Wire Flat Knot Hoops Earrings uses Flat Knot (平結) in Chinese knotting crafts, and this does not exist in Japanese Mizuhiki (Japanese decorative cord tying), however, it is most similar to the “Awaji Musubi” in mizuhiki.
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When I began blending wire jewelry making with traditional knotting arts, I anticipated encountering countless coincidences. This is simply because Chinese knotting art, mizuhiki paper cord tying art, macramé, and wire weaving and wrapping art, they all have long and rich histories.
In the book Art and Fear (艺术与恐惧）, it’s said that when an art form reaches a highly stable phase, it becomes difficult for new, true masters to emerge in those fields, These words reflect my deepest conviction as an artist.
So when I combined these well-established knotting traditions with another mature technique — metal wire weaving and wrapping — I knew I was actually opening up a new Genesis phase. Because no one had done it before, it meant there are new things to explore again from now in those fields. Once I developed my own method of integration, I could walk through the entire creative process again, starting from this Genesis point.
Once I developed and refined this new way of combining them, I can walk through the creative process anew from this genesis point, and when more people start to appreciate this method of integration, some may feel inspired to also combine knotting and wire weaving and wrapping, or take it further.
此结在中国结里叫做”平结”，日本水引绳结里目前则查无此结（如果有，还请阁下留言相告，先感谢。）
开始创作不久，我就把金属线编艺术和各种结艺融合了。也是那时候我预期了将会遇见无数的巧合。无他，这是因为无论是中国结、日本水引纸绳结、macramé 手结艺术，和金属线缠绕艺术本身，它们都历史悠久。
在《艺术与恐惧》一书里有云 —— 当艺术进入了非常稳定的形态，那么这些领域里就都会很难再出现什么大师级别的人物了 —— 这句话是我创作路上最深的认同。
所以，当我将一种成熟的结艺形式与同样成熟的金属线缠绕艺术结合起来时，我知道自己其实开启了一个新的创世纪阶段。因为这种形式在过去从未有人尝试过，它为各个领域带来了全新的元素，可以被进一步探索、创作与优化。就像我自己一样，当我把这种融合的方式真正发展出来之后，我也将从这个全新的起点，重新走一遍创作的完整旅程，以后，当有更多的人觉得这个结合的方式也很好的时候，说不定就也想试试看把结艺和金属线缠绕艺术结合一起来创作。