領結旅行到哪裡？

吾女Justina Yang的創作實驗室Fiber Lab從兩年前開始，陸續拍攝科藝整合摺紙教學影片上傳Youtube，又在個人部落格上提供各種設計稿讓人免費下載，領結教學(How to make a Paper Bowtie )就是其中之一，很受大小網友歡迎的DIY自我學習影片。

照片中這位小男孩名叫 Bennett，七歲，

一個在家自學的孩子，住在美國North Carolina。

2014.7.21   Bennett的媽媽寫信給Justina，說他的兒子 Bennett最愛看Justina的摺紙影片，會照著影片一秒秒、一步步的體驗摺紙藝術的樂趣。Justina對於自己能夠成為在家自學孩子的老師感到非常開心。不久， Bennett的媽媽寄給安安一件 Bennett的習作，謝謝Justina。現在這作品已經陳列在後龍故事館。

Justina回贈 Bennett一個親自設計、手摺的領結給予鼓勵。上面這張照片就是 Bennett戴著安安贈送他的領結開心的模樣。下文則是 Bennett的媽媽寄來信件的原文：

JUL 21, 2014 / 1 NOTE

My son Bennett, who is 7 years old, has been smitten by all of your videos and projects.  He gathered all of the materials by himself to make the heart yarn and followed your directions by pausing the YouTube video every few seconds.  I have a picture of his work that I’d love to email to you, just to say thank you for inspiring him and fueling his love of art, handcraft and math!  Bennett is in first grade and is homeschooled and spends a lot of his time working on art projects.  He is saving  his money for one of your origami sculptures.  He adores origami too. - Syndi, NC

幾個月後，Justina又收到一封感謝信，來自一位非常疼愛女兒的父親。信末付了一張他與女兒赴婚禮的溫馨照片，這父親謝謝Justina提供免費的Download摺紙設計，讓女兒的婚禮如此的完美。

OCT 1, 2014

This made my day! “Dear Justina, thanks for making your clever design available for free download, My daughter recently got married and made all her flowers and buttonholes from paper, I wanted to complement her hard work with an origami bowtie unfortunately the only designs I could find were a bit dull. Your paper engineered solution however was perfect. I printed spots on the reverse of the net and even had enough on the single sheet to make a matching handkerchief. The attached photo is me and my daughter on our way to her wedding. Thanks again.” 

兩年來，Justina網上提供的智慧分享是免費的，讓很多有意願學習創作的人，可以免費Download她設計出來的教材。透過平台推廣藝術與美感進入生活，這樣樂於分享的胸襟真的很寬闊，但藝術家也試要吃飯的，不是嗎？科藝的實驗道路要如何走下去，做老媽的一直很好奇。

愛沙尼亞總統Toomas Hendrik Ilves(President of Estonia)

2016.7.28 今天我非常開心知道：Justina的DIY教學影片不只影響了許多網上自學的小朋友，藝術系的學生、工作室藝術家、文創業者.....，北歐愛沙尼亞的總統Toomas Hendrik Ilves ，也戴著安安設計的領結參與藝文活動呢！