Source: China News Network
(Beijing Winter Olympics) Hebei folk artists skillfully carved stone stone paintings to convey the winter Olympic situation
Shijiazhuang, February 12 (Li Yang, Zhang Bao) Two stubborn stones that have been treasured for many years, after cleaning, polishing, composition, carving, and coloring, a group of cute stone carving works "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong" are presented in the hands of Zhou Liqun, a folk stone carving artist in Hebei.
The fierce battle for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is in full swing, and Zhou Liqun of Xiaodacanzi Village in Loucanzi Town, Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province, is also busy, creating on stones to express his good wishes for the Winter Olympics.
The picture shows Zhou Liqun concentrating on the stone carving. Photo by Zhao Shu
Zhou Liqun, 44 years old, grew up at the foot of the mountain, and when he was a teenager, he liked to collect stones and teach himself the art of stone carving. Over the years, he has used his leisure time to create more than 200 works, covering topics such as poetry and famous quotes, cultural festivals, and life inspiration. The seemingly unremarkable stone was given "spirituality" by him and has become famous in the local area.
When he saw that "ice piers" and "snow melting" had become people's favorite collections, and "one pier was difficult to find", Zhou Liqun planned to make a set of "mascot" collections by himself.
Zhou Liqun said that in order to do a good job of "ice piers" and "snow melting", he selected stones of the right size, color and shape from the stones he had collected for many years, and then washed them with clean water, dried them by drying, and began to compose pictures on them.
The picture shows that the stone carving work is about to be presented in the hands of Zhou Liqun. Photo by Zhao Shu
"Conceiving and drawing is the difficulty and key to stone carving, not only to be tangible, but also to be out of the spirit, but also to be integrated with the stone." Zhou Liqun said that after the stone carving is completed, it can be painted and colored.
Zhou Liqun said that stone carving works have a wide range of themes, text works are relatively easy to present, and the difficulty of picture works is relatively higher. Every step in the creation should be delicate, "in the process of carving the stone, there will be stone powder splashed into the eyes, and eye acid, hand numbness, and neck pain are the norm." ”
The picture shows the completion of Zhou Liqun's work. Photo by Zhao Shu
The stone carvings are zhou Liqun's favorite, he said, after seeing the completion of the "ice pier" and "snow rongrong", his heart is still very happy, which is a different kind of happiness.
Recently, he began to broadcast live on the online platform to share the joy of the creative process with more people, "I will create more works and stick to this love." (End)