CHANGES of dry coconut wood and bamboo slats are still scattered on the ground along with a number of other carpentry tools such as saws, like, wire, and plates. The night wind blows cold enough to penetrate the pores.
This condition seems to be ignored by a number of workers in the middle of the night. Only with normal lighting, the workers continue to join together pieces of wood and bamboo slats that are assembled using nails and wire as hooks.
With great care and patience, ilham Wahyudi together with workers Bayu Bachtiar and Nursalam worked on decorating decorations for the carnival parade. In just a matter of hours, the design of the wood and bamboo slats began to take on the shape of a rectangular pattern. But still not clear, What pattern will be made?.
Slowly but surely, with patience, Ilham, assisted by two workers, continued to work and conjure the bamboo and wood slats into a decorative form. After stretching the wood and bamboo, a cube is formed, on the outside it is coated with clear plastic like an aquarium.
It's just that on the inside it's still not clear what it will be filled with, inspiration starts to take the dried coconut mango. Some coconut mangos are put together using newsprint.
After assembled and linked using wire, the coconut mango is formed into a quite interesting unit. The coconut mangosteen is put in a plastic like an aquarium that has been assembled earlier.
After entering, then the coconut mango is painted with a black base color, and continued with golden yellow paint. From there, a pattern can be clearly seen if the coconut mango is shaped like a replica of the Kalpataru trophy.
The other workers are also busy making other patterns, which is a replica of the Adipura trophy. The two replicas are orders from the MI Islamiyah Rogojampi school which will carry out a carnival parade at the Rogojampi District level..
“The activity is left tomorrow, tonight must be finished,” say inspiration. Profession as a decorator is not new to inspiration. Almost every year during August, The single man received many requests from various schools and institutions in Banyuwangi to work on replica decorations, and various other decorations.
“What we do depends on the order, customize carnival parade theme,” said the old man 50 that year. Not just a replica, sometimes he also decorates cars and other transportation such as gigs, pedicab, as well as a tricycle that has been transformed into a certain decoration and decoration.
“Most of them are usually government-themed,” clear. Due to the high demand for decorative decorations for the carnival parade activities, while working he was assisted by two other workers.
Even, if the time is tight with the schedule of activities, the work must also be overtime until the morning. “I do all the manufacturing techniques, the rest that is lightly done by the maids,” cetus Ilham.
The cost of making decorative decorations varies, depending on the theme, material type, size and level of difficulty of workmanship. If you use a car, it ranges from Rp 4 million, while the gig service fee for its manufacture reaches Rp 1.5 million.
“The price depends on the level of complexity of the decoration being done, but what I try most often is to always use used materials," he explained. The profession as a decorator has been carried out since 30 last year.
Not only for making decorations during the carnival parade, she also serves various decorations for the bride and groom, and a number of other activities. “At first it was a hobby, and now it's a job,” he added with a floating smile.
That talent he has, now starting to be transmitted to teenagers around the place where they live who want to learn. Every time doing decorations, not a few teenagers who are fun to help like the painting part, and make up the easy part.
as time goes by, There are many decoration craftsmen nowadays. On average, they are young people who have a high desire to learn. more, now also supported by technology.
Apart from relying on ability, Young craftsmen are now combining technological sophistication so that their work is more creative and innovative. However, he only advised the young craft creators to keep trying to use used materials to love the environment more and more.
“In the past I did my own manual and imagination. Now you can create other creations through browsing tutorials on the internet,” he concluded. (radar)
