Showing posts with label paper-cutting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper-cutting. Show all posts

Monday, July 15, 2013

Come to draw, boys! 4 / 孩子們來畫畫吧!4


這週思維哥哥有整天的夏令營要上,楷維卻賦閒在家,意思就是我們倆又會玩在一起。一早我忙著研究做得亂七八糟的Illustrator檔案,小子已經坐在我旁邊等畫畫,這樣應該是說他很喜歡畫圖吧!

This week Von has two summer camps to go to while Kai is again free. That means we two will hang out together. In the morning while I am busy trying to figure out how to fix my messy Illustrator files, Kai has finished his breakfast and shown up for class. I guess he must enjoy our art lessons a lot. 





        畫畫課可以反映大人和小孩的喜好,有時孩子們順著我,但有些時候我讓他們選想畫的角色,男孩們教了我很多我沒聽過的玩意,今天的主角是蛇眼。

   Our art class reflects the different preferences of adults and children. Sometimes the kids follow my lead while other times I let them choose their favorite characters. In fact, the boys have taught me so much; for example, before today, I had never heard of Snake Eyes. 





        用楷維隨意彩繪的廢紙來剪貼爬行的蛇效果挺好的。

   I use Kai's colored scrap paper to cut crawling snakes, which look quite good. 



        翻過來就是帥氣的蛇眼!

   Turn the page, and the dashing Snake Eyes is right there in front of our eyes. 




        上完專屬的美術課,楷維不想回家,於是和我一起研究我很沉迷的印刷技術。

   After his one-man art class, Kai doesn't want to go home, so we work on the printing skills that have fascinated me lately. 






        楷維的西瓜色調很吸引人。

   The color schemes of Kai's watermelon are very charming. 



        我們用不同的紙材下去印,效果都不一樣。

   We use various kinds of paper to print. The effect differs, which excites us the moment we tear off the paper. 



        印刷就像人與人的關係,同樣的兩張紙碰在一起不一定會有出色的效果,而且還有可能黏住,反而是我剛開始沒看好的紙居然有意外的效果。

   The relationships between two pieces of paper in printing are the same as human relationships. The same kind of paper might not work. Instead, the sheets might be stuck to each other. However, paper which I didn't expect to work brings amazing surprises. 





        這個肌理實在太神奇了,使得我忍不住跟之後打電話來的貝琳分享!

   The texture is so miraculous that I can't help sharing it with Bei-lin, who happens to be the first person I talk to after the experiment. 

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Come to draw, boys! 2 / 孩子們來畫畫吧!2


這幾天在研究手工書的款式,於是我想應用在男孩的手作課上,小方對恐龍有興趣,楷維則是做簡單的數學題。

I've been studying how to make foldable books, and it follows that I would like to apply what I've learned to the boys' art class. Von is interested in dinosaurs while Kai's challenge is to do simple math questions.



        高級的剪紙就由汪達姨來做吧!

   As for advanced paper-cutting skills, leave the task to me! 



        這些紙來自GF Smith,很難在台灣找到同樣品質的產品。

   The paper is from GF Smith. It's hard to find equally good paper here in Taiwan. 



        弟弟算數學算得有點頭大,哥哥借他手指。

   Kai has a hard time doing calculations, so Von lends him some fingers. 



        算出答案後於下一頁畫等數量的物品。

   After figuring out the answer, Kai  draws the number of items specified on the following page. 





        楷維的六和九反過來了,但他隨便畫卻也很米羅。

   Kai writes 6 and 9 inside out. But his free brushstrokes remind me of Joan Miro's art. 





        思維畫了遨遊於陸海空三界的恐龍!

   Von draws three dinosaurs that live on the land, in the sea and in the sky! 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

i carry your heart with me / 你在我心裡

來到倫敦之後,一直要重新經營My Little Room,雖然外在的誘惑很多,我每天儘量抽時間做新商品,可是我選了一個很複雜的開頭,我想要做月曆,卻又想用能打動我的主題,前一陣子重讀康明斯的小詩「你在我心裡」,便立志要重新詮釋它。雖然我沒有特別喜歡貓,但最近看到許多美麗的貓,就想把新環境給我的影響放到新作品中,今天終於完成了,這可是我花了好幾天、犧牲出去玩的時間做的,不過我很開心,這代表我的心靜下來了。

After coming to London, I've wanted badly to reopen My Little Room. Though there are tons of temptations outside, I try to spare at least some time designing the new item every day. However, I chose a pretty complicated beginning. I'd love to make a calendar, but I wanted to go for a topic that would speak to me. A while ago, I came across e. e. cummings' i carry your heart with me again, and I was determined to re-illustrate it. I don't take a special liking to cats, but lately I've seen many beautiful cats. I figured I should add the element of my new living place to the work. I am glad to have finished it today. Well, this is the result of my sacrificing days for fun, but I am quite happy because that means I can concentrate on drawing again.

我隨身帶著很多人的心,今天小方和我說他想我想到快哭了,我和他說,我們都在交新朋友,等我們各自收集五百個朋友就會再相見了,那時候我們的心會很大很大吧!

I carry many people's hearts with me. Today Von told me that he misses me so much that he feels like crying. I told him that our mission is to make new friends, so when each of us meets about 500 friends, we'll see each other again! By then, our hearts will have become ENORMOUS!

本日一物─「你在我心裡」2012年懸掛式月曆─19.8 cm x 27.3 cm

item of the day: i carry your heart with me--2012 wall calendar--19. 8 cm x 27.3 cm