Saturday, October 12, 2013

You are so hardworking! / 你好認真!


夏天答應為小方畫一個故事,因為不能失信於小孩,所以現在很努力地在實現我的諾言。四歲的楷維不用上學,哥哥在寫作業時,他常常來和我作伴,有一晚他看到我在畫繪本時,充滿真心的感嘆說:你好認真!我轉過頭回答:我是啊!想不到他也看得出來。

I promised to draw a story for Von this past summer, so I am spending every free minute I have on it. The four-year-old Kai still hasn't gone to school, so while Von is buried in homework, he often seeks for my company. One evening when I am working on the story, he makes a heartfelt remark: You are so hardworking! I feel like that there is finally someone who really understands how I feel. I turn to him and reply, "YES, I AM!"

        發想故事的時候隨心所欲,可是真的要畫一系列的圖時,需要的是意志力、理性和講究完美的要求,昨天讀到陳致元先生一年只生產一本繪本,就知道這個過程其實是考驗個性。

   It takes imagination to brainstorm in the beginning of writing a picture book, but when I get down to drawing a series of images, it requires willpower, rationality, and perfectionism. I read about the famous Taiwanese picture book artist Chen Chih-yuan yesterday. Accomplished as he is now, he produces a picture book a year on average. This is a process that is constantly testing me for if I do not feel balanced, I can't draw well. 

        我想,我可以的。

   Despite all odds, I think I can. 

2 comments:

Constance said...

Hope you're well! It's been such a long time since my last visit to this little room.

Weichuen You said...

I am doing great! What about you?