Leaf carving art

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27. Leaf carving is an emerging art form performed on the canvas of leaves from
the Chinar tree. The Chinar tree is native to India, Pakistan and China; its
leaves closely resemble maple tree leaves. The process of carving is
performed by artists using tools to carefully remove the outer surface of the
leaf without cutting or removing the veins which add detail into the subject
matter of the carving. Leaf artists then take full advantage of the beauty of the
leaf’s vein, form and structure to create an artistic carving.
They are 100% carved by hand, no painting or printing involved. They are
strong, corrosion resistance and easy to keep, and can be kept for several
decades in the common conditions.
The artist select the leaves very carefully and every leaf he use has perfect
profile without any defect. You can see the amazing beauty of its veins and
structure.

28. The leaf’s veins, structure, profile and color can decide which image
can just be perfectly reappeared on it. Every special leaf will be carved
with its special image carefully. The carving takes advantage of the
artistic characteristic of Chinese culture like painting , prints, sculpture,
paper cutting, calligraphy and so on. And it shows rich changes
between the levels of weak points and strong which makes the image
vivid and full of aesthetic.
The rough processes:
Collecting the leaves.
Airing the leaves to dry.
Boiling the leaves
Spreading the leaves and carving them.
Drying the leaves.

29. If you wants to read more about leaf carving art,please visit
www.chinaiscool.com
www.leafcarvingart.com
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