Since I havn't posted on here in a while, I thought i would report back with some images of patterns which i recorded whilst on a college trip to China last February...
I know its obvious that everybody see's chinese handwriting aesthetic as patterns but i imply had to include this picture of two men we saw practicing handwriting using a wet sponge-on-a-stick, in the park, it's so pretty.
The next obvious thing to incude is the decorative architecture seen in China, I honestly cannot express enough how photographs do not do these patterns justice. Face to face the colours and vast beauty and scale of the imagery is unbelievable.
We also visited a Cloisonne vase factory and were able to see the copper and enamel vessels being crafted by skilled workers,al by hand...
Each pattern is made up by glueing tiny bits of copper onto the vase, creating the outlines and barriers which can then be filled in with the enamel...
The finished outlines were just as beautiful as the finial vases.
The hand finishing process takes great care.(also you have to give this woman credit for her retro Sesame Street apron!)
Everything about the factory was beautiful, including the dishes of enamel powder!
It is not only vases that are decorated in this way, whole pintings and screens are hand crafted tediously. I bought some rings for my sisters and I with tiny cloisonne designs on and shockingy they only cost around 20p for 5 rings!
-----------------------------------
I took this picture of a cool origami thing made from what looks like sweet wrappers, I cant remember where I saw it or what it is..but i like! 
I absoloutley love this rug, the way the geometric background complements the floral foreground pattern in very contemporary colours and style. It is ironic that it should look so fresh and modern when it has been made in a traditional handmade manner.
Next stop... a silk factory, when in China, it would be rude not to ! so here is a snapshot of silk worm cocoons.
3 examples of patterned silk which are all very different, yet produced in the same place in the same way.
And to end this post... a real life panda at a real Chinese zoo! How cute!
No comments:
Post a Comment