me / 我

上個月我的小粉絲錢小妹出了個功課給我，他請我作一幅自畫像。這一個月以來，我不停想著自己究竟是怎麼個樣子，這個周末終於找到答案。

Last month my little fan Miss Chien gave me an assignment. She wanted me to do a self-portrait. I'd been thinking what I was like exactly, and I finally found the answer this weekend.

我就是這樣熱情如火，內心總有無限渴望和期待，同時又透明到不行。對我來說，外在的形體只是種偽裝，所以請不要被蒙蔽，我喜歡的是我那些亂七八糟卻爆發著生命力的情緒。

I am such a passionate being, packed with endless longing and expectation inside. Meanwhile, I am so transparent that it's not hard to see through me. I think of the appearance as a kind of disguise, so please don't be blindfolded. What I like about myself is the entangled yet vibrant emotion.

這個星期在尋找新方向時，受到很多人的啟發和影響，和奈良美智去了好幾趟旅行，也走入鄭明進老師豐富多元的世界，並且回顧了童書作家張又然先生的創作歷程。昨晚的某一點，突然發現自己被解放了‧‧‧

This week when I was searching for my new direction, I had been inspired by so many people. I took several trips with Yoshitomo Nara, walked into the enriched and colorful world of the renowned Taiwanese art educator, Mr. Cheng Ming-chin, and looked back on the illustration career of Mr. Chang Yo-ran. At one point last night, I felt liberated...