這個畫聚行動源自於「生活種子」的概念。
綠色生活地圖上的169個icon就像不同的植物種子，散佈在我們的生活中。我們期待參與者透過參與獲得未來行動的啟發，並在過程中覺察自己關心的環境議題。這些遍佈的icon種子，透過挖掘、尋找和關注，有機會讓城市長成一片富有多樣化的人文森林。
The 169 icons are like different plant seeds, scattered in our lives. We hope that participants will be inspired for future actions and become aware of the environmental issues they care about in the process. Through digging, searching and paying attention to these scattered icon ‘seeds’, there is an opportunity for the city to grow into a diverse humanistic forest.
1.專案成果
在荒野保護協會綠色生活地圖的推廣講師課程後，一群喜愛畫畫並希望學習用畫作記錄生活的推廣講師們，共同舉辦了為期一年的生活速寫聚會。每個月一次，前往不同的地點，例如：具有歷史意義的淡水牧師樓、生態豐富的宜蘭五十二甲濕地，或是巷弄中的宗教場所永和的無極聖道院。在當地人的導讀後，大家一起在現場紀錄當天的畫面。
我們同時製作了18本不同icon的交換畫本，每個人每個月帶回不同主題的畫本，並進行交換，就像交換日記一樣，分享彼此的生活。
1. Project results
After the Wilderness Conservancy’s Green Life Map Promotion Lecture Course, a group of promotion lecturers who love drawing held a year-long life sketching party. Once a month, they go to a different location, such as the historic Tamsui Priesthood, the ecologically rich Yilan Wujia Wetland, or the religious site in the alley, Yonghe’s Wuji Holy Temple. After the introduction by local people, everyone recorded the scene of the day together.
We also made 18 exchange picture books with different icons. Everyone brings back picture books with different themes every month and exchanges them, just like exchanging diaries, sharing each other's lives.
2.因為這個綠活圖活動而發生了什麼變化？
生活速寫與拍照的差異在於，速寫的過程提供了一段最純粹的獨處時間，讓我們能夠充分用五感體會當下的環境，包括溫度、味道、聲音，以及心中的感動。這樣的緩慢而深入的過程，讓參與者對生活環境產生更深而緊密的情感連結。
進一步地，我們邀請了幾位台灣的速寫畫家，帶領大家透過他們的藝術視角來記錄當下。我們也與城市速寫愛好者組成的Urban Sketcher Taipei合作，其中一次聚會與荒野保護協會的解說組合作，以都市綠境為主題，共同走讀台北市的青田街區。聚會後，未曾參與過生態解讀的畫友們回饋，這樣的過程讓他們開始用不同的眼光看待日常習以為常的街道。
2. What changes have occurred as a result?
The difference between life sketching and taking pictures is that the sketching process provides the purest time to be alone, allowing us to fully use our five senses to experience the current environment, including temperature, taste, sound, and the emotions in our hearts. This slow and in-depth process allows participants to have a deeper and closer emotional connection with their living environment.
After the party, the painters who had never participated in ecological interpretation reported that this process allowed them to look at the streets they take for granted every day in a different light.
3.Green Map使用速寫有什麼影響？
使用速寫作為媒介，我們串連跨領域的人群。就像不斷被發掘的icon，我們期待能影響更多人，在一天中保留一段與環境相處的時間，用簡單的紙筆工具來記錄生活，成為不斷延續的文化及環境探索行動。
3. What is the impact of Green Map’s use of sketches?
Using sketching as a medium, we connect people across fields. Just like icons that are constantly being discovered, we hope to influence more people. We reserve a period of time to spend with the environment during the day, record life with simple pen and paper tools. It become a continuous cultural and environmental exploration action.