Hello, thank you for visiting. My name is Matilda, I am an illustrator.

Welcome to {ready to eat}, here is a blog that I would like to share interesting things within daily life.
Please also visit Matilda's illustration website : matildahuang.moonfruit.com ; thank you!

Back to school!


Hello,

After a small period of preparation, Matilda created a new blog and starts to write articles for San He tile kiln specifically, ideally it is going to have both English and Chinese in the future...
Hope can let people have more idea about San He Tile Kiln in Taiwan, and our culture as well.

Even though Matilda is still working on it (it is in Chinese so far, I feel like writing a essay when I write a blog!)
the blog address is
San-He Tile Kiln http://sanhetaiwan.blogspot.com/

Please have a look :)
writing an essay is not easy, let's back to school! haha

Bring LOVE to people will make us stronger


自從311日本地震以來,台灣每天都播放著日本災區新聞,全球都很關心這次的天災,由地震引發海嘯、火災及核災,並祈禱災害早點平息。或許新聞已經太多了,但還是想寫一下,由台灣各家電視台合辦十七號《送愛到日本311賑災募款晚會》與十八號 《相信希望fight&smile 賑災募款晚會 》


Since 311 Japan earthquake, stunami, fire and nuclear radiation alert. This is shocking news all over the world, everyone hope Japanese can recover from the damage sooner, and hope there won’t be any natural disaster on earth...




覺得台灣人真的很有人情味,地理上來說這麼小的一個國家,我們的總統可以在賑災晚會上跟其他明星、工作人員,坐在一起接捐款的電話,各家電視台、主持人不分你我一起來幫日本受災地區募款。Matilda是無黨派的,不特別支持民進黨或國民黨,但是,聽到總統在17號募款晚會前跟全國人民精神喊話,真的深受感動,

’我們希望在全世界讓人家知道台灣,台灣是一個有愛心的社會,中華民國是一個願意幫助人的國家,發揮我們的愛心來幫助我們的日本朋友。’


In Taiwan, the two days event ‘ Send love to Japan, 311 disaster relief fundraiser event ‘ is on most of channels from 17 to 18 March. This event is hold by lots of TV companies in Taiwan. Our president gave us a speech before the event, which I personally feel very touching…

“ We would like to let people in the world to know Taiwan. Taiwan is a country that full of love, is a country that willing to help others, let’s send our love to Japan and help our friends.”




在別的國家生活幾年,大家都很努力盡量把台灣人、事、物好的一面傳達給國際知道,我們在聯合國沒有辦法發聲,我們今年歐盟好不容易才免申根,有時候跟外國人說來自台灣還被誤認為泰國(大概是英文發音,Matilda就遇過好幾次,應該不是我長得像泰國人吧?誤)這兩天幾乎可說是全民運動的晚會,真的可以感受到台灣人心地善良,美好的一面。


Taiwan is a small country geographically; we are not part of United Nations; we can finally travel to European without Schengen visa this year; sometime when I tell people that I am from Taiwan, they confused it with Thailand…(yeah, it happened really!) But we do have lovely people who helping friends from different countries; we do have a president who answering phone calls for donation during the event. 




我們台灣面積很小,但是台灣人心很大。或許我們的政府跟人民還有很多需要替自己與他人努力的地方,但是,Matilda由衷地覺得,身為台灣人真好!

Taiwan might be a small country geographically indeed, but Taiwanese have a big love. Matilda feels very proud to be a Taiwanese.



百工再起 - 尋 失落的百工 Lost memories


你還記得小時候在阿嬤家蓋過的手工棉被,與電影院外手工繪製看板嗎? 你知道蒸小籠包的蒸籠是怎麼製作的嗎? 你知道畫糖人阿伯,縫製手工繡花鞋老店,他們現在都在哪裡呢?


Do you still remember the hand-tailor bedquilt in gamma’s house, and the hand painting movie billboard? Do you know how to make bamboo steamer?  Do you know where is the old man who painting malt sugar and the shop that makes embroidery shoes for over 50 years in Taiwan? 



