叶绿素ChlorophyllCHLOROPHYLL · 绿
几乎每片绿叶里都有。拓出的绿色最常见,放久了会慢慢转成橄榄绿或黄褐色。
Found in almost every green leaf. It gives the classic green print, which slowly mellows to olive or khaki over time.
香港科技大學學生會中國民間藝術坊 呈献 The Chinese Folk Art Society, HKUST presents
植物拓染体验 · 古法技艺,自然之美 Botanical Pounding Workshop · Ancient craft, natural beauty
huā yè chéng jiān · “petals and leaves become a letter”
一把木锤,一片叶子,一只帆布袋。把花草的汁液和叶脉敲进布里,带走一件只属于你的作品。 A wooden mallet, a leaf and a canvas tote. Hammer the sap and veins of real plants into cloth, and take home a piece nobody else can make.
布下藏着花叶。在帆布袋上点按或拖动,用木锤把它们敲出来。 Plants are hidden under the cloth. Tap or drag on the tote to hammer them out.
CRAFT · 技艺
以花叶为颜料,
以木锤为笔。 Petals and leaves are the paint. The mallet is the brush.
拓染,古称「捶草印花」,是我国民间工艺美术中兼具审美与实用价值的一项技艺。它以花叶为颜料,通过锤击,把植物的汁液与叶脉纹理拓印在布料或纸张上。
这门手艺完全取法自然:用料来自草木本身,制作也不需要任何机器。每一朵花、每一片叶子的形态和水分都不同,每一锤的力度与角度也不同,所以每件作品都独一无二,不可复制,也无法预料。
Botanical pounding, known in old Chinese as chuí cǎo yìn huā, is a folk craft that is both beautiful and useful. Flowers and leaves serve as the pigment: you hammer them, and their sap and vein patterns transfer onto fabric or paper.
Everything comes from nature. The materials are the plants themselves, and no machine is involved. Every flower and leaf differs in shape and moisture, and every blow differs in force and angle, so no two pieces ever come out the same.
「捶」是方法,「草」是颜料,「印花」是结果,四个字就把这门手艺说完了。
“Pound grass, print flowers.” Method, pigment and result in four characters.
民间多说它起于明清,是乡间就地取材的印花法。近些年,它作为手作体验重新回到了大家身边。
Folk accounts trace it to the Ming and Qing dynasties, as a village way of printing cloth with whatever grew nearby. It has recently come back as a hands-on craft.
日本叫「叩き染め」(tataki-zome),英文里常称 hapazome 或 flower pounding。
In Japan it is called tataki-zome; in English, hapazome or flower pounding.
PIGMENT · 色
木锤敲破植物细胞,藏在里面的色素随汁液渗进棉纤维。拓出什么颜色,取决于这株植物带着哪一种色素。 Each blow breaks open plant cells. The pigments inside flow out with the sap and soak into the cotton. The colour you get depends on which pigment the plant carries.
几乎每片绿叶里都有。拓出的绿色最常见,放久了会慢慢转成橄榄绿或黄褐色。
Found in almost every green leaf. It gives the classic green print, which slowly mellows to olive or khaki over time.
三色堇、绣球、波斯菊和红枫的紫、蓝、粉、红都来自它。它对酸碱和金属离子很敏感,同一朵花也可能敲出意料之外的颜色。
The purples, blues, pinks and reds of pansy, hydrangea, cosmos and red maple. It reacts to acidity and metal ions, so the same flower can surprise you.
金鸡菊、万寿菊和三色堇花心的黄与橙。颜色相对稳定,许多传统染料植物都属于这一色系。
The yellows and oranges of tickseed, marigold and the pansy’s eye. Fairly stable, and shared by many traditional dye plants.
SPECIMENS · 图谱
常见的拓染花材,卡片上是它们敲出来的样子。把鼠标移上去(手机上点一下),可以看到鲜叶原貌。现场花材以实际到货为准。 Common plants for pounding, shown as they print. Hover over a card, or tap it on a phone, to see the fresh plant. The plants on the night depend on what arrives.
METHOD · 步骤
挑新鲜、薄而多汁的花叶。太厚、有蜡质或带绒毛的叶子不容易出色。Pick fresh, thin, juicy petals and leaves. Thick, waxy or hairy ones give little colour.
在布面上摆好构图,叶子把叶脉更明显的背面贴向布。帆布袋里垫一张塑料片,防止颜色透到背面。Lay out your design, leaves vein-side down. Slip a plastic sheet inside the tote so colour doesn’t bleed through to the back.
用胶带把花叶整片封住,或者压上亚克力板,敲的时候就不会移位。Cover each plant with tape, or press an acrylic board over it, so nothing slides while you work.
