Local
Materials and
Techniques
used in
Philippine
Crafts
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
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Craft
What is craft?
Craft
● Objects that are created first to be
functional and second to be
aesthetic.
● An art that involves creating an
object by hand.
The making of crafts (locally called
handicrafts) is a growing local
industry.
Filipino
crafts
C e r am i cs
• Formed with mixtures
of
clay, powders, and
water
• Include pottery pots,
tiles, baked bricks,
bowls, and sculptures.
PhilCeramics
• One of the tourist
destinations and the
leading terra-cotta
ceramics industry in the
Bicol region.
T e x t il e a r t
• Uses plant and
synthetic fibers to
produce functional
and/or decorative
works of art.
• Intertwining vertical and
horizontal threads.
Different patterns of weaves
Different patterns of weaves
Different types of
Philippine fibers
Piña fiber
“Queen of Philippine fabric”
Stages of Piña Production
“Queen of Philippine fabric”
The stages of Piña production are pagkigue
(extracting), paghugas (washing), drying,
pagpisi (disposing of shorter fibers), splitting
into strands, and knotting
Jusi
Abaca or banana silk
Cotton
The most common used fiber in the
world
Abaca
“Manila Hemp.”
Buri
The largest palm native in the
Philippines
Basket
weaving
• AKA basketry
• 3D craft
• Pangasinan in Central
Luzon is known as
“Province of Basket
Weavers”
Different patterns in basket
weaving
Different types of materials
used in basket weaving
Mat
weaving
• Banig
• The most durable mats
are locally made from
Leyte and Romblon.
• Materials: Tikog, Abaca
and Pandan
Metal
craft
• Process of refining and
working with metals to
create objects that are
both functional and
aesthetic.
Sea shell
craft
• Made from seashells to
decorate objects and
make fancy
accessories.
Sea shell crafts in PH
Capiz - “windowpane oyster shells”
Sea shell crafts in PH
Puka – These shells came from cone shells
Sea shell crafts in PH
Sigay – Also called as “cowrie shell”
Sea shell crafts in PH
Troca – spiral to conical shells.
Sea shell crafts in PH
Paua and Black lip shells.
Coconut
shell craft
• Processed to create
beautiful and functional
artworks.
Local
Materials and
Techniques
used in
Philippine
Crafts
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
LAPU – LAPU MONUMENT
NINE MUSES OF ARTS
SULTAN KUDARAT MONUMENT
SCULPTURE
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
3D
• Has length,
wide, and depth
• In solid forms
SCULPTURE
• Use o f c ar v in g ,
m o d el in g o r a s s em b l i ng
p ar t s t o g e t he r.
• M a t er i al s :
W o o d, me t al , s t o n e, c l ay ,
c e m e nt , p l as t e r o f p a r i s ,
p l a s t ic , a nd g l a s s .
Techniques
used in
Sculpture
SUBTRACTION
▅ Cut away or remove
pieces or parts
▅ “freeing” the image
trapped in the material
▅ Tools: chisels,
hammers, torches,
saws, grinders, and
polishers.
MANIPULATION
▅ Also known as
modeling
▅ Classified as a direct
method of creating the
form of the image
▅ Materials: wax, plaster
or clay
ADDITION OR
ASSEMBLING
▅ Putting together
materials
▅ Tools: welding torches,
soldering guns,
staplers, bolts.
▅ Screws, nails, rivets,
glue, and rope or
string
SUBSTITUTION
▅ Also known as casting
▅ Producing an original
3D image in a new
material by using a
mold.
▅ Process
○ Sand casting
○ Plastic casting
○ Lost-wax casting
SAND CASTING
▅ S a nd mo l d ed
c as ti n gs
▅ Metal casting process
characterized by using
sand as a mold
material.
PLASTIC CASTING
▅ Materials used is
plaster.
LOST-WAX
CASTING
▅ P o u r i ng m o l t e n
me t a l in t o t h e m o l d
t ha t ma d e o f w a x
Local
Materials and
Techniques
used in
Philippine
Crafts
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
