Silver’s blooming time
As society moves ahead rapidly, some traditional handicrafts are becoming obsolete. Compared with the advantages taken by modern technology, people can save more time and money, the traditional old handicrafts can bring people the spiritual entertainment, which can not be replaced by modern technology. From the necessaries of life to fashion accessories, all shows the lash of modern and past.
Hand-carved stamp, created by the skilled craftsman has experienced several process before making a perfect stamp. The necessary stages of polishing, designing and carving witnesses the being of the hand-carved stamp. However, modern technology can finish it by simple programmed and design with a computer in minutes. At this point, the traditional handicraft is at the edge of struggling.
Compared the manual skills, the delicious Chinese food, rice puffing, is made b hand totally. In the memory of many children in 1980s, rice puffing is the best. One pound of rice, then one big bag of rice puffing after a calabash-shaped "bomb" with a bellow and a stove. All those are completed with the help of the craftsman. However, nowadays, it’s rare to happen to do. And junk food have flooded into the market.
Except the above folk skills, another handmade jewelry accessories are also struggling. Silver, the essential materials in making modern jewelries, gets the clash into the traditional Tibetan silver. Originally, Tibetan silver is the silver that consists of 30% silver and 70% copper, not the silver used by the Tibetan people in Chinese. Now, it means the copper-nickel. Compared with the modern 925 sterling silver, Tibetan silver looks like tarnished and less exquisite. On the other hand, the Tibetan silver has a high hardness for carving complicated patterns, and is cheaper than that. To some extents, the Tibetan silver looks like a little black, just like old, which conforms to the retro style. Like this Tibetan silver necklace, the traditional flower carved pattern, with the green beads pendant, makes the wearer vintage. And this colorful beads tassel pendant necklace is primitive and unsophisticated.
When tradition handicrafts and contemporary accessories start to click, sparks are coming. When attention is paid to the sparks, the electric tradition also needs to be engraved in the mind.