由於一直在幫青蛙台中機場店尋找MIT台灣特色商品,所以總愛四處撈撈逛逛! 農曆新年時與德國友人到三峽訪友,順道到鶯歌老街尋訪了一遍,德國友人買了6件鶯歌的生活陶在餐桌上使用,結帳時我詢問老闆結果很抱歉有2件來自日本4件來自大陸,雖都是名家但不是 Made in Taiwan。 位於草屯的工藝文化研究所是在往日月潭的必經之地,從未有機會造訪,拜勘查星光馬拉松場地之賜有機會大開眼界!還在持續擴建中的工藝文化園區目前包括了工藝文化館,工藝資訊管,生活工藝館。
Barbie dolls were extremely significant in fueling my creative life as a child. They were controlled and manipulated to fit infinite situations of my choosing. I immersed myself in on-going narratives (complete with elaborate handmade dwellings) where all my fears, embarrassments, joys and explorations of human interactions could be played out like characters on a stage. An invaluable tool for the expansion of my imagination as a child, ironically, Barbie continues to be such for me as an adult.
姊姊作品的展場,就在宜蘭火車站右側的舊鐵路倉庫,這倉庫有幾十年歷史,原本老舊荒廢,宜蘭縣政府予以整建,改稱「宜蘭行口」。整建作業五月初剛完工,縣府就撥出三間倉庫,上百坪空間,邀請姊姊舉行第一場展覽。 姊姊充滿創意的燭藝作品,擺放在牆壁斑駁的古老建築中,特別有味道。縣府發出的新聞稿說:「手工的美感和素樸的建築交相輝映,為宜蘭站前廣場憑添風采」。我以姊姊為榮,也邀請各位朋友前去觀賞。