一位栗色頭發(fā)的法國南部的女孩，從小就對與亞洲和中國有關(guān)的一切感到著迷。即使久居家中，她的思緒也早飛到云端，夢想著一場異國旅行。

12歲時，她買到一個中國舞獅造型的雕像，獅子泛著綠光，觸摸它時還會搖頭晃腦，她曾經(jīng)許諾會將它一直珍藏，至今這只中國獅子仍然“住”在她國外的家中。

這個小女孩后來有個中文名叫“伊飛雪”。年輕時伊飛雪移居加拿大，在那兒定居并從事職業(yè)藝術(shù)家和老師的職業(yè)。成為母親后，她也經(jīng)歷了分手，而后為兒子建了一個穩(wěn)定的家。

2014年的一天，兒子來找這位母親說：“媽媽，我準(zhǔn)備旅行…… ”

這讓她有了實(shí)現(xiàn)來到中國這一夢想的機(jī)會。

她決定提交一個藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目，在廈門的中歐藝術(shù)中心做一名駐地藝術(shù)家。憑借優(yōu)秀的才華，她的藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目被選中，就在2015年夏天，她帶著兒子在廈門待了兩個月，專注于藝術(shù)工作。這是她第一次來中國，而這也成為她定期前往中國的一種機(jī)緣。

或許是冥冥之中的緣分，在完成廈門的駐地藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目前就收到了同年11月杭州的一場大型國際展覽（亞洲，非洲和地中海國際藝術(shù)展）的邀請，她欣然接受，這成就了她第一次來到浙江杭州。

在她的印象中，大家都很熱情。展覽的主持人（中國美院的洛奇教授）與來自許多國家的藝術(shù)家組織了這次精彩活動。他們應(yīng)邀參觀了西泠印社、東陽木雕博物館等。

2016年，她再次受邀訪問杭州，漫步在西湖邊，吃著杭州美食，參觀良渚大屋頂文化博物館（之后她也將在那里辦展），并參觀了浙江的青田石雕博物館等。每一次參訪，對于她來說，都是對當(dāng)?shù)匚幕囆g(shù)歷史的新發(fā)現(xiàn)。

2018年，她決定邁出一大步，申請來中國工作。一所由人大附中和英國國王學(xué)院學(xué)校共同舉辦的中西融合課程學(xué)?！舜蟾街泻贾輰W(xué)校向她伸出了橄欖枝。那一刻，她感覺整個世界都在告訴她，杭州就是理想之地！一個月內(nèi)，打包裝箱，就飛抵杭州并搬到了余杭區(qū)，開啟了新生活。

對于她來說，最愛的杭州有美妙的氛圍，在這座城市可以領(lǐng)略不同的“風(fēng)景”。她喜歡在午后西湖邊的木板路散步，欣賞黃昏，等待夜幕降臨。她喜歡看湖上的燈光，湖邊的美味。她最喜歡的是品嘗西湖邊各色的素菜館，在那里享受中餐。

她喜歡龍井茶園，并在這一帶散步。那一片風(fēng)景，既離市區(qū)不遠(yuǎn)，又能藏身于這一片無盡的綠色中，真是太妙了。

她也非常喜歡現(xiàn)在的住處，可以走在運(yùn)河旁，領(lǐng)略濕地風(fēng)光，看著鳥兒掠過水面，欣賞夕陽。在忙碌了一天的工作后，她通常會走走路，清醒頭腦，放松身體。途中遇到的旅人，他們也在同一時刻散步，享受時光，聽著鳥鳴，看著出水。這通常是她最振奮的時刻。

自移居杭州以來，作為畫家，她的作品受到了中國傳統(tǒng)佛像圖案的影響。自此，她開始研究周圍許多不同設(shè)計(jì)中使用的不同形式、形狀和圖案，學(xué)習(xí)書籍、圖像、建筑……她花很多時間觀察自己在行走過程中看到的東西，在這里生活就像在一個開放式工作室里生活。即使工作過程與以往相同，但她感覺這些都在將她引向一個新的藝術(shù)方向。

作為一名藝術(shù)家，她對重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的圖案和重復(fù)性元素?zé)o比著迷。居住到杭州的第一年，良渚文化給她留下了深刻的印象，她多次前往考古博物館，并對那個時期使用的不同圖案以及這些不同的藝術(shù)品非常著迷。過去的三年，她在自己的一些畫作中融入了其中的一些圖案。

她說，真的很喜歡在杭州生活，希望有更多時間去了解這個美麗的城市，了解這個城市的遺跡和歷史。她的夢想是能夠花更多的時間在創(chuàng)作上，并結(jié)識更多杭州本土藝術(shù)家。她也很希望有機(jī)會可以去中國美院繼續(xù)深造學(xué)習(xí)。她說，在杭州有太多的事可以做，甚至窮其一生都不足以探盡這一切。

目前的大部分時間，飛雪女士都在人大附中杭州學(xué)校高中部教書。作為一名藝術(shù)專家，她擁有法國大學(xué)的美術(shù)碩士學(xué)位，并在加拿大、美國和中國都有任教經(jīng)歷。她非常熱愛青少年教育工作，她認(rèn)為青少年教育十分重要，因?yàn)檫@是人生中很特別的一段歲月，孩子在情感和價值觀層面上都發(fā)生著變化，也因此充滿了各種可能，很多人就是從這段時光開始慢慢找到自己夢想的方向。在課堂上，她嘗試分享有關(guān)藝術(shù)史的知識和不同的藝術(shù)技巧，同時幫助學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)表達(dá)自我的方式。

