Straw Art Market
Ula grass, pine cones, corn bran, walnut ... ... vegetation in these villages can be seen everywhere, in Anxi City, Liaoning Province, straw artist Miss Qiu Zhenjie's men, from ordinary plants magically transformed into a wide variety of small animals, which Miss Qiu Zhenjie is a unique technique - straw art. Manchu traditional straw craft originated in the Qing Dynasty, was once the palace concubines gift. During the Olympic Games as a cultural gift presented to the international friends, at present, by the local government declared to the organization-level intangible cultural heritage.
Was a gift of the Qing Dynasty palace concubines
Straw art is the Manchu people in northeast China unique folk art. It is said that grass was once the Qing Dynasty palace art concubines presented among a small gift, its light and subtle fragrance Xiren, popular royal welcome. Later, straw handicraft slowly into the homes of ordinary people. Many local people have know how to make straw crafts.
The 40-year-old Qiu Zhenjie engaged in straw art for many years. She is proud to say that young age, she was nurtured in the grass grew up in art. Ms. Qiu's mother is Manchu, has been bent on the preparation of a variety of weaving handicrafts, and are very good. By her mother's influence, Qiu Zhenjie attack and straw crafts to do on the familiar process, but like yourself to do some simple straw handicrafts, like little squirrels, Xiaoci Wei, etc., as toys to play. Sixteen or seventeen years old, learned to make straw crafts Qiu Zhenjie the entire process, start to do some of the more complicated the independent arts and crafts.
Straw works of art is to grass and other plants as raw material of art. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduction, their choice of materials including ula grass, pine cones, humilis, and pecans, are unique to the local mountains natural vegetation. Previously, people used mainly tie and assign handle these vegetation so that it has a wide variety of demeanor. Slowly, weaving technology has also been some evolution. Now, people often will first carved an internal skeleton, and then paste up vegetation.
In fact, the birth of a straw crafts people think too much not so simple. Typically, the straw arts people to first go to the countryside collecting folk songs. They carefully observe the chickens and ducks rabbits and other small animals, dogs demeanor, his image firmly in mind, and plan to draw. Then, they are constantly refined through the use of wood carved out of a small animal models, choose a most suitable model. The final step is the most troublesome step is to paste it into the model a variety of vegetation. Straw artist may have to sit for several days to dry after fumigation and the ula grass to cut a handful of a handful of good, paste it into the model.
Straw is the most labor-intensive works of art folk art. Production process because of its unique nature, straw works of art can not use the machine processing, and only by hand-crafted arts people. Performers must be patient in grinding model, pruning vegetation, and then paste it up. All too easy to be there will be errors, but over again. Thus, even the simplest works of art but has also reflected the straw straw arts people are a lot of hard work and labor. According to Qiu Zhenjie said that they are good at making a tall, medium-sized rabbit straw works of art often takes two or three days time. If the design of new varieties, the time spent even longer.
Virtuous combination of art and industry
As a straw art in their footsteps, Qiu Zhenjie art has always been committed to straw out of the northeast region, so that more people's recognition and love. In 2004, Qiu Zhenjie designed works won the Chinese Folk Literature and Art "Sange Award." In 2005, she won the re-employment in Liaoning Province gold artefacts. In 2008, Qiu Zhenjie invited to the Olympic Village for athletes from various countries produced charm of the straw with Chinese trinkets.
As early as in 2002, Qiu Zhenjie in his home town to open a small factory, recruited a 30-to 15-year-old local woman and her straw with the production of handicrafts. She said that due to low visibility, and lack experience, and the first years of plant efficiency has been poor. Until after 2004, due to various conditions are slowly matured, and their products began to enter the market.
At present, after six or seven years of development, Qiu Zhenjie's products have received a large number of domestic and international customers. According to her, and their domestic customers are located in Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. Works of art in the final analysis because the straw works of art, aesthetics, environmental protection, but there is not much practical value, and thus are generally relatively rich in culture and the relatively high consumption capacity of people to buy it. However, Qiu Zhenjie said: "Our products in the country that is not an off-season."
A medium-tall, the size of squirrels is generally seventy to eighty yuan, an owl is also the most expensive, but is 500 yuan. As the straw works of art are pure handmade, so this price is not high. Relative to domestic customers, foreign countries, especially in Europe accounted for the vast majority of customers. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduced a number of them, through Fair understanding of foreign long-term customers. These customers will be through foreign trade companies to Qiu Zhenjie ordering products. There are other direct contact with their customers, both through the mail, QQ and other communication, a clear product requirements and quantities. Qiu Zhenjie disclosed so far their largest single order received is 10 million units. To this list, all staff work overtime, it took seven or eight months to complete the task.
Straw works of art future go?
As many of the difficulties faced by folk art, like straw art also encountered lack of new blood risk. Qiuzhen Jie's mother in that generation, straw-known art in the northeast region. Door-technical people to understand that everywhere. By Qiu Zhenjie, however, this generation, many people have heard only straw art, and truly understand the people greatly reduced. Because it is artwork, so the sculpture, painting, and even room for imagination, and others have very high demands. Therefore, to engage in straw craft, there must be a very high overall artistic ability. This is also a lot of people do not want to enter this line of reason.
However, we going to just sit and watch the door for hundreds of years of history on this lost art do? In this regard, Qiu Zhenjie has no answer. "I also recruit some disciples, hoping to pass this gate technology, caring people. But most people are interrupted halfway. So far, not encountered the right person." Qiu Zhenjie resignation added, followed by the master before the disciples learn new skills It is to master the Jiaoqian. Now, in turn, she not only wants to teach apprentices technology, but also 10 per person per day subsidy dollars. Nevertheless, she enthusiastically recruit disciples did not abandon its efforts to promote the art of weaving.
