泥《桥》所用之泥采自中国台湾中部,具有从暗黄色到红色等多种颜色,这主要取决于泥中的氧化铁含量。为了生成一种浅褐色,阿亮在一家泥料厂里将不同的配料混合制成所需的陶泥。然后,他在泥料厂再对泥进行加工,以便排除所含空气,因为烧成时空气可能给泥带来裂纹。 Mud “Bridge” mud collected from central Taiwan, with a variety of colors from dark yellow to red, depending on the iron oxide content in the mud. In order to create a light brown, Aliang mixed the different ingredients in a clay factory to make the desired clay. He then processes the mud at the mill to remove the air contained, as the air may crack the mud during firing.