《尋百工:四個年輕孩子與一百種市井職人相遇的故事》
在台灣社會經濟快速變遷下,許多傳統工藝日漸式微,四個大學生騎著機車走訪全台灣百個職人,特殊卻逐漸沒落的傳統產業,這本書紀錄的不僅是傳統工藝產業對於台灣歷史刻畫的印記,也是年輕新世代學子對於市井文化守護及傳遞者的敬意。

出版社:遠流出版社




Lost memories
This is a story about a conversation between new generation and a hundred traditional professionals. In an age of rapid technological advancement as modern society, most of traditional industries are gradually decline in Taiwan.





Publisher: Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd.


地點:高雄市勞工博物館 Kaohsiung Museum of Labor
時間:100/01/28 – 100/04/10
本來Matilda只是單純的想介紹 三和瓦窯 在尋百工一展中的活動,但是參觀完尋 失落的百工一展深受感動,雖然之前已經有許多媒體介紹過此展,但真的希望能讓更多人看見在高雄這麼特殊的展覽。




座落於高雄市駁二藝術特區C4倉庫的勞工博物館,是台灣首座以勞工為主題的博物館,於民國99年正式開館。


步入博物館,左手邊的磚頭裝置與右手邊的磚賣店, 所有磚瓦裝置由三和瓦窯所提供。(Matilda會就三和瓦窯的部份在新的部落格特別介紹)


除了這些裝置外,整館展出了由這四個大學生所拍攝他們採訪一百個傳統產業照片,館內佈置與表現出工廠特色的建築架構互相輝映。


宗教信仰在台灣是一項重要的文化,這裡展示神像雕刻工藝工具與介紹。


手工繪製海報與看板,在印刷業發達的台灣,現在已經幾乎看不到了。


傳統工藝除了讓我們了解更多台灣早期生活文化,也讓我們回顧台灣的歷史,展內有些產業是從日據時代就開始的,或者深受到日據時期影響,這個為成立於民國五十年的大益疊疊米行,直至目前傳承到第二代。


某些產業已經逐漸消失,某些幸運的,現在還看得見。留下來的,除了將創意帶入傳統產業以維持垂危的手工業,不變的,只有對於這份職業的熱愛。


這個展覽很特殊的一點,是策展人將這一百個傳統產業資料,分別印成一份份簡介,每人可以拿一份你最想知道的產業,有的還真的是沒見過。(想知道所有產業的資料嗎?還是去買書吧!)


參觀完整個展覽,我想不僅僅是年長一輩的會因年少時回憶有很深的感觸外,也讓年輕人重新認識台灣的歷史,文化與變遷。



最後附上Matilda最喜歡的尋百工CF
傳統產業 加油!



Hand made

Ciao!

Do you remember Matilda went to San-He tile kiln on Valentine's day?
I experienced how to make a hand made cup mat by tile, the cup mat that I made is done (wow, it takes nearly a month )
actually, it should take two month to burn the tile, but I was lucky that this is very small to fit into kiln.

here is the result
da la ----

Matilda also buy some products from tile kiln as well, another flower cup mat (well... I try to colour it by gouache) and a DIY set to build small house ...


Because of the softness of clay, I tried my best carving the line.
However, those lines still looks a bit funny though, haha

38女性展翅,瓦窯風華再起



為了響應38婦女節活動,高雄市勞工博物館目前正展出磚雕藝術特展
http://labor.kcg.gov.tw/museum_new/article_detail.php?class=15&data=arzmp578sk

有三和瓦窯窯主-李俊宏介紹,以及現場活動與講解,希望大家有空可以去看一下。
另外還有多樣磚賣店產品可以挑喔!

活動地點
高雄市勞工博物館
大勇路三號,鹽埕捷運站一號出口

活動時間
一百年三月八日(二)三月十二日(六)及三月十三(日)
14:00 - 16:00



Matilda這個週末會去參觀,回來再跟大家報告。


註:本文的圖片出自2009年位於南屏別院展覽 - 百年三和  窯與藝的復興 。