Looking for the Ideal Window
There wasn’t any barred window in the house where Mrs. Tsai used to live. When she moved to Hualien, Mrs. Tsai still couldn’t find an ideal window for her own house. She wondered why most of the windows on the market are with similar materials and styles. Why did the traditional wood lattice windows, which are with beautiful patterns and fascinating structures, disappear? Therefore, she embarked on a journey of finding the ideal window with the students. At first, Mrs. Tsai worried it would be too complicated for them to apply the design principles to their design of the structure. To her surprise, after a semester of art and design courses, the students had developed the competence to observe and practice. They already could use cardboard to create a well-structured prototype with the principles. It made her believe that cultivating aesthetic sensibility through practices in life was profound. The children were endowed with infinite potential, and life is the best field to trigger their creative power.