Based on the 24 solar terms, flowers and plants, and animal elements, the creation of paper sculptures is like stained glass!

The 24 solar terms are the accumulation of wisdom of ancient people, but solar terms may be a little unfamiliar term for modern people. After all, whether the weather changes or not, you only need to pay attention to the daily weather broadcast; however, Shinobu Ohashi, a paper sculpture artist from Japan, did not give up The tradition of solar terms, instead, focuses on the beauty of the calendar and the twenty-four solar terms, combining flowers, plants and animal elements to create paper sculptures like stained glass, which not only shows the beauty of traditional Japanese craftsmanship, but also gradually forgets The solar term is expressed in a poetic way.
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi

If you are not good at painting, use paper-cutting to create

Shinobu Ohashi currently lives in Kanto, Japan. She has started a series of creative activities as a paper sculpture creator since she was studying in university in 2008. Shinobu Ohashi said that she is not good at painting and wants to express herself through other visual arts, so she picked up black drawing paper, hand-dyed colored washi paper, and a cutting knife as the creative medium, and started her own paper-cut art. trip.

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Not only the 24 solar terms paper carvings, but also the text paper carvings show the beauty of poetry

It can be found that most of Shinobu Ohashi’s creations are about solar terms, but in fact, a large part of her works are based on literature, so it can be seen that besides solar term creations, she also has many works of paper sculptures with characters; since paper is originally Rather fragile medium, this adds to the meticulous atmosphere of these poems, and the degree of delicacy is amazing.

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Use of color like stained glass

The biggest difficulty in paper sculpture lies in whether the creator is patient and careful enough, especially the creation of layered paper sculptures is more difficult. Shinobu Ohashi's solar term creation blends multi-layered seasonal flowers and animal elements, and also uses colors appropriately. Whether it is the details of flowers or the wings of birds, etc., the slight light transmission under the sun not only makes people It seems to be full of vitality, and people mistakenly think that it is a creation of stained glass, which fully displays the exquisite craftsmanship of traditional Japanese craftsmen.

Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi
Photo credit / Shinobu Ohashi

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