From Hand to Art

From Hand to Art (Chinese: 一手造成) is a Hong Kong lifestyle television program produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It was created by TVB programme producer Liang Jian Heng 梁儉恆) and Zhang Ying Shan (張穎珊). The programme was first showed on 30 September 2012, and ended on 17 February 2013, on TVB Jade. It was broadcast on every Sunday at 7 pm, 30 minutes each. A total of 18 episodes were aired.

From Hand to Art (Chinese: "一手造成")
GenreLifestyle
Written byLiang Jian Heng (梁儉恆)
Presented bySarah Song, Amigo Choi, Leung Ka Ki
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes18
Production
ProducerZhang Yong Shan (張穎珊)
Production companyTelevision Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Original release30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) –
17 February 2013 (2013-02-17)
External links
Website

From Hand to Art was themed on traditional handicrafts in Hong Kong. It was hosted by TVB artists Sarah Song, Amigo Choi and Leung Ka Ki. In each episode, two hosts visited and interviewed experts of traditional handicrafts such as Shanghai barber Tao and Gao, wooden puppet master Choi, and Qipao tailor Liu. While listening to the stories of old Hong Kong, the hosts learnt how to make the handicrafts.[1]

Episode guide
EpisodeDateHandicrafts
1. Under The Full Moon (Mid-Autumn Festival special)30 September 2012Traditional paper lanterns and piglets shaped pastries[2]
2. In The Mood for Love7 October 2012Qipao (Chinese long dress for women)[3]
3. The Art of Shanghai Berbers14 October 2012Shanghai style haircut services[4]
4. Heritage21 October 2012Bamboo steamers, leather shoes[5]
5. To Draw a Rainbow28 October 2012Chinese wooden furniture carving and painting[6]
6. Carve With Care4 November 2012Puppet carving and controlling the strings[7]
7. The Puppet Show11 November 2012Wood puppet carving and strings controlling[8]
8. Tailor-Made in Hong Kong18 November 2012Tailor-made suits, cotton quilts, and bamboo mats sewing[9]
9. Playing with Papers9 December 2012Paper tearing, paper cutting, and paper folding[10]
10. Capturing the breeze16 December 2012Handmade kites, photo staining[11]
11. the Amazing Shadow Play23 December 2012The crops and the techniques of shadow play[12]
12. A Second Life for old treasures6 January 2013Sewing clothes, repairing umbrellas and old pots[13]
13. It's All about Wood13 January 2013Wooden carts, Erhu[14]
14. Commemorating Gods and Ancestors20 January 2013Sweet dumplings for worship, ancestral tablet carving[15]
15. Hard and Soft Wisdom27 January 2013Ferroalloy mailbox forging, stained pottery[16]
16. Flower and Flour3 February 2013Chinese style funeral flower baskets, flour dolls[17]
17. Golden Lions in CNY10 February 2013Lion heads, face threading[18]
18. The Grand Finale17 February 2013Big head, fishery[19]

Critics

From Hand to Art received support from audiences and positive reviews in online forums. Online commenters praised the programme as being "meaningful" and they did learn more about local handicrafts.[20] Some said the programme successfully aroused arouse public's interest in traditional handicrafts such as paper crafts, carvings, shadow plays and cheongsam (qipao), while others felt sorry for the sunset of these beautiful arts due to scarce successors.[21] Moreover, audiences admired the lifelong devotion of the art masters to their works. One forum user even asked for the address and contact number of Master Wong, a sewing master featured in episode 12.[22]

See also

List of Hong Kong television series

References
  1. "From Hand to Art official website".
  2. "Episode 1 details (in Chinese)".
  3. "Episode 2 details (in Chinese)".
  4. "Episode 3 details ( in Chinese)".
  5. "Episode 4 details (in Chinese)".
  6. "Episode 5 details (in Chinese)".
  7. "Episode 6 details (in Chinese)".
  8. "Episode 7 details (in Chinese)".
  9. "Episode 8 details (in Chinese)".
  10. "Episode 9 details (in Chinese)".
  11. "Episode 10 details (in Chinese)".
  12. "Episode 11 details (in Chinese)".
  13. "Episode 12 details (in Chinese)".
  14. "Episode 13 details (in Chinese)".
  15. "Episode 14 details (in Chinese)".
  16. "Episode 15 details (in Chinese)".
  17. "Episode 16 details (in Chinese)".
  18. "Episode 17 details (in Chinese)".
  19. "Episode 18 details (in Chinese)".
  20. "Three netizens, centralHK, 明年聽日 and chaiwan_886, commented that on Discuss.com.hk 《一手造成》討論區, page 1".
  21. "chaiwan_886, a netizen, said it on Discuss.com.hk 《一手造成》討論區, page 3".
  22. "One netizen, amyz123, asked for the contact of Master Wong on TVB.com".
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