色彩繽紛的插畫，意義卻不只停留在童趣之中。台灣插畫家與繪本創作者嘎又（Instagram：@gayodoodle）以童趣筆觸與鮮明用色，讓關於自信、生命、人際關係與土地記憶的提問，悄悄藏進圖像與繪本之中。她的作品乍看色彩明亮、天真，卻往往在可愛的表面之下，留下值得讓人慢慢思考的空間。
Colourful illustrations do not have to remain only within the realm of childlike playfulness. Taiwanese illustrator and picturebook creator Gayo (Instagram: @gayodoodle) uses playful lines and vibrant colours to quietly place questions about confidence, life, interpersonal relationships and memories of place into images and picturebooks. At first glance, her works appear bright in colour and innocent in style, yet beneath their cute surfaces, they often leave space for slow reflection.
嘎又（Gayo）是一位台灣插畫家與繪本創作者。她的作品筆觸童趣、用色繽紛，畫面常常由鮮明的色塊、柔和的線條與帶有想像力的角色組成。相比直接以複雜情節打動觀眾，她的作品更像是一個個可以停留的瞬間，讓人先被明亮色彩吸引，再慢慢察覺畫面背後細膩的情緒。
Gayo Lin is a Taiwanese illustrator and picturebook creator. Her images are often built through bright colour blocks, gentle lines and imaginative characters. Rather than moving viewers through complex plots, her illustrations often feel like moments where we are invited to pause. We may first be drawn in by their vivid colours, before slowly noticing the delicate emotions hidden beneath the surface.
例如，在《LIFE（生）》中，她使用鉛筆、色鉛筆與蠟筆，描繪關於生命與死亡的思考。作品的特別之處，在於不用沉重的方式表現死亡，而是以日常、夢境、天氣的視覺語言，讓抽象的生命命題變得可以親近。筆觸的柔軟、顏色的層次與畫面中的細節，讓死亡不只是終點，也成為理解生命、感受時間與想像可能性的入口。
For example, In LIFE, she uses pencil, colour pencil and crayon to reflect on life and death. What makes the work special is that it does not present death in an overly heavy way. Instead, it uses visual languages connected to everyday life, dreams, weather and emotion, making an abstract question feel more intimate and approachable. Through soft lines, layered colours and quiet details, death is not only presented as an ending, but also as an entry point for understanding life, time and possibility.
因此，嘎又作品最吸引人的地方，或許正正在於她讓「童趣」成為一種溫柔的思考方式。她的色彩不是單純可愛的包裝，角色也不只是天真的形象，而是一個個邀請觀眾停下來觀看的小入口。當我們走進她繽紛的圖像世界，會發現那些藏在顏色、線條與角色之中的問題，讓我們理解自己、他人，以及與世界之間的關係。
Perhaps what makes Gayo’s work most moving is the way she turns playfulness into a gentle form of thinking. Her colours are not simply cute decorations, and her characters are not only innocent figures. Instead, they become small openings that invite viewers to stop and look more closely. As we enter her colourful visual world, we may find that the questions hidden within colours, lines and characters quietly lead us back to how we understand ourselves, others and our relationship with the world.
圖片提供：藝術家嘎又｜Courtesy of Gayo Instagram: @gayodoodle