锺伍君

 锦间飞舞

姓名：锺伍君

鉴赏项目：刺绣

语录：丝线交错横生，绣样栩栩如生

 

刺绣的介绍：

 刺绣是中国古老的手工技艺之一。从古至今，刺绣已有两千多年的历史了。刺绣是用针线在织物上绣出各种装饰图案的总称。古时候，刺绣更多是妇女进行的工艺，所以又被称为“女红”。

 刺绣起源于人们对装饰自身的需要。古时候，人们会将山水、花鸟、楼阁、人物、吉祥文字等绣在织布上。中国民间先后出现了许多地方绣，但最著名的是苏、蜀、粤、湘四种地方绣，后又称为“四大名绣”，其中苏绣最负盛名。这是因为“四大名绣”有独创的针绣法，这些独特的针绣法展现出精致巧妙的绣品。

 

作品鉴赏与心得：

    我所绣制的绣品是单面绣。绣品图案分别是两只山雀与桃花盛开的景物。故此，我称之为“鸟语花香”。我认为这幅图案透露出一副生气盎然的春天景象。桃花有许多寓意，如花开富贵、大展宏图、美好爱情等。此外，绣品图案中还绣有两只山雀停立在桃花的枝芽上。两只山雀与盛开的桃花，两者相结合，呈现出春天到来，桃花绽放，鸟雀成对出现的景色，而这也象征着一副生物复苏的自然景观。

    刺绣有许多针绣法，每一种图案都需要运用不同的针绣法才能将其生动的展现出来。因此，在绣制“鸟语花香”时，我运用了六种针绣法，即平针绣、结粒绣、缎面绣、叶形针法、滚针法以及长短针法。这些针绣法能让我的绣品图案更为生动、传神。此外，我也采用多种颜色的丝线进行绣制，使图案的颜色有着层次分明的效果。

   “鸟语花香”这幅绣品，我大约用了一周的时间进行绣制。绣制的过程中，我学习到坚持不懈的重要。绣制时，我曾一度感到疲倦、狂躁，但想到绣完后的精美作品，我在平复自己的心情后，再次进行绣制。也正因为如此，我才得以看到如此美丽的作品。我认为，刺绣就与做其他事情一样，不能妄图一步到位，只有坚持下去，才能看到最后的美好成果。除此之外，在绣制作品时，我也了解到专注的重要性。若绣制作品时，太过急于求成或分心，作品的做工只会是粗糙、繁乱。总而言之，刺绣是一门磨炼绣者耐性、专注力、细心度的古老手艺。

Introduction to embroidery:

    Embroidery is one of the oldest ancient Chinese handicrafts. Embroidery has a history of more than 2,000 years from ancient times to the present. Embroidery is a general term for embroidering various decorative patterns on fabrics with needle and thread. In ancient times, embroidery was more of a craft carried out by women, so it was also called "The Feminine Arts".

     Embroidery originated from the need for decoration itself. In ancient times, people would embroider landscapes, flowers and birds, attics, figures, auspicious characters, etc. on weaving. There have been many local embroideries in Chinese folklore, but the most famous are the four local embroideries of Su, Shu, Guangdong and Xiang, and later known as the "four famous embroideries", of which Su embroidery is the most prestigious. This is because the "Four Famous Embroideries" have original creation of needlework methods, and these unique needlework methods show exquisite and ingenious embroidery.

 

Appreciation:

     The embroidery I embroider is one-sided. The embroidered patterns are two tit and peach blossoms in full bloom. That's why I call it "Birds' Twitter and Fragrance of Flowers." I think the pattern reveals a vibrant spring scene. Peach blossoms have many meanings, such as blossoming and wealth, showing grand plans, beautiful love and so on. In addition, two tits are embroidered in the embroidery pattern standing on the branches of peach blossoms. The combination of two tits and blooming peach blossoms presents a view of spring arriving, peach blossoms blooming and birds and finches appearing in pairs, which also symbolises a natural landscape of biological revival.

       There are many stitching methods in embroidery, and each pattern needs to use a different needlework method to bring it to life. Therefore, when embroidering "Birds' Twitter and Fragrance of Flowers", I used six kinds of needlework methods, namely flat needle embroidery, knot embroidery, satin embroidery, leaf stitching, roller stitching and long and short stitching. These needlework methods can make my embroidery patterns more vivid and expressive. In addition, I also use a variety of colours of silk thread for embroidery, so that the colour of the pattern has a layered effect.

       The embroidery of "Birds' Twitter and Fragrance of Flowers" took me about a week to embroider. In the process of embroidery, I learned the importance of perseverance. When I was embroidering, I once felt tired and manic, but thinking of the exquisite works after embroidery, I calmed my mood and embroidered again. That's why I was able to see such beautiful works. I think that embroidery is the same as doing other things, you can't try to get it in place in one step, and only by sticking to it can you see the final beautiful results. In addition, when I embroidered my work, I also learned the importance of concentration. If you are too eager or distracted when embroidering a work, the workmanship of the work will only be rough and cluttered. All in all, embroidery is an ancient craft that hones the patience, concentration and care of embroiderers.