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One Day at a Time | 活在當下

09.​2015 - 09.2016, Colour pencil on rice paper

​It's been five years of this heaviness in my heart, five years turned into fatigue.  With what feels like a hint of stamina left, I desire for no more than a simple life.  The leftover rice papers on my table, the salvaged colour pencils from my shelves, the plants that greet me from my yard.  This formula – free from contemplation for composition and colour mixing, free from complexities.  Just the few strands and pieces of my plants that keep me company - how simple, how delightful!  My good friend Dorothy said to me, "One day at a time...and be good to yourself."  It was just what I had needed to hear.

​走過憂心與奔波的五年,我在疲憊中修復自己,沒有多餘的氣力,只想簡單過生活。裁剩的棉紙,多彩的鉛筆和前後院向我招手的花果,這樣的創作組合,沒有煩瑣的構圖,無需仔細的調色,只專注在眼前逐步凋零的花果,多簡單與美好!好友Dorothy在電郵中寫著:Linda, 一天一天好好的過,並善待自己。 這正好給我的畫作取了個名字: 活在當下!
I always woke up at 5am to start working on these colour pencil drawings, after I fed my cat Kafka.  Every piece took many hours to finish.  It became a big one-year project, including finding plants, drawing, taking photos, and filing.  I think there are beautiful moments in working through a long term project; we reinforce our minds and nourish our souls.  Only I have to confess that I didn’t get enough sleep through the whole year!

畫”活在當下”彩鉛這一整年, 我通常早上五點多餵食了卡夫卡後就開始工作. 每一個植物皆花我許多小時完成. 這個一年的不算小的工程, 看似簡單, 但從安排植物, 一筆筆的畫到照相與存檔, 頗耗費時間與精神. 然而過程中有許多美麗難忘的時刻. 從開始到完成一件中長期的目標, 我們能強固心志, 滋養靈魂. 唯一我得坦承的是, 我彷彿一整年都睡眠不足!
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