Cover Image Property of PUBLISHER
This image was scanned from my private collection

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • PREFACE
          by Zhu Liqun
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1: the Artistic Charm of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling
    • 1. Borrowing from Traditional Chinese Folk Custom Techniques
    • 2. Passing On the Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Painting
    • 3. Drawing Materials from Traditional Chinese Culture
    • 4. Possessing Unique Artistic Characteristics
    • 5. Embedding the Theme of the "24 Solar Terms"
  • CHAPTER 2: Preparation
    • 1. Materials
    • 2. Tools
    • 3. Ten Techniques of Basic Elements of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling
    • 4. Categories of Basic Elements of Chinese-Style Paper Quilling:
      Lines and Scrolls, Coils, Loops, Crescents
  • CHAPTER 3: Beginner Tutorial
    • 1. Beginning of Spring
    • 2. Rain Water
    • 3. Waking of Insects
    • 4. Vernal Equinox
    • 5. Pure Brightness
    • 6. Grain Rain
    • 7. Beginning of Summer
    • 8. Grain Budding
    • 9. Grain in Ear
    • 10. Summer Solstice
    • 11. Slight Heat
    • 12. Great Heat
    • 13. Beginning of Autumn
    • 14. Limit of Heat
    • 15. White Dew
    • 16. Autumnal Equinox
    • 17. Cold Dew
    • 18. Frost's Descent
    • 19. Beginning of Winter
    • 20. Lesser Snow
    • 21. Great Snow
    • 22. Winter Solstice
    • 23. Slight Cold
    • 24. Great Cold
  • CHAPTER 4: Intermediate Tutorial
    • 1. Spring in the Air
    • 2. Verdant Mountains and Blue Water
    • 3. Blossoming Moth Orchids
    • 4. Swan on Water
    • 5. A Fine Autumn Day
    • 6. Flower Petals Falling in Profusion
    • 7. Fruits of All Seasons
    • 8. Flowers of All Seasons
  • CHAPTER 5: Advanced Tutorial
    • 1. Spring Mountains
    • 2. Summer Water
    • 3. Autumn Forest
    • 4. Winter Snow
  • APPENDIX: A Collection of Chinese Quilling Shapes

Title: Paper Quilling Four Seasons Chinese Style
Author/Designer: Zhu Liqun, Yao Xiaoyan
Format/Publication Date: HC:2018
Publisher: Shanghai Press, Shanghai, China
Language: English
Page Count: 196
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/2" x 7 1/2"
ISBN: 9781602200333

SUMMARY- If no other book has inspired you lately to quill, this one will. There is a sensual grace to the projects with the vivid colors and shapes that is mesmerizing. I was just as enchanted with this book as I was the first one I acquired - and I'm excited to have a third on order that focuses on quilled animals. If you love quilling, you will not be disappointed by these books. There's a lot of great inspiration - and tutorials - to gather from them.