Patch painting is a traditional folk craft in Yangxin County. It is a colorful pattern made of rags cut by rural women when sewing clothes on dark cloth. It has a long history, unique shape and color, and has strong Chu culture characteristics. From children's clothes to children's pillows and children's games, from wedding decorations to women's homes, as well as temple futons and banners, there are nearly 30 kinds of heart-nourishing patches, which are unique in shape, exquisite and beautiful, and people can't put it down. However, it is such a traditional wonderful work of Shan Ye art, but it is facing the crisis of loss, which is regrettable.
The old man is nearly eighty years old.
On July 8, the reporter came to Yangxin Town, Prince Edward, the hometown of cloth stickers. Walking into the old man in Wuli Group, wuli village, I saw the old woman kindly sitting by the bed, making tapestries stitch by stitch. It is reported that old Roman Qiu Han learned the good skill of posting photos with his mother's family since he was a child. He can cut, draw and embroider, and his craft is very exquisite.
Speaking of stickers, old Roman Qiu Han seems to have a lot to say. She deliberately took out her old sticker from the bottom of the big wooden box in the corner. There are charming cloth tigers, colorful vests, shawls and strange-looking tiger heads. Old Roman Qiu Han told reporters with a children's hat made of colorful cloth. This kind of hat is called "warm hat", which is padded with a layer of cotton cloth to keep warm in winter. The surface of the hat is embroidered with colorful rags and gold and silver silk thread, which symbolizes wealth and good luck and peace in all seasons. I also hope that children can grow up healthily with it.
Roman Qiu Han, an old man, told reporters with his own hand-made patch that these little things are her favorite things, and her feelings for the patch are just like those for her children and grandchildren. Grandma Luo, who is nearly 80 years old, has been learning pastel painting techniques from her mother since she was a teenager. Since then, she has been learning from teachers all over the world and taught herself a variety of techniques for making pastel paintings. The collage "Kirin to Send a Son" that she participated in was collected by the National Museum and exhibited in Western Europe and other countries. There are also many businessmen and foreign bosses who come to the door and ask old Roman Qiu Han to buy stickers at a high price, but they are all rejected by the old man.
The old man said that tapestries are the unique cultural heritage of Yangxin and the crystallization of the wisdom of the people in their hometown, which cannot be bought with money. Although there is not much heritage, she has a huge spiritual wealth-stickers, and she wants to leave this precious cultural heritage to future generations.
In addition to being happy, old Roman Qiu Han felt a little lost. She told reporters that almost no young people in the village are willing to learn stickers now. They just want to go out to work to earn money, or to play around at home and do nothing. Seeing that the baby left by their ancestors will be gone, she is really distressed.
Ke Guixiang, the eldest daughter-in-law of Roman Qiu Han, also told reporters that few girls in rural areas have learned this kind of poster.