another dream episode / 夢想番外篇

很久以前在報紙上讀到有關安郁茜教授的一篇文章，她和已經畢業的學生還是會三不五時地聚在一起做手工，我當時便很有感觸，在學的學生因為作業要求，可以做出令人驚豔的手作品，這種能力始終不會消失，只不過是當我們開始工作之後，它就被遺忘了，因此我內心也有個小小的夢想，希望自己也有機會能和學生一起做手工。

I read an article in the newspaper about Professor An of Shi Chien University a long time ago. She got together with students that had graduated once in a while for making handicrafts. I totally related to her because students at school, under a proper amount of pressure, never fail to surprise me with their amazing hand-made works. This ability does disappear, but it's totally forgotten after we start working and do not bother to spend time on little but beautiful things anymore. Thus, I've always had a little dream--to make handicrafts with my students one day.

我的朱銘計畫其實尚未結束，壁畫完工之後，緊接而來的是8月31日藝術市集的產品準備，從有到無的過程雖然不長，但是我和家人、友人及學生不停切磋，我也進行了好幾次的產品研發，終於找到方向，接下來就是產品的限量生產過程。

My project at Ju-ming Art Museum is not over yet. After I finished the mural, I didn't have time for a break because I had to prepare the products for the art fair on August, 31. It didn't take me long to create something out of nothing. However, I tried and modified again and again thanks to the advice and encouragement from my family, friends and students. Finally, I found my way. Then came the production of limited editions of my works.

這時候我就深深感受到，有學生真是件好事！我們共八人在某個炎熱的夏日裡，像女工馬不停蹄地工作，懶散的時候還會被我碎碎念。大家共同的心得就是，做手作品這一行不如我們原本想像地愜意和浪漫，途中不時聽到女孩們的慘叫聲，我的心總會糾結一下，可能是哪條線又割歪了，或者是有人又割到自己的手指。在無法達到目標設定的工作績效時，我們就不斷地抬高產品價位，畢竟那裡面有我們的辛勤勞工啊！

At this time I deeply believed that teaching is such a wonderful job, with so many students at my command when I need them. The eight of us toiled like factory workers on a hot August day. When anyone was slack, I would begin nagging. We all had the feeling that making handicrafts is not as carefree and romantic as we thought. Sometimes girls screamed, and my heart would slightly ache. It might be that they screwed up the expensive paper boards or that they cut their own fingers. When we fell behind our schedule, we would begin to raise the bottom price of a single piece. After all, we worked hard for these products!

最後我還是要大力感謝各位熱心的同學幫助，讓我可以順利地完成產品的準備。如果你很好奇我的葫蘆裡到底賣甚麼藥，請你8月31日到朱銘美術館來，就可以買到我和女孩們共同完成的作品！

So I have to thank the girls for coming to help so that I could finish the preparation of my products. If you are curious about what I am going to sell exactly, please come to Ju-ming Art Museum on August, 31. Then you can get my first commercially-sold works!