村姑工房 | 成員及同行夥伴
Aunties' Studio | members & partners

成立於2018年，由六位薄扶林村婦女組成。成員包括Ann、阿如、玲玲姐、美儀、莎莉及Jenny。她們學習傳統工藝，並利用天然材料和舊物再造去推廣可持續發展的鄉村生活方式，發掘人與自然共存的可能性。村姑工房的手工藝創作包括天然染、陶藝、縫紉、編織等等。Founded in 2018, the Village Auntie's Studio is a group of six women from the Pokfulam Village in Hong Kong. Members included Ann, Ah Yu, Ling Ling, Mei Yee, Sally and Jenny. They have been learning traditional crafts, using natural materials and recycling old things to promote a sustainable village lifestyle and explore the possibilities of living with nature. The handcrafts created in the Village Auntie's Studio include natural dyeing, ceramics, sewing, weaving and more.

《薄扶林村姑手作誌》作者 、插畫、天然染導師及「我地手作」染藝示範。2017年於村內舉辦首個天然染工作坊，令村婦對染藝產生興趣，其後協助成立「村姑工房」。Author, illustrator, natural dyeing tutor and "Handmade in Hong Kong" dyeing demonstration of "The Handcraft Diary of the Pokfulam Village Aunties", organised the first natural dyeing workshop in the village in 2017, which sparked the village women's interest in dyeing, and later helped set up the "Village Aunties' Studio".

《薄扶林村姑手作誌》編輯。喜愛手作及傳統文化，不時參與村姑染布及村內節慶活動，為薄扶林村保育工作提供專業意見。Editor of "Pokfulam Village Aunties' Studio Handcraft Journal" . Loves handcrafts and traditional culture. Participates in natural dyeing and village festivals, and provides professional advice on the conservation of Pokfulam village.

攝影師。擅長寫實及風景攝影，用鏡頭記錄香港的人情和歷史，經常為村民義務拍攝節慶活動。HK Filing, photographer. Specialises in documentary and landscape photography, capturing Hong Kong's people and history through his camera, and often volunteers to photograph festivals and events for the villagers.

阿碧，天然染創作人。負責縫染訓練，亦教授村姑製作日式針頂。Ah Big aka Veronica, natural dyeing artist. She is in charge of the natural dyeing training and also teaches the village aunties how to make Japanese thimbles.

薄扶林村駐場陶藝創作人。2017年開始以陶藝連結村民，並協助村民成立「樂在陶中」陶藝小組，村姑為他改了個別名「甘姑」。Pottery artist based in the Pokfulam Village. Started to connect with the villagers through pottery art in 2017 and helped them start the "Being Clay" pottery group, nicknamed "Village Uncle Kam" by the village aunties.

「樂根源」意思為快樂的根源、落地生根及守護天然資源。小組推動村內以生態及善用本地資源的方法復耕，鼓勵本地種食，傳承村落傳統生活智慧 。" Lok Gun yuen" means the source of happiness, settling down, getting along and conserving natural resources. The group promotes organic farming and the use of local resources in the village, encourages local agriculture and passes on the wisdom of traditional village life.

成立於2022年，工作室位於薄鳧林牧場，為男女老少村民與志願者的陶藝創作建立了固定空間。Established in 2022, the studio is located at Pokfulam Farm and provides a permanent space for villagers and volunteers to explore ceramics.

甘家偉的陶藝師妹，亦是「姑村工房」及「樂在陶中」的義工，協助學員手藝訓練。C Suk aka Maggie, the junior fellow apprentice of Brian Kam in pottery art learning, is also a volunteer at Pokfulam Village Aunties’ Studio and Clay Being. She helps to train the students.

擁有三隅青磚厚牆的百年老屋，曾經是私塾、象牙作坊及「快樂冰室」。現為明愛服務中心，亦提供空間給「村姑工房」作工作室。This century-old house, constructed by green bricks, has been a private school, an ivory workshop and the Happy Restaurant. It is now a Caritas Service Centre and provides space for the Village Aunties' Studio to be used as a workshop.

主力推動薄扶林村及周邊古蹟的保育運動，參與、策劃及推行公眾展覽及文化項目。To promote the conservation of Pokfulam Village and its surrounding monuments and to participate in, plan and implement public exhibitions and cultural programmes.

一班喜愛自然，愛好上山下海尋樂的薄扶林村村民成立了「樂山林」，主動探索、守護薄扶林的自然寶藏。A group of Pokfulam villagers who love nature and hiking in the mountains have formed “Lok Shan Lam” to explore and protect the natural treasures of Pokfulam.

1887年建成的舊牛奶公司牧場經理大宅，現活化為「薄鳧林牧場」，以社區角度演繹及展示牛奶公司與週邊社區的扣連，推動在地永續的生活方式。The former Senior Dairy Farm Manager's dormitory, built in 1887, is now being revitalised as 'Pokfulam Farm', which interprets and showcases the connection between the Dairy Farm and the surrounding community from a community perspective and promotes a sustainable lifestyle in the area.