After coming to Pingtung, I became fascinated with the carvings and the use of color on decorative items. Little by little, I got to know and love the people. "Now they're old friends.
來屏東師專教書後，碰到幾個山地學生，對他們繪畫、雕刻時所採用的顏色、造型等，很感興趣，進而到山上他們家中拜訪，慢慢的，就對山地同胞的原始藝術著迷了。」