前言：

香港店貓文化富歷史意義,而且遠近馳名,但適逢近年地區重建/活化步伐加快,很多老舊社區與其文化已被漸漸消失,取而代之便只有一幢幢玻璃幕商廈、高級商店及豪宅。早前來自荷蘭的攝影師Marcel Heijnen慕名前來拍攝了一輯香港店貓系列,因而啟發小仙玉決意走訪舊區其中12間尚存有養貓的老店,希望以紙筆顏色把這種本土獨有風貌一一紀錄下來。有朋友問小仙玉為什麼會畫老店與貓,因為小仙玉本身很愛貓,喜歡有溫度的舊東西、喜歡逛舊社區和老店。某天,她隨意走進一間老舊藥行買東西,店內養了一對可愛的貓咪,加上老店主的單純熱情,這種以店貓連結社區的人情味令其觸動良久,因此萌生了畫店貓的念頭。

Introduction：

Hong Kong’s “Cat in the Shop” culture is rich in historical significance and well-known. But because of accelerated pace of reconstruction in recent years, many old communities and their local culture have gradually disappeared. Instead, they are replaced by commercial buildings with glass walls, high-end shops and luxury apartments. Many years ago, Marcel Heijnen, a photographer from the Netherlands, came to film a series about cats living in shops in Hong Kong. This gave inspiration to LittleJade to visit 12 old shops with cats in the older districts, hoping to record this significant local culture using pen and paper with marvelous colour.

A friend asked LittleJade why she wants to paint old shops and cats. The reason is that LittleJade just loves cats very much. She just loves old things blessed with warm feelings and loves visiting old communities and especially old shops. Once upon a time, she walked into an old medicine store to buy things. The store has a pair of lovely cats, coupled with a very enthusiastic old shopkeeper. This kind of cat-linked community has made people very touching for a long time and so the idea of ​​painting cat in the shop appears naturally in her mind and remains still today.