在杭州教書，她覺得非常幸運(yùn)。她說，希望未來有更多的藝術(shù)家能來到這里，探索美麗浙江，發(fā)現(xiàn)美麗杭州的奧秘。

弗朗索瓦·伊薩莉（Francoise Issaly）是一位視覺藝術(shù)家，出生于法國，在移居杭州之前在加拿大生活了很多年。 她多年來一直在為兒童、青少年和成人教授藝術(shù)。 她曾在歐洲、加拿大、美國、馬來西亞和中國展出。 她參與了許多項(xiàng)目，最近在青島當(dāng)代美術(shù)館和上海立方美術(shù)館展出。自2018年以來，她一直在杭州生活和工作。

（感謝伊飛雪提供照片素材）

When she was a little girl in the south of France， Francoise Issaly was fascinated by anything that was related to Asia， China in particular. Even though her family was quite sedentary， Francoise dreamt of other countries and pined for travelling.

She remembers buying a Chinese lion figurine at the age of 12. It was green and moved when someone shook it. Francoise loved it so much that she promised to herself she would keep it forever. And keep it she did： if you visit her house in Canada， you will surely see it.

Francoise has always dreamt of coming to China， but she has been told as often to “stop dreaming”. When she moved to Canada as a young adult， pursued her career as a professional artist and teacher， became a mother， divorced， and built a steady and stable home， it seems her dream would be no more than just a dream， until one day in 2014.

“That day， my son came to me and said：‘Mom， I am ready to travel...she recalled.

And with that， Francoise started “dreaming” again.

She decided to submit a project proposal as a resident artist at the China European Art Center in Xiamen， which was promptly accepted. During the summer of 2015， she was able to spend two months there with her son， focusing on her art. While this trip was her very first to China， it would become a sort of ritual for Francoise to travel regularly to the Middle Kingdom.

As fate would have it， before she was even done with her residency in Xiamen， Francoise? received an invitation to come to Hangzhou in November of the same year to participate in a big international exhibition （titled “The Asian， African & Mediterranean International Art Exhibition”）， which she accepted with alacrity. And that is how her story with Hangzhou all began.

She remembers how welcoming everyone was. The host of the exhibition （Professor Luo Qi of the China Academy of Art） had organized an amazing event with artists from many countries. The participants were invited to visit the Seal Carving Museum， as well as the Wood Carving Museum in another city， and many other places.

In 2016， she was invited again and had another fantastic opportunity to come to Hangzhou， walking by the West Lake， eating wonderful food， and visiting the Roof Culture Museum （where she will hold an exhibition later）， and many other areas of Zhejiang （the Stone Carving Museum in Qingtian， etc）.? There was always something new to discover.

In 2018， she decided to make the leap： applying for work in China. “RDFZ Kings college school made me an offer and it felt as if the universe was telling me that Hangzhou was the place to be，” she said. Within a month she had all the papers ready， packed her suitcase， and moved to the district of Yuhang， where she still lives.

What Hangzhou attracts Francoise most is the citys wonderful atmosphere and the different “l(fā)andscapes” that people can experience. Walking on the boardwalk of the West Lake in the afternoon and watching the night slowly come down， and looking at the light on the lake and enjoying vegetarian food around...these are some of Francoises favorite pastimes.

She also loves walking in the tea fields， which are close enough to town but at the same time far enough to allow people to “get lost” in endless green.

The place where Francoise stays in now also piques her imagination. Stepping out of her house， she usually walks by the canal after a long days work， enjoying the wetlands， looking at birds flying over the water and? watching the sun set. It? helps clear her mind and relax her body. “I come across other people walking at that hour， enjoying the moment， listening to birds， and looking at lilies on the water，” she said. “This is often when I have my most inspiring moments.”

Another source of inspiration comes from teaching. Right now， Francoise spends most of her time teaching grade 7 to grade 9 at RDFZ Kings College School. With a masters degree in fine arts and having taught in Canada， USA and now China， she has developed a passion imparting art knowledge to her students. “I love teaching teenagers，” she said. “This is a time in life when so many things are happening on the emotional and personal levels， when everything becomes possible， and when a person starts having a better idea of what they wish to do later in life.” In her classes， Francoise shares knowledge about art history as well as different art techniques while helping students discover their own way of expression.

Since Francoise moved to Hangzhou， her artistic endeavors have been influenced by patterns of traditional Chinese and Buddhist paintings. She started studying different forms and shapes that are used in many different designs， especially those with recurring and repetitive elements，? from books， images， architecture， and even construction sites. She would spend many hours observing during her walks. To Francoise， living in Hangzhou is like living in an open studio.

One place in this “open studio”is the Liangzhu Museum. Impressed by the ancient Liangzhu culture when she first settled in Hangzhou， she has already visited the museum a number of times， studying the patterns used during the time and integrating them into her paintings.

“I am really enjoying living here in Hangzhou，” she said. “I just wish I had a little more time to learn about the area， about the historical sites， and the history. My dream is to be able to spend more time working on my artwork and meet more artists from the area， maybe artists from the China Academy of Art， and I would love to go and study there， either as a guest artist or as a PhD student.”

There seem to be so many possibilities for her， and she lamented that even a lifetime would never be enough? to explore them all.

“I hope the years to come will allow me to discover more of the mysteries of this beautiful city and this beautiful province.”

Francoise Issaly is a visual artist born in France， who lived in Canada for many years before moving to Hangzhou. She has been teaching art for many years to children， teenagers， and adults. She has hold exhibitions in Europe， Canada， USA， Malaysia， and China.? Francoise has been living and working in Hangzhou since 2018.