Straw painting of handicrafts

Grass painting, also known as grass paste, is a palace handicraft that began in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it is a treasure of ancient culture and art in China ... It belongs to the art of cutting and pasting together with paper-cutting and cloth stickers, and is a form of folk art, with the reputation of "China's unique folk art".

The production process of straw painting is very complicated, and the whole production process is done by hand. First of all, the collected straw should be treated by more than 20 processes, such as smoking, steaming, scalding and bleaching, in order to maintain the natural luster and texture of the straw, which is generally not colored.

The wheat straw should be soaked, fumigated and washed first, then cut open and flattened, and then fumigated. Make full use of the natural luster and texture of wheat straw, combine with the change of temperature, deal with fumigation parts flexibly, and prioritize. Technically, it absorbs and integrates Chinese painting, printmaking, paper cutting, pyrography and other artistic techniques, forming different layers and color changes on the surface of wheat straw, and then cutting, cutting, printing and pasting. Generally speaking, the manufacturing process can be divided into assembly, blanking, ironing, pasting, mounting and other steps, and each step can be subdivided into several small steps. Straw painting has unique materials, unique technology and strong three-dimensional sense, which keeps the luster and scalding nature of straw. It presents a quaint and magnificent magical beauty, such as making a picture of the goddess or lady of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, which is ecstatic; Made into animals, lifelike; Make it a landscape, as if it were nearby; Make it into a flower and bird, such as hearing its sound. It has strong ornamental and preservation value. Can be hung in hotels, hotels, conference rooms and other large places, but also can be used to decorate and beautify ordinary homes. This is an exquisite art of wall hanging.