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Qilu Network Lightning News, January 12, egg carving is a folk handicraft that has gradually flourished in recent years, carving paintings on bird eggshells, blending painting and carving. There is such a father and son in Qingzhou, Ding Shu'an and Ding Zhicheng, both of whom love egg carving, today to listen to Ding Zhicheng's views on egg carving.
Traditional Chinese style tables and chairs, Bogu shelves full of works, simple and elegant, quiet in the middle of the bustle, this is Ding Zhicheng's studio. He has loved handicrafts since he was a child, and only in recent years has he followed his father to learn egg carving. Drawing and engraving on eggshells with a thickness of less than 1 mm, the slightest mistake will be abandoned, so Ding Zhicheng has not spared any effort.
Writing with a knife and playing with a thin shell must have enough endurance, perseverance and accumulation. In order to improve the success rate, you have to practice continuously. A large number of eggshells are used to practice, and egg white yolks cannot be wasted, so Ding Zhicheng and his family do not eat less eggs.
After years of practice, Ding Zhicheng has trained a good eye for egg selection, and eggs with good shape and thick egg shells are good materials for making egg carvings. Select a good egg, then draw the egg liquid, shade dry, dispose of the eggshell, draw the manuscript, carve, each step is sloppy.
"In general, it is mainly processed inside, if you are like this primitive eggshell, you can't see if there is a little inner membrane inside, but if you make this kind of case, after hollowing out, what is the situation inside, some inner membrane is not good." 」 Ding Zhicheng said.
Egg selection is only the first step in egg carving, painting, calligraphy, carving, the combination of three arts, to make this craft more beautiful.
Over time, Ding Zhicheng has become more and more skilled in the handling of various procedures, and the egg carving skills have become more and more mature, and he has also practiced the unique carving of eggs in one hand.
As a craftsman, the road to innovation is very important, Ding Zhicheng is now creating a set of carving works, goose, duck, chicken, quail four kinds of eggshells set together.
"Now as an intangible cultural heritage project, my idea is to let more people have access to this thing, and can pass it on in the future, without fragmentation." Ding Zhicheng said.
Qingzhou Rong Media Center Gao Chenggang