At the same time, the established designs of palace craftsmen gave way to a hodgepodge of creations from the hands of village tilers, who kneaded leftover clay together the local grain wine to produce unique, inimitable models in a variety of shapes and sizes.
平民屋頂獅子則由修屋瓦工人兼差，利用剩餘泥灰，調合一種當地稱為「泡盛」的米酒，隨心隨性、信手拈來，各個不同，完全沒有規矩尺度，倒也出現不少令人會心之作。