Inheriting Handicraft Art, Flying Fingertips Dream

"Wrap a flower and give love to everything." Flower wrapping is an ancient traditional folk art in China. It has a long history and unique style. Numerous folk craftsmen have rubbed their skills into time and created artistic masterpieces with both charm and charm. But unfortunately, in the fast-paced moment, mechanized mass production is gradually replacing manual production, and some things have unconsciously faded out of people's field of vision. Because it is not valued, it cannot be passed on. In order to improve students' practical ability, comprehensive quality and social practice ability, and add vitality to students' learning activities, Juye service volunteers conducted a flower-circling handicraft class to lead students to appreciate the charm of this traditional art. In the experience class, students felt the charm of traditional textile handicrafts in practice through the theoretical explanation and practical guidance of teachers.

At the beginning of the activity, the volunteers first introduced the historical origin of flowers wrapped in Yingshan to the children. Although I didn't play any role in this activity, I was deeply attracted by the stories of volunteers. Yingshan Baohua originated in yingshan county, Hubei Province, and is an intangible cultural heritage project of traditional art. According to legend, Yingshan Baohua originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, prevailed in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. In ancient times, people began to wear decorations made of silk thread, and wrapping flowers evolved from this custom. Moreover, the flowers wrapped around Yingshan Mountain are mostly used for folk weddings, funerals, custom celebrations or festivals, which have rich folk cultural connotations. Although different flowers are used on different occasions, they all place people's longing for a stable and prosperous life. Then the volunteers showed the students a complete picture of Bao Hua's works. During the period, a classmate also ran to the stage to take a photo with the teacher.

Then, the volunteers showed the students the materials needed to wrap flowers. I looked at the materials on the table, and it was hard to imagine that such a beautiful flower was made of such a simple material. I can't help but sigh the exquisite skills of traditional art, and I got a material to try in the production process. First, I need to draw the shape of leaves on paper, then trace the leaves on the cardboard and cut the cardboard into two halves of the same size. Then split the silk thread, put the cardboard on the copper wire, and then wrap them together with silk thread. When the teacher's volunteers reminded everyone, we should pay attention to uniformity when winding, and don't slip the line to expose the bottom plate. This step is really too difficult for me, a talented Hua Xiaobai. During the activity, the teacher also explained to me that the first difficulty in wrapping flowers is the paper-cut pattern, and then the wrapping line. Every step of wrapping flowers has its key points and tricks. After one and a half pieces are finished, another half piece should be made, leaving a distance in the middle, so as to finally sort out the shape of the tip of the leaf, and two curved pieces of paper are folded into a leaf. Although in theory, the finished leaves are combined, the stamens and other accessories are fixed, and finally the shape of the work is adjusted, so that the shape of a flower can be completed. But I was really clumsy, and my work ended in failure. But the works of the students around me are still different, lamenting the passage of time.

From the experience of the whole activity, I think it is widely used for art students. It is the excellent traditional culture of China, the "root" and "soul" of artistic design creation, and a way to excavate traditional culture and make fashion design. For non-art majors, it is a good way to cultivate interest, improve aesthetics and cultivate sentiment in the process of learning to wrap flowers. Although the first attempt is frustrating, it is also meaningful to experience intangible culture.