厘定即将付梓的册页，夜的氤氲也就悄然地在升腾、弥漫……随之，我的心绪也变得深浓。

　　故乡瑞安，钟灵毓秀，人文萃集。西砚似画，云江如歌，浸淫着百晋精庐的流风余韵。

　　在孩提时的记忆中，满蓄着家乡的传统艺术。爷爷做的米塑寿桃、戏曲人物，外婆家雕刻着古装戏曲人物的屏风床、兰夹缬被单和手工刺绣枕头，邻居盲人阿琴旋律优美的瑞安古词，一角民宅、一湾流水或一叶孤舟等等，让人流连忘返，回不来的总是一双眼睛。这些美好的意象至今让我魂牵梦萦并时常照亮我的创作。这本画册，以及这次回乡画展，是我对故乡感恩的一种方式，借以表达我对故乡的热爱和感激。

　　这本画册，也是我艺术人生的一次总结。画册整理并收录了我创作的约二百幅作品，在这些大大小小的作品中，有全国性展览的参展作品，也有尝试性的、带有探索意味的题材作品。虽然有些作品不尽成熟，但这本册子也算是对自己多年创作的梳理。希望通过这本画册的总结，能让自己未来创作的脚步走得更加坚实。

　　当然，这一路走来，离不开众多人的关心、支持和帮助。

　　在此，我要感谢瑞安市委宣传部对我这本画册的出版和这次回乡展览活动的鼎力支持；感谢许江老师、殷双喜老师、尚辉老师、张远帆老师和陈琦在百忙中为我的画册封面题字、撰写精彩的艺术评论；感谢那些常年支持我的温州美协的前辈和同仁；感谢瑞安市文化局、瑞安市博物馆、温州市佳洋广告有限公司、深圳市文格室内设计有限公司、温州和歌文化传播有限公司的支持；感谢雅昌艺术中心制作的这本精美画册；最后感谢长期默默支持我事业的家人！

蔡瑞蓉

2016年9月

　　Since the album is amended and about to be published, mixed feelings get as deep and strong as thenight mist rising and hovering in my heart.

　　My hometown Rui’an, a cradle of brilliant talents, a hub of humanity, is known for the Xishi inkstone,thebubbling Yun River. It is immersed in the humanistic atmosphere inherited from Sun Yirang, a greatscholar of the Qing dynasty who built his study in Ruian.

　　The memory of my childhood is imbued with the traditional art of Rui’an. I still remember the canopybed engraved with opera characters, the handcraft-printed sheets and the embroidered pillows, thebeautiful Rui’an song by A Qin, our blind neighbor, a cluster of residential houses, a strap of brook, apiece of boat, so on and so forth, on which I can fix my eyes all day long. The lovely images emerge inmy mind from time to time and often shed light on my work even today. Thus, I choose to express mygratefulness and love to my hometown by making this album and organizing the exhibition.

　　Moreover, the album summarizes my art works of the past years, around 200 in total, including worksattending national exhibitions, and experimental, exploratory and thematic ones. Some of them, althoughby no means mature arts, are an indispensable part of all my creations. By publishing this album, I wishfor myself a sounder and steadier art career in the future.

　　I attribute my achievements, if any, to those who care for, support and help me. I would not have madeit without all of them.

　　Hereby, I would like to extend my gratitude toward the Publicity Department of the Municipal CPCCommittee, Rui’an, for its support to the publication of this album and the exhibition. Thank Mr. Xu Jiang,Mr. Yin Shuangxi, Mr. Shang Hui, Mr. Zhang Yuanfan and Mr. Chenqi, who have bothered to inscribeand write remarkable comments for my album. Thank the seniors and peers of the Whenzhou ArtistsAssociation who have always been encouraging me throughout my career. Thank the Bureau of Culture ofRui’an, the Rui’an Museum, the Jiayang Advertisement Company, the Wenge Space Design Company,the Hege Culture Communication Company for their effort in the course. Thank the Yachang Art Center fortheir gorgeous work on this album. In the end, thank my families who have long been backing me up!

Cai Ruirong

September, 2016