Swing Party - Socks

Xiaomin is a moderately mentally retarded Maria youth who usually works in the kitchen team of Maria Technical Center. Xiaomin joined Maria's kitchen team at the age of 18 and has been working there for more than 10 years. Although she was mentally retarded and lacked the ability to express herself due to lack of oxygen in her brain when she was born; There is also congenital amblyopia, the eyes are easily out of focus, and the vision lacks three-dimensional sense. But she overcame the obstacle of visual recognition step by step, starting with picking vegetables. Gradually, he took on the task of stirring large pots of food and garnishing dishes, and became the right-hand assistant of the chef in the kitchen team. Unable to experience three-dimensionality, However, Xiao Min is able to express the all the different emotions, anger, sorrow and joy in life through high-saturation flat color blocks, strong line strokes and colorful use. And like ordinary people, he would secretly give his favorite teachers after class a small piece of paper filled with the teacher's drawings. As long as there is passion, life will find its own way. ■ The world’s first pair of Bote antibacterial socks created by people with mental disabilities ■ Knit a pair of socks = recycle 2 plastic bottles ■ Size: 22~26cm (ML applicable) ■ Won the Triple Crown of the First Prize of Taichung City’s Top Ten Souvenirs in 2023