Teacher Xu Weidong’s open class on clay sculpture—a special Thanksgiving offering from the “New Oriental” cultural forum

A public class on teacher Xu Weidong’s clay sculpture—a special thanksgiving offering from the “New Oriental” cultural forum (“Sun…

” Teacher Xu Weidong’s open class on clay sculpture—a special thanksgiving offering from the “New Oriental” cultural forum) (Reported by "Sunbird" Qiuxiang) On November 17th, from 7 to 8 pm, the New Oriental Art School held a unique clay sculpture lecture. The famous sculptor Xu Weidong hosted the lecture. Accompanied by more than a dozen parents, more than 30 innocent and lively children took it upon themselves to follow Teacher Xu to create lifelike little ones from clay. Turkey. The youngest is three years old and the oldest is twelve or thirteen years old. In the process of shaping the turkey, the children not only experienced the joy of artistic creation, but also learned about the cultural atmosphere of Thanksgiving. What’s more interesting is that the parents who came to accompany them were also enthusiastic and participated in the process, experiencing the learning and creation process with the children, and experiencing the charm and fun of clay sculpture. In order to allow the children to fully experience the fun of clay sculpture, Teacher Xu personally demonstrated how to shape a turkey. From the overall shape of the turkey's body to the detailed features of its calves, Teacher Xu patiently explained every aspect. The children followed Teacher Xu's guidance and used their chubby little hands to press, rub, and pinch the clay to finally create a lively and cute little turkey. Parents and friends also participated and were very busy. Teacher Xu told everyone that clay, as a non-toxic and odorless natural mineral, is soft, moist and highly malleable. Unlike plasticine, clay sculptures are characterized by memory and non-rebound. This feature is not only convenient for children to carry out introductory imitation training. Cultivate children's creative thinking, enhance children's hands-on and observation skills, and invisibly cultivate their temperament, and experience the charm of visual art. Through clay sculpture activities, children receive subtle artistic influence and experience the endless joy of clay sculpture activities. Currently, Teacher Xu offers clay sculpture classes at New Oriental Art School, which are very popular among children. Teacher Xu Weidong has been engaged in visual art for more than 30 years. He has natural artistic talent and three-dimensional imagination. He has received 8 years of professional art education, studied art, sculpture, design, etc. and has more than 10 years of teaching experience. He was engaged in classic jade carving, gift design and production, and later engaged in the development of cartoon products. In recent years, he has devoted himself to architectural sculpture and has a lot of work experience in different industries and fields. Parents are also studying carefully. The "New Oriental Culture Forum" is co-hosted by the New Oriental Art School and Dr. Chen Pu's "Oasis Culture and Education", and is planned by the "Sunbird" Arizona Chinese Network. Adhering to the consistent purpose of "inheriting civilization and creating the future", it is committed to cultural exchange and communication in the Chinese community and is open to the public free of charge.