去過的國家 Visited Countries 2008

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相較於06年的圖
又加入了丹麥, 瑞典, 挪威和柬埔寨. 現在是全世界的百分之9了. 真想去看看那些還沒去過的陸地跟海洋.

Compared to the map of '06, now Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Cambodia added. Now it's 9% of the world. Look forward to explore the rest of the lands and oceans, especially South America and Africa.

砰砰!毛氈花! Felt Power!

羊毛氈有許多塑型的可能, 雖然原料又軟又鬆散, 但是成品可是非常堅韌呢! 因為在法國買到羊毛針, 所以我的羊毛氈實驗又多了像這樣細節比較多的小作品. 這陣子熱中於做植物主題的戒指.
There are lots of possibilities of felt shaping. The final product is very strong though the material is quite soft and fluffy. Thanks to the felt needle I bought in France, now my experimental works can be more detailed. Theses are the rings inspired by the plants.

又一次旅行 Back From Another Trip

這是我每次出國幾乎必備的箱子,已經跟我近十年了. 奇怪的是家中並沒有人想得起當初是誰買了它.上面的貼紙, 有的是自己用印章蓋的, 有的是去過的國家, 有的跟工作內容有關. 這樣在機場領行李時就不會認錯箱子啦! （攝於德國Essen火車站月台）
This is my "Must-have" suitcase for almost every trip. It's been with me since 10 years or so. Strangely no one in my family remembers where it came from. The stickers covering it are either stamped by me, bought in the visited countries or from my works. You can never mistake a suitcase like this in the airports. (The photo was taken on the plateform of Essen Main Train Station in Germany)

鹿港小景- Lukang, a historical town in central Taiwan

金飾店看得我們眼花撩亂 Dazzling goods in real gold in a jewelry store.
金茶壺金茶杯! 真想試試~ Gold tea pots and cups! I'd love to drink tea with them!
金豬報喜! 拍給表姊的 Happy Chinese New Year with this funny gold pig! (This is for you, BJ)
柱子上的老廣告 An old advertisement of pesticide
老中藥店內. In an old Chinese herb shop.

上週末我們去了鹿港. 拍到幾張頗有趣的照片. 畢竟是個令人發思古之幽情的老鎮, 我也忍不住像個觀光客探頭探腦, 東拍西拍啦！
We went to Lukang last weekend. These are some interesting shots. In some way, it is indeed a historical town that reminds us her glorious days. Though I've been there 3 times, I took photos of everything like a curious tourist!

冬天在外婆家-白蘿蔔大軍 Winter at my grandparents'- The Army of Daikon Radish

冬天是收成白蘿蔔的季節. 所以回到外婆家可以看到廊簷下滿滿排著晒的白蘿蔔片大軍. 從種植, 收成, 削片, 排好曬乾, 儲藏, 都是外公外婆親手完成的. 我想我這不依時令過活的人大概無法耐心完成這麼繁複的工作吧! 放一點乾的白蘿蔔片到肉湯裡, 會有種陽光的清香喔!
Winter is the harvest season of daikon radish. Actually in Chinese it's "white radish". When I go back to grandparents' around Chinese New Year, the "white radish army" is always sun-dried in the yard. My grandparents grow, harvest, cut them into fine pieces then line them up to be dried, finally store them carefully. All by themselves with lots of patience. The dried white radish chips can add a sunny, fresh taste to meat soups.

小瓶小罐的美麗 Beauties in the jars

玻璃珠 Glass beads
玻璃珠, 絲珠及花型鈕扣, 攝於旅館窗台的木欄杆上 Glass, silk beads and flower shape buttons by the window of the hotel.
塞納河上的新橋遠眺(Pont Neuf) Le Pont Neuf ("New Bridge") over the Seine
這些美麗的珠珠購於一月份歐洲出差期間. 非常有傳統風味的巴黎老牌手藝行裡, 顧客通常得在櫃台排上至少20分鐘的隊, 才能等到一位專人為你服務. 我總是對這種傳統很不耐煩, 畢竟許多類似的店都已經採取開架式的做法. 不過一旦輪到了, 他們的耐性及"顧客至上"的態度又令你回復一點虛榮心. 況且店裡大多數的珠珠產品樣式優雅, 是外面買不到的, 所以也就只好認命慢慢等啦!
我總是喜歡收集旅館早餐的果醬或優格瓶, 方便裝這些小東西回家.

These beautiful beads were bought in a Parisian craft store during my European business trip in January. In this famous and old- fashioned shop, customers have always to wait for at least 20 minutes before being served by one staff. This makes me feel time wasting and snob, while many of the craft shops are "open-shelfed". However once you hold on and finally have someone to take care of you with this "customer first" attitude, your pride would get back a little bit. Furthermore they have lots of delicate beads that you can not find any where else, "waiting" seems to be the only destiny.
I always like to bring back the small findings in the jam and yoghurt jars of hotel breakfasts.

我的玻璃燭杯收藏 My Glass Candle Cups

我對如圖中的刻花燭杯特別感興趣. 而且相似的風格在不同的國家都能碰到. 所以我的10個燭杯是分別在歐洲美國買的. 也許因為它們的色澤豐富, 形式古典, 燈光能自然地穿過燭杯映照在桌面或牆上, 比許多花裡胡稍的燭台都來得耐看實用吧