Piang Workshop Introduction
I founded the Piyang Workshop, located next to the Boai Church in the Babulu Tribe of Taitung City (Address: No. 153-1, Mahengheng Avenue, Taitung City). Although it is still in its early stages, I have been teaching traditional crafts for five to six years. The establishment of the Piyang Workshop is of great importance and inspiration for my production work. Since the Babulu Tribe (Baosang) has never had a Paiwan person set up a traditional craft workshop to showcase the culture and the wisdom and creativity of our ancestors' traditional crafts, the workshop serves as a gathering place for community members to unleash their creativity. Here, together with the people of the Babulu Tribe, I welcome everyone to learn about one of the Eight Communities of the Paiwan people, the Babulu Tribe (Baosang). In my five years of teaching leather carving, I have mainly created leather accessories and bags, and have seldom had the opportunity to realize my ideas and creative attempts at different works. Due to a friend who became disabled from a work-related injury and often saw his hands chafed from pushing a wheelchair, I felt deep compassion. Therefore, I wanted to try making gloves specifically for wheelchair users, not only to enhance practicality but also to incorporate indigenous motifs into this special need, ensuring that the hands that push the wheelchair are well cared for, while also showcasing indigenous culture.
