劉　芳

穿越千年的時(shí)空，頭戴富貴牡丹花、身著戲裝的詩仙李白醉臥長(zhǎng)安，郁郁寡歡；身騎赤兔馬、手執(zhí)偃月刀的關(guān)老爺威風(fēng)凜凜、千里走單騎；英姿颯爽、明艷動(dòng)人的穆桂英披掛上陣，巾幗不讓須眉……

一個(gè)個(gè)色彩鮮艷的面團(tuán)，或大紅，或明黃，或翠綠，到了面塑大師何曉錚手里，便成了一個(gè)個(gè)靈動(dòng)鮮活的作品。

如今，年已68歲的何曉錚已經(jīng)和面塑結(jié)下了50年的不解之緣。走進(jìn)他在大明湖邊的家中，那些神話里或者歷史里的人物便會(huì)栩栩如生地呈現(xiàn)在你眼前。

面塑，俗稱“捏面人”，多以糯米面為原料，調(diào)制成不同色彩，以手和簡(jiǎn)單工具塑造出生動(dòng)逼真的形象。在舊時(shí)，面塑是一種登不上大雅之堂的小玩意兒，是面塑藝人走南闖北養(yǎng)家糊口的技藝。舊時(shí)面塑行業(yè)傳誦著一首讓人心酸的民謠，“大雪下關(guān)東，六月出南洋”。今非昔比。如今的面塑已經(jīng)成為極具中國(guó)特色的寶貴民

間藝術(shù)，被列為非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)受到重視，何曉錚的何派面塑也名揚(yáng)海內(nèi)外。

1958年，年僅18歲的何曉錚在濟(jì)南大觀園偶遇一代面塑名家李俊興，之后在濟(jì)南燕喜堂正式拜師，磕頭入室，便開始了50年的面塑人生。從剛開始的懵懵懂懂到如今的自成一派，面塑幾乎成了何曉錚生活的全部。

出手快是面塑表演的基本要求。何曉錚做面塑總是一氣呵成，整套動(dòng)作如行云流水般。不僅是小可盈寸，大如真人，傳神才是面塑的最高境界。“做面人是用心而不是用手”，何曉錚一直記著師傅的這句話。他用寸許面團(tuán)折射出最豐富的人物感情，令人嘆為觀止。

多年來，何曉錚受邀前往多個(gè)城市表演面塑制作。如今，他一心想著將面塑這門藝術(shù)發(fā)揚(yáng)光大，廣收學(xué)徒的同時(shí)還組織成立了山東面塑學(xué)會(huì)。只要是說起面塑，何曉錚的眉眼里便全是笑。也許正是對(duì)面塑打心眼兒里的喜歡，才促成了他跟面塑一生都解不開的情緣。

面塑，也是塑人生。

■Life on the Fingertips

The colorful dough—red, bright yellow, or bright green, becomes the lively and vivid dough figurines in master He Xiaozhengs hands.

He Xiaozheng, 68 years old, has been wedded to making dough figurines for 50 years. Walking into his home beside Daming Lake, the characters from myth and history will vividly appear in front of your eyes.

In 1958, 18-year-old He Xiaozheng came across Li Junxing, the famous master of making dough figurines in Daguanyuan, Jinan. Then He Xiaozheng acknowledged Li Junxing as his master in Yanxitang. From then on, making dough figurines has become the whole life of He Xiaozheng.

The entire act of He Xiaozhengs creation of dough figurines is like sailing clouds and flowing water. He uses dough to show the rich emotions of the characters.

When talking about dough figurines, He Xiaozheng always smiles to show his liking for this traditional culture of China.

Making dough figurines is to tell their life stories.