Katalog (Eng/D, 9MB) - Erzgebirgische Holzkunst Gahlenz GmbH RuT

How the Sculptures Come to Life
If you hold a Gahlenz wood sculpture in your hands, you
can hardly imagine how much work has been put into it.
Everything looks so natural, so full of life as if this piece of
wood had always been destined to become a graceful
sculpture. You will be even more astonished if you take a
closer look at how these true-to-life figures come into
being: The skilfully ornamented Christmas angel starts its
life indeed as a rough block of wood! If it had not been
lucky enough to be delivered to Gahlenz, it could have just
ended up as the leg of a table or as a rafter. Instead, it can
now bring joy to the hearts of many, many people. The
Gahlenz wood artists direct its destiny onto a more glorious
path. First of all, the craftsman turns the rough block of
wood into a faultless shape on the lathe.
Das Drechseln erfordert Können und Präzision.
Craft and precision are the basis of wood turning.
After the parts have been glued together, they are polished
and receive their undercoat. Slowly, the angel takes shape.
Then it is the job of the skilful painters to breathe life into
the figure. First, the face is sprayed with a rosy hue. The
delicate cheeks can then be doing with another little swab of
red. Very soon, the lively eyes and the tender mouth
communicate the pure joy of life. Then comes the dress! Of
course, not any dress will do for our angel. It will be
painted to be the most gorgeous, the most colourful, the
most splendid dress for miles around! The deft fingers of the
painters pull all the strings of their craft to make every
figure something very special. And here it is standing now,
our Christmas angel:majestic, charming, and very unique.
Just come up close and have a thorough look - can you feel
the delicate soul that its creators have breathed into it?
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Die kunstfertigen Hände der Malerinnen hauchen den Figuren Seele ein.
The dexterous hands of the painters breathe life into the figures.