also be used to remove minor mistakes.
3. Clay: Some people use a utility gripper clay and others use a modeling clay. The clay is used to hold the rice in place while performing the writing.
4. Technical pen: This is a drawing pen with an ultra-fine tip. Most pens used are either size .18 (4x0) or .13 (6x0). These can be purchased online, or at some arts and crafts stores.
5. Waterproof Ink: This ink is sold with the technical pen.

A rare but verifiable art form of writing on rice is from brush also.

Once the rice writing is complete, it is usually preserved in a small vial of liquid/oil. Many craftsman mount these vials into jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and key chains.

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