Recently, in Dezhou, Shandong, the deaf-mute girl Xu Nannan spent one year and two months and cut out a long paper-cut scroll of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The volume is 69.9 meters long and is meticulously depicted and lifelike.
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Xu Nannan, who has lost the "tool" of communication with the outside world, uses her own persistence and efforts to feel the world bit by bit, in exchange for the world "natural sound" in her heart.
In a fast-paced life, it is difficult for us to concentrate and do one thing consistently. From now on, slow down and give your dream a chance to "wear the stone".
In Shanghai, there is a 71-year-old chen Xuehua, whose silhouette has gained a large number of fans on the Internet. Chen Xuehua, who used to work in publicity, began to experiment with silhouette handicraft art creation since his retirement, and has insisted on it for more than ten years.
Today, with the growth of age, Chen Xuehua's right eye has been completely blind, and the vision in his left eye is almost weak. But he still insisted on the creation of silhouette art.
He said, "I think the skill of the mind is that although the eyes cannot see, my heart will use it. Then my hands and my mind can be united."
Chen Xuehua, who calmed down, has created more than 2,000 works in more than ten years. It is the persistence of artistic creation, so that he has not given up the carving knife in his hand; it is the adherence to the dream, so that his mind replaces the eyes as a window to observe the world.
Some time ago, the portraits of the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft and astronauts he created were "popular" on the Internet. He pays homage to this era in his own way, but also to traditional art.
From an ordinary propagandist to a paper-cutting artist, Chen Xuehua has used his years of perseverance to realize his dream.
The realization of dreams, like the birth of a work of art, is inseparable from the accumulation of years of efforts, but also inseparable from the fine grinding.
However, when I was in college, I chose to major in advertising. Contrary to what she envisioned, this profession requires a certain foundation in painting.
"When I first started freshman year, we had a drawing class and a color class. For a zero-based little white like me, it is simply a book of heaven. But many of the students around me have a certain foundation in painting, which makes me more urgent."
Every time the homework assigned by the color class teacher, it will take a long time to complete, but the finished product is far less than that of friends with painting experience.
After class, when Ran Ran asked the teacher for advice, the teacher told her, "There is no special skill, as long as you insist on one word - "grind", you can succeed."
In this way, she suddenly opened the way to "polish" her painting. For a color assignment, she would copy it ten times and twenty times before she started creating.
Soon, under this long period of polishing, Ranran's painting technique was rapidly improved. In the process, she also fell in love with the art of painting.
"When I was painting, I needed to put all my patience into it and get it done little by little. A little impetuous, the work will not succeed. I am very grateful for this experience of learning to paint, it taught me meditation and patience. No matter what difficulties you encounter, slow down and work hard with perseverance, you will certainly be able to overcome them."
Before the green pine stood on the top of the mountain, it may have suffered from wind and frost; before it was in the hall of fame, it may have been trapped in a ravine. Nothing succeeds, it happens overnight.
Life is a long scroll, whether it is a heavy ink or a hasty sketch, it all depends on your choice.
Instead of simply paying for an ordinary result, it is better to carefully polish and achieve the birth of a "work of art".
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