我愛的玻璃彈珠 / My Lovely Glass Marbles

Glass Marbles / 2007

玻璃

Glass

在2007年，非常幸運的可以接觸到”玻璃珠”這樣有趣的課程，並花了半年週日的時間學習。中間不但看到了拉絲玻璃，可以做到各種出神入化的美麗樣貌，也認識了許多厲害的老師跟同學。

本來課程主要是專注在”玻璃珠”的教學，但我一直以來都很喜歡玻璃彈珠，也看過大伯家裡，一顆顆國外帶回的繽紛彈珠，所以我不經意的問到老師，利用拉絲玻璃製作玻璃彈珠的可能性。而老師也非常厲害的信手拈來一顆圓潤晶瑩的彈珠，讓我內心頓時澎湃了起來，原來拉絲玻璃是可以做彈珠的！

當然經過瞭解，大部分國外做玻璃彈珠都是用吹製的方法跟設備為主，再來就是拉絲能做的彈珠尺寸會取決於火槍大小（火量），但我仍然非常高興的用了我的小噴火槍，做了幾顆小彈珠～

雖然以現在的技巧跟實力，還沒辦法做出如國外的高級技巧作品，但我想不斷的努力嘗試，東西一定會越做越好的，也許有一天，我的彈珠也可以需要刻上簽名來標明價值，也說不一定呢！

:: Miss Maru出品玻璃彈珠同時於Old Stuff商店展示中 ::

In 2007, I was so lucky to learn the lampwork beads class taught by Hsu Chin Lang at Kun's Crystal. I loved glass, it's so cute, lovely, clear, and special. Even if the class was focus on lampwork beads, I wanna learn how to make a glass marble. When I was a child, I saw many incredible foreign glass marbles in my uncle's house. I was fascinated by it. That's the reason why I'd loved to make glass marbles.

Then the teacher really shown me how to make a glass marbles with lampwork. Although it's inappropriate way to make glass marbles with lamp torch, I still do my best with it. I made several little glass marbles. They are really lovely.

Maybe I'm still a beginner of glass marble. I think I'll keep on making glass marbles until I can sign on my marbles and become somebody one day.

:: Miss Maru Mable sales at Old Stuff now ::

延伸：坤水晶Kun's Crystal琉璃珠課程（由琉璃珠大師許金烺Hsu,Chin Lang老師親自教學）

追憶 / Remembrance Of Things Past: Memories

＜追憶、似水、年華＞系列之一。



＜追憶、似水、年華＞系列是我第一個設計的首飾系列，也是我大學的畢業製作作品。以一系列的概念做出發，用不同的媒材跟款式來表現－「追憶」、「似水」、「年華」三個名詞與狀態，以及對我的意義。整個系列都是以生活跟自己的想法為出發，展現佩戴者自我風格的想法為主，大概利用了一年的時間準備，半年多的時間學習臘雕製作技法，最後在台北的「紐約．紐約」做畢業展。


其中＜追憶＞是自己最喜歡的系列。

Remembrance Of Things Past: Memories/ Mar.2004
銀, 玻璃片, 相片
Sterling silver, Glass, Photo

＜追憶＞顧名思義，是以"記憶"為主題，並且將金屬和影像作結合而成的作品。上面的黑白肖像，都是我記憶中的面孔，雖然擁有之後必定會有失去，但卻永遠不可抹滅，不管是快樂的、痛苦的、辛酸的、溫暖的記憶，藉由著腦海中的影像，都將伴隨每個人走到生命的最後一刻。

而每個人的記憶與生命過程，更是讓自己之所以與眾不同、無法取代的原因，藉由著實體影像，我們可以更快的將記憶喚醒，也可以將記憶示人，將影像賦予自己與他人的感受作雙向連結，一如刺青般，首飾也可以展現自己獨特的自我風格和想法，而不單純的只是裝飾性的意義。

這也是我為什麼喜歡設計首飾的原因，當大家可以藉由我戴的首飾加深我的印象，或更認識我的時候，那種獨一無二感覺是最棒的了。

'Remembrance Of Things Past' is my first jewelry collection. There are three objects of this collection. Every object shows different meaning and experience which I felt and thought of the words ; memories, women and water, time and life. I took one year to prepare it, and about half year to learn wax carving, and had an exhibition at New York New York Mall in Taipei in the end.

'Remembrance Of Things Past: Memories' is my favorite object. I combined metal with portrait images which are all the memories of my pets. Even some of them were gone, I still love them very much and can't stop thinking of them. It's painful to lose them, but I don't deny that they gave me the happiest time of life. All we had will be gone, but the memories will last forever until we pass off.

That's why we can be different from others by having all kinds of experience of life and time. All changes make us grew up, and no one can take place of our own self. As the experience became images which can also recall all the memories and past easily, we can link up everyone through they see them. It's just like the influence of tattoo. It's not only an image but also a unique sign.

I love the function of jewelry and accessory which can connect people and life, therefore I chose them to be the media of my creations. It's an object, an ornament, a kind of art.., also a piece of life!