「唯有純淨而安靜的心，才能讓創意和巧思在織架的經緯間自由流動。」

2010年，何珍襄進入梭織天地，是生命的甦醒與轉彎，從構築經緯的探索中，找到了生命進程的方向、路徑和自信。

由於曾在都會生活多年，經常流連於美術和圖書世界，汲取了當代藝術和生活美學的涵養，因此對時尚和視覺美學特別敏感，生活體驗也逐漸融入在她的織品創作上。以傳統原民織紋為創作元素，透過圖紋的布局、顏色的變化和不同織技的組合應用，賦予織品不同的視覺美感和話語。

2019年，為了找回部落失去半世紀的苧麻工序，她邀部落長者從剝麻取纖中重新拼組和紀錄苧麻處理工序，完成梭織工藝文化與土地的連結。此外，也為部落織女規劃傳統地機的實作訓練，從家屋傳出經箱咚咚聲韻，再次迴盪於部落巷弄。

身為部落族人，她對傳統工藝文化的傳承有著無法割離的情感和責任，這是祖靈的交付，也是gaya（祖先制訂的制度與規則）的實踐，何珍襄希望以梭表達簡約又繁複的話語，循序漸進，加深加廣，行穩致遠。

“Only with a calm and steady heart can creativity truly flow through the loom.”

For Awaiy Butah, stepping into the world of shuttle weaving in 2010 was both an awakening and a turning point. In the interplay of warp and weft, she discovered direction, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Years of living in the city had shaped her sensibilities. Immersed in art museums, galleries, and libraries, she cultivated an eye for contemporary aesthetics and design. This sensitivity to fashion and visual culture gradually found its way into her weaving. Using traditional Indigenous motifs as her foundation, she explores new possibilities through the arrangement of patterns, the play of colors, and the layering of weaving techniques, giving each piece its own distinctive beauty and voice.

In 2019, determined to recover the ramie-processing methods that had been absent from her community for more than half a century, she worked closely with village elders to reconstruct and record each step—from peeling the stalks to extracting fibers. This restoration reestablished weaving’s vital link to both the land and cultural memory. At the same time, she organized hands-on training for local women on traditional floor looms, so that once again the steady rhythm of weaving could echo through the alleys of the village.

For Awaiy Butah, preserving craft is not just artistic practice—it is a responsibility. It is an inheritance from the ancestors, a way of living out gaya (the laws and principles handed down through generations). Through weaving, she seeks to express meanings that are at once simple and intricate, cultivating a practice that grows steadily stronger, rooted in tradition yet always moving forward.