【Liaoning People News】
In the impetuous world, craftsmen are quiet inside, and they are labeled as "fine, slow, small, and laborious", but behind these labels are "concentration and the pursuit of perfection". Handmade is not only life, but also an attitude.
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This is the fourth day of coming to Kazuo, two consecutive days of "Longyuan Cup National Purple Pottery Skills Competition" ended successfully, Bai Xiangyang teacher won the gold medal of the teapot making skills group with a "Longyuan Lake (pot)", I was also fortunate to get the opportunity to interview Bai Xiangyang teacher. The moment I stepped into the Zilong original purple sand studio, Mr. Bai Xiangyang was sitting in front of the sea of tea, the studio was very simple, one side of the sea of tea, one workbench, and the rest were a dazzling array of purple sand pots, and our interview began in the midst of these exquisite and unique purple sand pots......
"Halfway monk" pot maker
Sitting opposite to Teacher Bai Xiangyang, looking carefully, the Northeast man in front of him, who was 1.8 meters tall and had a strong physique, couldn't be associated with the delicate purple sand. Compared with the purple sand craftsman, I believe that he is an athlete, but the reality is often a bit "contrary to expectations". Teacher Bai Xiangyang skillfully poured tea while telling the story of him and Zisha straight to the point.
"Actually, I used to drive a big car, and for 15 years, I used to hold the steering wheel with both hands. Later, by chance, I saw a purple sand pot, and when I learned about his 'life experience', I was deeply attracted by the purple sand. So, I let go of my grip on the steering wheel and began to learn how to make a purple clay pot. ”
"I've been holding the steering wheel for 15 years, and it's a lot of work that these hands can still do such delicate work." I interrupted him and asked.
Teacher Bai Xiangyang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I have indeed paid a lot, in order to have a deeper understanding of Zisha and learn the craft of Zisha, I went to Yixing in 2012." ”
He said it lightly, but I was a little heavy-hearted. A man who runs for four years, gives up his current job, leaves his family for a while, and pursues a dream full of unknowns. That's how much determination and courage it takes. But the man in front of me did it desperately, and I can say very seriously: he succeeded.
During his stay in Yixing, Bai Xiangyang concentrated on his studies, received guidance and teachings from many masters, and his pot-making skills improved by leaps and bounds. After completing his studies, he chose to return to the Northeast, came to Kazuo, and founded the "Zilong Original Zisha Studio".
Break out of the cocoon into a butterfly
On Mr. Bai Xiangyang's workbench, there are dozens of pot-making tools, large and small. It can be said that this place is the heart of the studio.
Someone once said: "Through the small table we can see the heart of the craftsman, the characteristics of his craftsmanship, his personal taste, the wisdom of his personal production and his years of production." The completion of a pot from the idea in the mind to the concept, to the design, to the implementation of the operation, the process needs to be constantly modified, and even completely rejected and restarted. This process is an ordeal that ordinary people cannot imagine. ”
But isn't that what art itself is! Continuous efforts, continuous negation, and finally in the continuous improvement of the cocoon into a butterfly.
In the purple clay pot made by Mr. Bai Xiangyang, there are more "flowers". He introduced to me that the so-called flower goods are the term for the shape of purple clay pots, which are teapots designed with reliefs, semi-reliefs and other shapes to decorate the natural forms of nature, animals and plants into bionic images, which people call "flower goods". The charm of flowers is that it will not be constrained by the traditional purple sand pot shape, unique and free art style, ingenious and interesting style, loved by modern art humans and purple sand pot lovers.
It can be seen that Mr. Bai Xiangyang likes flowers more, because in the showcase of his studio, you can see all kinds of purple clay pots in the shape of flowers, with exquisite shapes and unique shapes, among which the "pumpkin pot" has also won the provincial award and has been recognized by the industry.
Craftsman spirit
To make a finished purple clay pot, the maker is required to insist on working for more than ten hours or even longer, which is very patient, and half of the apprentices taught by Bai Xiangyang have given up because they "can't sit still".
A workbench, a lamp, a piece of mud and scattered tools at hand, this is all the belongings of the purple sand pot maker, accompanied by no singing and laughter, not even other work partners, only themselves, sitting, boiling, steady, is the most basic and important requirement of a purple sand pot maker. It is also in this day-to-day production that Mr. Bai Xiangyang also has his own understanding of the "craftsman spirit".
Make tea with your heart, take the pot seriously, and do what you like, in fact, Bai Xiangyang is very simple. Although he is in business, he does not have much money on him. He simply loves the purple clay pot, simply hopes that more people can use the good pot, and simply wants to make like-minded friends. He has always adhered to this style of seeking truth from facts and made every one of his handmade pots. I dare not say that this kind of original intention has nothing to do with money, after all, although money is money, it is also the embodiment of the value of objects. I can only use my most superficial understanding that the original intention is also money, but not burdened by money.
We will look forward to the craftsman spirit of Mr. Bai Xiangyang, who will have more style in his future creations, and this feeling for purple sand will precipitate with the years, fragrant and comfortable.
Editor-in-charge: Wu Kedi
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