30/08/2026
功成身退
悼念這個棚板,尺寸為45cm*45cm,是當時特別找廠商切割的,一直以來都當作最底部的板子,沒有更換,參與每一次窯燒,承受每一批窯燒作品的重量,也被多次作品流釉沾黏,修修補補不知不覺變得很厚,也變形了。
昨天出了色燒作品,今天要準備擺素燒作品,想先清處底板上的粘釉還有底部碎屑,沒想到發現他碎裂嚴重,無法再使用了,心中很感慨,跟了我們十年多了,也很感謝他撐到最後,如果上一窯就直接裂開,可能導致所有作品都傾倒,沾黏,損失承受不起,謝謝你努力支撐到最後。
Achieve success and retire gracefully.
In memory of this shelf board, measuring 45 cm by 45 cm, which I had specially had a manufacturer cut at the time. It had always been treated as the bottommost board, never replaced, participating in every kiln firing, bearing the weight of each batch of fired works, and having become thick and deformed over time from being repeatedly stuck by the glaze of the pieces.
Yesterday I made some exquisite fired pieces, and today I need to prepare plain-fired ones. I first want to clean off the glaze residue and the debris from the baseboard, but I was surprised to find that the pieces were severely shattered and unusable. I felt deeply moved. He has been with us for more than ten years, and I’m very grateful that he held on until the very end. If the pieces had cracked after the previous firing, it could have caused all the works to topple, stick together, and suffer losses that are beyond what can bear. Thank you for working so hard to hold on until the very end. Achieve success and retire gracefully.