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捏麵勝木雕
Dough master creates decorations for temple celebrations

捏麵人很常見，好像沒什麼稀奇，但是您看過大型的捏麵龍、捏麵神豬嗎。全台灣唯一一位的宗教捏麵人師傅，他專門為廟宇慶典製作神佛、宗教作品，甚至他的捏麵技術還贏過木雕師傅，被邀請製作大型龍頭、龍尾，成為廟會活動最吸睛的焦點！
Taiwan has a religious dough master who specializes in colorful productions for temple celebrations. His work with dough is just as impressive as that of many woodcarvers.
不管是各式各樣的神明，他們的臉部表情很傳神，就連身上的服飾，也都很精緻。擁有30多年捏麵經驗的老師傅---黃大庭，是一名道師，也就是這層關係，他是全台唯一一位專門製作宗教人物的捏麵師傅，更獨家研發出捏麵神豬。
These deities all have vivid facial expressions and delicate clothing. They are produced by a Taoist master with 30 years of experience in turning dough into art. His name is Huang Da-ting, and he has the special skill of crafting religious figurines from dough. He can quickly turn out a “porcine deity.”
只花了十分鐘，一體成形的神豬栩栩如生展現在面前，而且還可以依客戶需求，要多重就有多重。
The statue takes him only 10 minutes. He’s even able to cater to a client’s special requests.
[[捏麵師傅黃大庭]]
Huang Da-ting / Dough Master
“腳從這邊拉出來，因為它的表面不會裂開，如果我做一隻腳把它黏上去，因為熱漲冷縮它就分開了”
I pull out the feet from the side because here it won’t crack. If I just stick a foot on, it will heat up and then shrink when it cools. Then it will break off.
讓人驚艷的不只肥滋滋的神豬，還有這一條龍。
His “porcine deity” is realistic and plump. Equally impressive is his work with this dragon.
老師傅花了一個月完成龍頭和龍尾，中間擺放米或是水果，能替廟會活動增添不少可看性。
It took him a month to complete this dragon head and tail. In between, the table is laid with rice and fruit, creating a centerpiece for this temple celebration.
[[捏麵師傅黃大庭]]
Huang Da-ting / Dough Master
“現在這個是用保利龍，還有木材還有樹脂土，比較精緻而且比較堅固”
Now this is made with styrofoam along with wood and polymer clay. It’s more refined and rugged.
誰說捏麵人只是小朋友的玩意，把傳統的捏麵手法發揚光大，麵團在黃師傅手上，變得很聽話，要變出什麼一點都難不倒他。
This master proves that there are many more uses for dough than most people think. He takes this common substance and turns it into magical works of art.

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