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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8, 2018 LOG SHEET #6 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO / VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: DAVID DISHNEAN RECORDER 1 NAME: Hyurasenyak 1 FILE NAME: 0077.wav RECORDER 2 NAME: Hyurasenyak 2 FILE NAME: 0401.wav PRESENTER: Levon ABRAHAMIAN DATE/TIME: 6/28/18 4:00pm PROGRAM: ARMENIA STAGE: Hyuarasenyak GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: Revitalizing Tradition: CARVING & POTTERY [[2 Columned Table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | #1 | RUBEN GHAZARYAN | STONE CARVER | #2 | ZARA GASPARYAN | CERAMACIST (CLAY WORKER) | #3 | VANAGN AMIRYAN | WOOD CARVER | Presenter interprets as each artisan describes his training and career. AMIRYAN - You can learn the technique in days but it takes much longer to understand the spirit of the craft. GASPARYAN - Started as WOOD CARVER, then learned pottery. GHAZARYAN - Worked as a football coach before learning Stone carving. AMIRYAN - First worked as an archaeologist, then as a historian. GASPARYAN discusses salt containers in The shape of pregnant women. He says they represent fertility GHAZARYAN says he works with a type of limestone from where architects + sculptors MOMiK took stone in the 13th CENTURY. AMIRYAN - discusses the fading tradition of wood CARVING, and the role of museums in preserving it GASPARYAN - IN OLDER DAYS, knowledge WAS PASSED FROM MASTER to APPRENTICE. Now, the MUSEUMS ARE THE TEACHERS. →
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