Piyang Workshop Introduction
I founded the Piyang Workshop, located next to the Bo'ai Church in the Babulu Tribe of Taitung City (Address: No. 153-1, Mahengheng Blvd, Taitung City). Although it is still in its early stages, I have been teaching traditional craft courses for the past five or six years. The establishment of the Piyang Workshop has been of great importance and inspiration in my craft-making journey. Since the Babulu Tribe (also known as Baosang) has never had a traditional craft workshop set up by the Puyuma people to showcase the culture and the wisdom and creativity of our ancestors, the establishment of the workshop provides a space for the tribespeople to gather and express their creativity. Here, I, along with the tribespeople of Babulu, welcome everyone to come and learn about Babulu, one of the eight clans of the Puyuma people. Over the past five years of teaching leather carving, I have mostly made leather accessories and bags, with few opportunities to realize my own ideas and experiment with different works. Due to a friend who became disabled from a work-related injury, I often see him struggle with his hands getting bruised from pushing his wheelchair, which makes me feel deeply sympathetic. Therefore, I wanted to try making gloves specifically for wheelchair use, not only to enhance practicality but also to incorporate Aboriginal totems into this special need, allowing the hands that push the wheelchair to be well cared for and also reflecting our indigenous culture.
