Olin Cultural Studio Introduction
Shaguihua moved to Jin Feng Township in Taitung when she was 10 years old and learned traditional skills such as weaving, embroidery, and sewing from her family elders. Due to the difference in her parents’ ethnic backgrounds and social class, Ms. Sha (Shaguihua) is knowledgeable about the culture of both the Paiwan and Rukai tribes. Initially, she was guided by teachers Li Yongming, Wang Rongming, and Wang Yuxin during her pottery period and participated in the bamboo weaving program at the Craft Research Institute, but she never strayed from pottery. In her early production, she used the traditional "coil method" to make ceramic pots, which is significantly different and slower compared to modern pottery techniques using a potter's wheel. However, she still enjoys expressing herself through the "coil method," finding that traditional ceramic pots hold much greater significance compared to modern pottery. She was selected for the Indigenous Craft Award in 2001 with her innovative ceramic pot designs and won second place in the first Indigenous Pottery Award hosted by Zhonghua Motor in 2002. Additionally, she has served multiple times as a pottery instructor in short courses organized by the Taitung Indigenous Development Association, emerging as an outstanding talent developed within the community during the revival of pottery art.
