I Am Very Happy I Hope You Are Too
導電縫線、墨西哥式金箔、木工、手繡、Arduino、74HC595、鋰電池
攝影：Taku Kazuya
Conductive threads, gold leaf foil, woods, embroidery, attiny85, 75HC595 chips, lithium battery
photographer: Taku Kazuya
Attempts, Failures, Trials and Errors 2018
Hello World: Code and Design 2018
Taipei Digital Arts Festival 2014
Adafruit intro
UTS tinkery report
攝影：Taku Kazuya
Conductive threads, gold leaf foil, woods, embroidery, attiny85, 75HC595 chips, lithium battery
photographer: Taku Kazuya
Attempts, Failures, Trials and Errors 2018
Hello World: Code and Design 2018
Taipei Digital Arts Festival 2014
Adafruit intro
UTS tinkery report
I Am Very Happy I Hope You Are Too 創作於墨西哥瓦哈卡駐村期間，是一件結合傳統工藝與電子技術的穿戴裝置。作品以當地社群熟練的木工與貼金工法為基礎，結合十字繡、導電縫線與電子元件，嘗試將電子電路「織品化」，使功能性與裝飾性的圖案無縫交織。
兩個面具上的刺繡圖案源自 74HC595 掃描電路矩陣，轉譯為十字繡的視覺結構。線路以手縫方式完成，LED 元件則以無焊接方式嵌入，讓電子電路在穿戴中的可撓性大幅提升。
在社會與文化層面上，這件作品作為一種「中介織品」，連結傳統工藝、文化保存社群與程式藝術社群。透過電路與織紋結構之間的相似性，它為不同知識體系提供了一個共同參與、交流與再創造的場域。
I Am Very Happy I Hope You Are Too was created during a residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, as a wearable device that fuses traditional craft with electronic technology. Drawing on the region’s mastery of woodworking and gold-leaf techniques, the work integrates cross-stitch embroidery, conductive thread, and electronic components, reimagining circuits as textiles where function and ornamentation merge into one fabric.
The embroidered motifs on the two masks are translations of a 74HC595 scanning circuit matrix into cross-stitch patterns. Circuitry is hand-sewn and LEDs are embedded without soldering, enhancing the flexibility of electronic structures within wearable form.
On a social and cultural level, the work serves as an “intermediate textile,” connecting traditional craft and cultural preservation communities with the world of programming and electronic arts. By highlighting structural affinities between woven patterns and circuit diagrams, it offers a shared practice through which both communities can engage, collaborate, and reinvent.
