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Different culture in different areas; Professor He from South
Audience question: do they speak different languages, prevalence of spoken mandarin but also regional dialects
More detailed things need use of knives, Prof. He wearing shirt w/print
56 ethnic groups in China. Prof. He carved 56 flowers to represent each group
carving of miao headdress
Audience question: how long it takes to make carving. Prof. He needs to take breaks,
usually takes her 2-3 days because of detail
Both Prof. He and YaliTian donated papercutting
Audience question: is a pattern required? Prof. He uses one, YaliTian does not
Audience question: [[strikethrough]] o [[/strikethrough]] to teach children, is a pattern used? Yes
Audience question: when they learned paper cutting. Began age 6, learned from
female family members, variations on tracings to create own styles (YaliTian),
family wanted her to collect patterns from others who were very skilled
Chinese term for very skilled people, artists, using themas a model
YaliTian used notebooks from school to experiment with designs
Different shapes and styles of shoes, animal patterns for embroidery on shoe tops
Using paper cutting at celebrations, put on windows to create certain mood
Using quality of papercutting to determine good daughter-in-law potential
Inspiration from trees and birds, birds signifying good luck, gained confidence to create
her own paper cuts (YaliTian), establish reputation, invitations to craft for events
Papercutter who was 111 years old
Benefits of cutting with scissors, helps with circulation, makes YaliTian happy and want to sing-she then sings song (improvisation) about papercutting
Diverse backgrounds, origin by region for papercutting in China, different designs excavated from tombs back to 460 AD, designs so intricate that cutting probably goes back even farther
Paper invented Eastern Han Dynasty~200 AD, previously used leather, leaves, metal