He feels he has never been separated from the land that nurtured him, and has perfected his technique by starting from the most basic level.
「能肆意地用著自己家鄉的泥土，盡情地捏出心愛的動物，是多麼痛快的事啊！」他一直充滿著感謝的心情。那一段時間他最常說的一句話就是：「西邊的土，東邊的羊。」