For inmates, immersing themselves in lacquerwork can make the days and months fly by, and once they leave prison, they have a valuable niche in which to build their new lives. So far, eight inmates trained in lacquerwork have finished their sentences, of which four have found related work. Two are even artists-in-residence at Taichung Folk Park!
埋首漆藝，讓漫長的獄中歲月轉眼即過；帶著一身本領出獄，則為他們的新生之路取得了難得的利基，目前從技訓班結訓出監的 8 名更生人中，就有一半在相關領域就業，甚至還有 2 名學員獲聘為台中市民俗公園的駐館藝術師！