Autumn - it's time to harvest. For a long time, it was at this time of the year that it was customary to organize fairs. An important part of such sales are autumn compositions from vegetables. They are able to attract the attention of onlookers to the product and act as a kind of advertising. To make autumn compositions from vegetables and flowers with your own hands is a whole art that has survived to our times.
What is a still life?
One of the methods of forming fruit and vegetable compositions is still life. When creating a still life, the goal is to show the beauty of each of the constituent objects and the general decorative effect of combining them.
An important stage preceding the formation of a still life is the selection and preparation of fruits and vegetables. All natural components that will be used to create the composition must be clean, fresh, without dents or damage, have bright colors and colors. Only such fruits will look beautiful in a still life. As for the composition building process, there are no special rules. But for a good result, it is important to connect creative vision and imagination.
Such autumn compositions of vegetables, fruits and flowers may contain inanimate objects - bowls, vases, jugs. The main thing is that all the elements look organically together. Use still lifes for room decor before any thematic events or to capture them on the canvas.
Carving for fruits and vegetables
The next way to turn the gifts of the garden into a masterpiece is carving. So called art carving for vegetables. In cooking, carving can be called intricate cutting of vegetables and decorating dishes.
China is considered the birthplace of carving. More than 2,000 years ago, this art originated there. After 600 years, it began to gain popularity, and spread throughout the world. Most of us now associate carving with Thailand. In this country, there are even special schools in which everyone is taught the art carving of vegetables and fruits. Their festivals are also known, where you can see many skillfully designed compositions.
Recently, in Russia such an activity is becoming increasingly popular. We most often create decorative designs with carved patterns on watermelons, pumpkins, zucchini, melons, turnips, radishes, peppers, etc.
Autumn compositions of vegetables, decorated with intricate patterns, can most often be seen at fairs and exhibitions in schools and kindergartens. Also in the fall in some cities and villages held thematic celebrations dedicated to harvesting. On this occasion, needlewomen prepare artistic compositions and put them on public display.
Entertaining lesson for adults and children
Creating autumn crafts from fruits and vegetables with your own hands is very interesting and fun. Such an activity can captivate both adults and children of any age. Creative lessons for creating vegetable compositions will help kids get acquainted with the whole variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as practice fine motor skills of fingers.
For those who are older, collective work will be helpful. A common cause helps build friendships between children and their parents. It should be noted that the results of the work are no less important than the process of creating vegetable crafts. Children feel their own importance, seeing that they were able to create something good with their own hands.
How to make an autumn composition of vegetables
To get started, prepare everything you plan to use to create the composition. It can be vegetables, fruits, dried flowers, bright leaves, autumn flowers, decorative dishes. Looking at this set, you should already have an idea of what will be the basis of your composition, and what details need to be emphasized.
If some vegetables or fruits need to be processed before making a composition from them, for example, to cut a pattern using the carving technique, then you need to try to do this quickly so that they do not lose freshness. Apples and potatoes are not the best option for artistic carving; they quickly darken.
To combine several vegetables or fruits, it is convenient to use toothpicks.
Ideas. The best autumn crafts from fruits and vegetables
For beginners, it can be difficult to independently figure out what to do with a particular vegetable. Simple tips of craftsmen contribute to the development of imagination and creative thinking:
- cute penguins are made from eggplants: you need to form wings on the sides of the fruit, making cuts from the bottom up;
- cucumbers are good material for creating carved flowers;
- carrot, due to its bright color, is suitable for creating squirrels and chanterelles, but keep in mind that it is hard, and children will not always be able to handle such material;
- a pair of cucumbers can turn into a crocodile: a larger cucumber becomes a trunk, and a smaller one is cut lengthwise and turns into a mouth;
- cars, trains and other equipment can be created using young zucchini: cutting them with rings, we get excellent wheels that can be attached with toothpicks;
- pumpkin is an ideal vegetable for forming baskets that serve as the basis for vegetable compositions.
The benefits of fruit and vegetable creativity
Such a hobby is most often chosen by creative and extraordinary people. The work of composing compositions of vegetables and fruits can improve thinking and develop imagination.
In children, classes on creating still lifes and carving are able to develop perseverance, attentiveness, sensory abilities. This pastime is a great alternative to cartoons and computer games.
And in conclusion, one can not help but remember the huge aesthetic pleasure that autumn compositions from vegetables deliver simply when they are viewed.