Chapter 843: Beautiful and Delicate Pottery
"Do you like it, sir? You can just take a look at it, and you can tell me which one you like." The stall owner seemed to be a little unanswered, but he just glanced up at Jin Yang and quickly lowered his head and went to do his work.
Unlike Uncle Shuai's previous small vendor who bought silverware, the stall owner in front of him seemed to be a craftsman, or a potter, who was concentrating on drawing a clay ball into a regular shape in different ways on a rapidly spinning wheel.
Bending, stretching, retracting, and releasing the stall owner's hands are very flexible, and the movements are like flowing water, and with the sound of the machine rotating and the friction of the mud, the shape of a small jar quickly takes shape.
The whole process looks very pleasing to the eye, and it is very novel, at least Jin Yang and Yuan Yuan have been watching stupidly, and they have not disturbed the stall owner's work for a long time.
It's not that they can't disturb each other, it's not that they have a lot of time, but they don't want to, neither of them wants to ruin this perfect process, especially when the small jar that is still a clay embryo is formed.
Not only the stall owners, but even Jinyang and Yuanyuan also had a faint joy in their hearts.
Seeing the harvest, a good moment always makes people feel very comfortable.
The clay embryo is preliminarily formed, although the stall owner still wants to continue the next step, but the guests are still to entertain it, there is no reason not to do the business door-to-door, the stall owner quickly took off the formed embryo mold carefully, and slowly put it on the impression prepared in advance, and evenly pressed the outer wall of the blank body, so that the blank body is more compact and meticulous, and further molding.
Then he put the body, which was not even a semi-finished product, and the impression in a cool, dry place on the side, and waited for it to be half-dry before proceeding to the next step.
Well, this shady and dry place seems to be the stall owner's territory, a slightly smaller shelf than the previous table, on which are placed unfinished semi-finished products, which seem to be waiting to be dried naturally.
The stall owner finally took care of everything temporarily, scooped a scoop of water out of a wooden bucket full of water and poured it into an empty plastic basin, washed his hands and wiped them dry, before finally standing up and smiling apologetically at Jinyang and the two, "I'm very sorry for making the two guests wait for a long time." ”
"No, it doesn't matter. Jin Yang quickly shook his head and said that it didn't matter, and then looked at the roller car where the stall owner pulled the blank just now, "Boss, that one is used to make pottery, right? I just added it on TV, but I didn't expect the real pottery to look so interesting." ”
"That's right, it's the wheel for drawing blanks, and it's a small, electric model that's very easy to use. "When he's not working, the stall owner still seems to be very talkative, especially when talking about his work and hobbies, the stall owner is particularly excited.
"It's really fun, especially when you really like pottery, especially pottery, and every time you feel the clay slowly forming in the palm of your hand, you get an extraordinary sense of accomplishment, but it's just ......."
The stall owner paused a little and spread his hands, "It's just that it's fun for those who are really interested in it, and it may seem interesting for those who are just curious, but when you actually operate it yourself, it's still very troublesome and difficult." ”
This is very pertinent, and Jin Yang nodded in agreement.
It's like watching an acrobatic performance, maybe in the eyes of the audience, wow, this person is so powerful, his body is so soft, and his movements are incredible...... But who knows how hard it can be to train?
Only those who truly love them will love them from the bottom of their hearts, and will smile happily every time, no matter how difficult the process is.
"But, let's see you just pulled the blank, uh, this is called a blank, right? It feels like you're so relaxed, it doesn't seem to be effortless at all, it's as simple as eating and drinking, and a little jar is formed, and your hands are as dexterous as a magician. Jin Yang still said the question in his heart.
He used to have a friend go to a small pottery workshop to play, at that time curious, but also thought it was fun to learn from the master, he made a cup to drink water, I heard the friend said, the first time to pull the blank does not seem to feel how difficult it is.
Well, it's just that the shape of the cup pulled out is quirky, and it really can't be talked about beautiful.
"Haha, I've been making pottery for more than 20 years, of course it looks easy and natural, but if you're a beginner, it's not that simple, after all, the blanks are made of soft mud, and they are not as easy to control as you think......"
"Blank forming must first be familiar with the shrinkage rate of the mud, if you don't grasp the shrinkage rate, even if your hands are dexterous, it is useless, just like living mud, it will be deformed when touched. ”
"If the mud is soft, then the thickness of the drawn body must be thicker......
The stall owner laughed and explained a few words, mainly about the difficulties and skills that need to be mastered when drawing blanks, and he seems to be willing to talk to people about everything about pottery.
"Well, I didn't expect this to be so complicated, I originally wanted to try it myself. Jin Yang looked at the wheel car with a regretful face, hey, what an interesting and interesting thing!
It's a pity......
"Yoko, let's take a look at these pottery first, they're all so beautiful, and they're not the same as the ones we've seen before. Yuanyuan was just a little curious about that kind of dirty and muddy thing, and after hearing the stall owner say that this thing is actually a superb technical job, and ordinary people can't play it, she completely lost interest in making pottery, and she didn't have the heart to understand how to make this thing, but the many beautiful pottery on the stall really attracted her.
Since it is Mexico, of course, the pottery here is made of pottery with a strong Mexican art style.
Mexico's main craft is the ceramic art. Ceramics were considered the highest art form in the Aztec Empire, and the knowledge of making pottery is said to have come from the god Quetzalcoatl himself. Using a mixture of bold cultural traits, vivid colors are used in art and fabrics in a rich palette of colors, which are also commonly used in traditional Mexican ceramic decoration.
Richly colored crafts and other structures extend back to the second place. Pyramids, temples, frescoes, textiles, and religious objects are painted or colored in ochre red, bright green, bright orange, various yellows and greens.
Unlike traditional Chinese ceramics, Mexican ceramics look more colorful, more distinct, or more bells and whistles, and many of the patterns even look very fantasy and cartoonish.
How to describe it, it's like a child's playdough, and the oil painter's various paints are messed together, but it's such a bunch of things that seem to be put together randomly, but it looks very beautiful.