Writing Folk Crafts Essay 400 Words

On Saturday, my mom and I decided to go to the park after lunch.

The park was full of things to eat, play, and so on. I was dazzled. Just when I was "at a loss", an innovative thing caught my eye. Knock knock knock, I can't wait to run over to see, an old man holding a dozen large leaves like watermelon rinds folded and wrenched, braided and tethered to a short while of work, a living grasshopper in his hands was born. The passers-by were in awe, and I stared in disbelief.

Next, the old man took out a half-done frog and continued to weave. The "watermelon leaf" went down, up, left, right. My eyelids began to fight, I have no idea how long it took to make it. At this point, I found the raw materials to make this kind of, but do not know what to call it, or call "watermelon rind" catchy.

Returning to his senses, the old man began to do a kind of things like flower pulling, it is the same technique and do flower pulling, a few minutes later, three flower pulling overlap together. The old man's movements skillful, a few do down, the hand without a problem, really God! What is the "flower pulling" kind of thing? I asked the old man with this question, he said it was a lantern, I looked at it, it does not look like. He opened the flower pull, oh! The three lanterns were displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

I began to itch, took three dollars to buy a frog, and went away!

A folk craft

On my desk there is a craft - yacht. This yacht is chic, well-constructed, antique and has the national style of Venice, Italy.

This magnificent yacht is made of plastic, 40 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide and 15 centimeters high. It consists of two parts: the hull and the base. The base is cone shaped, red in color and covered with a fine pattern. The upper part is connected to the bottom of the boat. The bottom of the boat is black, the hull is golden yellow and the bow is pointed. There is a small light that can be loaded and unloaded in the part of the boat between the cabin and the bow. This lamp is for night lighting. Since this is a craft, there is no real bulb inside the lamp. In the front of the cabin there is a bottom bracket with a small hole for a little dancing man. The little man does not look small, but the manufacture of fine, she wore a silver-white short top, the lower body is a red dance skirt, the waist is also tied with a blue belt. Her hands are raised in a dancing position. Her upper body was connected to her legs by two brass rings. The legs hang straight down, suspended in the air. The cabin is the main part of the ship, in the shape of a three-dimensional trapezoid, with a semi-circular roof, and empty walls at the front and back, and in the part of the prismatic frame are carved with patterns of different shapes in large and small sizes. Some of them are fish-shaped, some like flowers ...... form realistic, lifelike. It is as if the fish are playing in the water, the horses are galloping in the grassland, the flowers are opening in the bushes, and this delicate little cabin can also be opened! There is a movable screw at the base of each of the two rear prongs that lifts the entire lid of the cabin. I assume this is the mechanism for the door in the cabin. After lifting the lid, you can see that there is a small box inside, and inside the box there are rows and rows of small chairs, so that you can sit in the cabin to see the outside of the city of Venice on the water. In the back of the hatch cover is also hanging eight small light bulbs, like an upside-down bottle of wine, red, yellow, blue, green four colors. In the stern there is also a boatman standing, he wore a small yellow bowler hat, dressed in white pants, collar with blue fluttering belt, waist tie a red belt, elegant, hands holding an oar, which is the characteristics of the Venetian sailors, rowing with an oar, it seems, he rowing technology is still very high.

This splendid boat can not only be a handicraft can also be used as a toy. In the base of the boat with a plug, the boat body, small people and other installed, connected to the power supply, the boat can turn up the circle, dancing small people also began to turn in a circle to dance. Cabin wall lamps also followed the light up, and then rang the beautiful music. Watching and listening, I seem to be really in Venice. As a VIP sitting on this rich and luxurious yacht, some people in the dance for me, the boatman in the rowing for me, take me to visit this magical water world of Venice; let me watch the rippling waterways, a classical stone bridge; let me appreciate the ancient splendid culture of Venice ...... this beautiful dance, beautiful music, so that the people are intoxicated! It's like a dream.

This golden yacht is small, exquisite and unique, and is one of the treasures of my family.

Whenever I see that piece of beautifully crafted artifacts, I am always envious, and I always hope that one day I can also use my hands to make a piece of work that I can be proud of.

Horsespoon face painting

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Horsespoon face for Shaanxi Sanqin folk unique, by the evolution of the folk fire face. The horse spoon was originally a living utensil of the ancestors. It has been used since the Xia and Shang dynasties, and is made of high-quality tung wood, spring wood and mahogany, etc. It is carved by hand with a knife. Shehu Ma Spoon Face inherits the profound civilization of China for five thousand years, and records the most brilliant folklore process of the Zhou and Qin cultures. Today's Shehu Ma Spoon Face Painting comes from the hands of poor and experienced folk artists. Their deep and solid workmanship, together with multi-layered patterns, makes the works highlight the western characteristics of big red and big green. The style is steady and far-reaching. Their rough shapes, childish patterns, strong colors, peculiar imagery, interspersed with changing lines, make the loyal and the wicked, the good and the evil have their own characteristics, which are both simple and delicate. The personality is fresh, free, bold, exaggerated and colorful, fully demonstrating the rich imagination and extraordinary wisdom of the working people. The pattern content of the social fire horse spoon face painting is mostly taken from the folklore of "Fengshen Bang" and other figures with magic power and justice, which is meant to suppress the house, ward off evil spirits, drive away loneliness and loneliness, and express people's good wishes for blessings and good fortune. Aesthetic decorative effect is excellent, is not lost as an extremely valuable handmade art collection. China has entered the era of leisure consumption, every year to travel around the country to visit scenic spots and the holiday economy during the Golden Week, driven by the folk crafts for the tourism industry has bred unlimited business opportunities: on the other hand, the popularity of purchasing a new home renovation, many offices and families are from the practicality of the transition to personalization. Therefore, people in the living room of the Pokou rack, the wall placed on their favorite characteristics of the popular business social fire wooden horse spoon face "crafts", can show the owner's unique cultural taste, which will have a broad market demand; and then is the gift market, people multiply the Zen power of the mascot, the art of the deep connotation of the The "social fire wooden horse face" to send friends, is equal to the culture and good luck to friends.

The horse spoon face painting not only has a deep history, but also loved by people.

Folk Art

-Mud sculpture

Folk art is a popular, living, folk art, reflecting unique life interests, containing rich and deep social and historical information, and also has a specific aesthetic ideal.

Clay sculpture is to knead clay, either with yellow clay or with dough. Clay sculpture can present a variety of figures and animals, and is an important art form in China's folklore. The techniques of clay molding are flexible, including pinching, rubbing, pressing, pressing, squeezing, sticking and inserting.

Last year, my father gave me a clay horse, about 13 centimeters high, about 16 centimeters long, about 5 centimeters wide. The horse is white, the body pattern is black, the horse posture is robust, looking back, as if to say: "look, I'm more beautiful." The bottom of the horse's body is stamped with the seal of Hu Xinming, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, and my father said that Hu Xinming is a great master of clay sculpture, and President Clinton paid him a special visit when he visited China. This horse is my father to Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province, Hu Xinming's home to buy, can have a commemorative significance it!

If you have the opportunity to come to my home as a guest, I will let you enjoy my clay horse!