从中间往边缘,一下一下均匀地敲,叶尖和边缘多敲几下。手指始终离开锤面。Work from the centre outward with steady, even blows, giving tips and edges a few extra. Keep your fingers clear of the mallet.
撕下胶带,剥掉残留的植物碎屑,图案就出现了。Peel off the tape and brush away the plant residue. Your print is underneath.
自然晾干。拓染作品不要洗涤,也尽量避免长时间暴晒。Let it air-dry. Don’t wash your piece, and keep it out of strong sun.
TIP 每人都有一条纯棉方巾,先在上面试几锤,找到手感再上帆布袋。 Everyone gets a cotton handkerchief to practise on. Find your rhythm there before you start on the real thing.
SAFETY 敲的时候,按住布的那只手要离锤面远一点。慢一点没关系,稳最重要。 Keep the hand holding the cloth well away from the mallet head. Slow and steady beats fast.
WORKSHOP · 活动
我们会准备平时不容易收集到的各色鲜花和树叶,还有空白帆布袋和帆布挂历。不需要任何手工基础。在忙碌的学期里留出一小时,安静地敲出一件只属于自己的作品,顺便听听这门手艺的历史和讲究。 We’ll bring flowers and leaves you won’t easily find on campus, plus blank canvas totes and calendars. No experience needed. Take an hour out of a busy term, make something that’s only yours, and pick up the history of the craft along the way.
su_cfas@connect.ust.hk| 币种Currency | 会员MemberMEMBER | 非会员Non-memberNON-MEMBER |
|---|---|---|
| HKD | 28 | 38 |
| RMB | 24 | 32 |
装书、装电脑都合适,最实用的选择。Carries books and a laptop. The practical pick.
配挂杆和挂绳,让花叶陪你过完新的一年。Comes with a hanging rod and cord, so your print stays on the wall all year.
先在方巾上试手,找准力度再上正式作品。For practice runs before you start on the real piece.
帆布袋和挂历数量都有限,花材自选,先到先选,每人有固定限额。Totes and calendars are limited. Plants are self-picked, first come first served, with a fixed allowance per person.
每张大桌上另有胶带、剪刀、纸巾和水盆。Every table also has tape, scissors, tissues and basins.
开放签到(入口处)。早到的同学可以直接开始,我们手把手教你用工具。Doors open; check in at the entrance. Early arrivals can start right away with one-to-one help.
拓染小课堂:历史与文化、工具介绍和现场示范,另有纸质图文教程。边听边做也可以。Mini talk: history and culture, the tools and a live demo, with a printed step-by-step sheet. Feel free to work while you listen.
自由创作:选布、选花、选叶,自己设计构图。工作人员会在桌边帮忙。Free making: choose your cloth, flowers and leaves and design your own layout. Staff circulate to help.
活动结束,带上作品回家。Wrap up and take your piece home.
报名不提前截止,也欢迎直接 walk-in。名额 30 个,花材先到先选。 Registration stays open until the night, and walk-ins are welcome. There are 30 places, and plants are first come, first served.
打开报名表Open the formTRIAL · 试做
活动前,我们先试做了一轮:摆花材、贴胶带、敲打、揭开。拓染不只能印在布上,卡纸书签也可以。下面这些颜色,全部来自真花真叶。 Before the workshop we ran a trial: arrange, tape, pound, peel. It works on card as well as cloth, so we made bookmarks. Every colour below came from real flowers and leaves.
FAQ · 问答
可以。拓染不需要画画基础,现场有示范和纸质教程,工作人员会在桌边帮忙。No. There’s a live demo, a printed guide and staff at every table.
不用。18:30 到 20:30 之间任选一小时到场就行。No. Come for any hour between 6:30 and 8:30 PM.
可以。非会员 HKD 38 / RMB 32,会员 HKD 28 / RMB 24。Yes. Non-members pay HKD 38 / RMB 32; members pay HKD 28 / RMB 24.
可以。报名不提前截止,也接受 walk-in。名额 30 个,花材先到先选。Yes. Registration stays open and walk-ins are welcome. There are 30 places, and plants are first come, first served.
不建议。植物色素不耐洗,洗涤会让颜色变淡;平时也尽量避免长时间暴晒。We don’t recommend it. Plant pigments fade in the wash, and in strong sun.
植物汁液可能沾到衣服上。现场有手套和桌布,也建议穿不怕弄脏的衣服来。Plant juice can mark clothing. We provide gloves and tablecloths, but wear something you don’t mind getting messy.
普通话和英文。Mandarin and English.