Was a gift of the Qing Dynasty palace concubines
Straw art is the Manchu people in northeast China unique folk art. It is said that grass was once the Qing Dynasty palace art concubines presented among a small gift, its light and subtle fragrance Xiren, popular royal welcome. Later, straw handicraft slowly into the homes of ordinary people. Many local people have know how to make straw crafts.
The 40-year-old Qiu Zhenjie engaged in straw art for many years. She is proud to say that young age, she was nurtured in the grass grew up in art. Ms. Qiu's mother is Manchu, has been bent on the preparation of a variety of weaving handicrafts, and are very good. By her mother's influence, Qiu Zhenjie attack and straw crafts to do on the familiar process, but like yourself to do some simple straw handicrafts, like little squirrels, Xiaoci Wei, etc., as toys to play. Sixteen or seventeen years old, learned to make straw crafts Qiu Zhenjie the entire process, start to do some of the more complicated the independent arts and crafts.
Straw works of art is to grass and other plants as raw material of art. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduction, their choice of materials including ula grass, pine cones, humilis, and pecans, are unique to the local mountains natural vegetation. Previously, people used mainly tie and assign handle these vegetation so that it has a wide variety of demeanor. Slowly, weaving technology has also been some evolution. Now, people often will first carved an internal skeleton, and then paste up vegetation.
In fact, the birth of a straw crafts people think too much not so simple. Typically, the straw arts people to first go to the countryside collecting folk songs. They carefully observe the chickens and ducks rabbits and other small animals, dogs demeanor, his image firmly in mind, and plan to draw. Then, they are constantly refined through the use of wood carved out of a small animal models, choose a most suitable model. The final step is the most troublesome step is to paste it into the model a variety of vegetation. Straw artist may have to sit for several days to dry after fumigation and the ula grass to cut a handful of a handful of good, paste it into the model.
Straw is the most labor-intensive works of art folk art. Production process because of its unique nature, straw works of art can not use the machine processing, and only by hand-crafted arts people. Performers must be patient in grinding model, pruning vegetation, and then paste it up. All too easy to be there will be errors, but over again. Thus, even the simplest works of art but has also reflected the straw straw arts people are a lot of hard work and labor. According to Qiu Zhenjie said that they are good at making a tall, medium-sized rabbit straw works of art often takes two or three days time. If the design of new varieties, the time spent even longer.
Virtuous combination of art and industry
As a straw art in their footsteps, Qiu Zhenjie art has always been committed to straw out of the northeast region, so that more people's recognition and love. In 2004, Qiu Zhenjie designed works won the Chinese Folk Literature and Art "Sange Award." In 2005, she won the re-employment in Liaoning Province gold artefacts. In 2008, Qiu Zhenjie invited to the Olympic Village for athletes from various countries produced charm of the straw with Chinese trinkets.
As early as in 2002, Qiu Zhenjie in his home town to open a small factory, recruited a 30-to 15-year-old local woman and her straw with the production of handicrafts. She said that due to low visibility, and lack experience, and the first years of plant efficiency has been poor. Until after 2004, due to various conditions are slowly matured, and their products began to enter the market.
At present, after six or seven years of development, Qiu Zhenjie's products have received a large number of domestic and international customers. According to her, and their domestic customers are located in Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. Works of art in the final analysis because the straw works of art, aesthetics, environmental protection, but there is not much practical value, and thus are generally relatively rich in culture and the relatively high consumption capacity of people to buy it. However, Qiu Zhenjie said: "Our products in the country that is not an off-season."
A medium-tall, the size of squirrels is generally seventy to eighty yuan, an owl is also the most expensive, but is 500 yuan. As the straw works of art are pure handmade, so this price is not high. Relative to domestic customers, foreign countries, especially in Europe accounted for the vast majority of customers. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduced a number of them, through Fair understanding of foreign long-term customers. These customers will be through foreign trade companies to Qiu Zhenjie ordering products. There are other direct contact with their customers, both through the mail, QQ and other communication, a clear product requirements and quantities. Qiu Zhenjie disclosed so far their largest single order received is 10 million units. To this list, all staff work overtime, it took seven or eight months to complete the task.
Straw works of art future go?
As many of the difficulties faced by folk art, like straw art also encountered lack of new blood risk. Qiuzhen Jie's mother in that generation, straw-known art in the northeast region. Door-technical people to understand that everywhere. By Qiu Zhenjie, however, this generation, many people have heard only straw art, and truly understand the people greatly reduced. Because it is artwork, so the sculpture, painting, and even room for imagination, and others have very high demands. Therefore, to engage in straw craft, there must be a very high overall artistic ability. This is also a lot of people do not want to enter this line of reason.
However, we going to just sit and watch the door for hundreds of years of history on this lost art do? In this regard, Qiu Zhenjie has no answer. "I also recruit some disciples, hoping to pass this gate technology, caring people. But most people are interrupted halfway. So far, not encountered the right person." Qiu Zhenjie resignation added, followed by the master before the disciples learn new skills It is to master the Jiaoqian. Now, in turn, she not only wants to teach apprentices technology, but also 10 per person per day subsidy dollars. Nevertheless, she enthusiastically recruit disciples did not abandon its efforts to promote the art of weaving.
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