Silk & Cotton Wall Hangings (Thailand)
Cotton wall hanging, 'Tribal Homeland'
Finely stitched motifs describe the mountain home of Thailand's Akha tribe. Combining colors and textures with a keen esthetic, Aphi Mina depicts mountains, trees, rivers and flowers on individual panels.
Cotton wall hanging, 'Joyous Animals'
Tossing their manes and prancing, three white horses join a cheerful elephant. Alaya Cholprasertsuk captures their mutual joy in a fanciful batik wall hanging. Warm colors like love surround the animals.
Cotton wall hanging, 'Courtship II'
Alaya Cholprasertsuk recreates the visual grace of ancient Lanna with this inspired cotton wall hanging. Cholprasertsuk uses batik techniques to print this heart-warming scene of a handsome young man courting a beautiful maiden.
Batik wall hanging, 'Lotus Pool'
Four women and a gentleman friend move through the cool waters of a lotus pool. They gather the beautiful blossoms in a basket to sell in the market.
Batik wall hanging, 'Lanna Girl'
Slender and serene, a Lanna (northern Thai) woman holds a basket of blossoms. Dressed in traditional clothing, she is graceful and beautiful. Alaya Cholprasertsuk portrays the girl in batik on 100% cotton cloth using modern, stylized lines and a palette of terracotta tones.
Cotton wall hanging, 'Where Does Love Begin?'
Romance is in the air and fills this wall hanging with colorful artistry and expressive elegance. "Love doesn't begin with two people in-love. Love begins with two people who believe in love, " says Alaya Cholprasertsuk wisely.
Batik wall hanging, 'Grace and Power'
Dressed in a traditional pha sabai and sarong, a young Thai woman twirls a cheerful yellow parasol in a landscape populated with elephants and birds. Alaya Cholprasertsuk skillfully captures the girl's grace and power in an exquisite batik.
Batik wall hanging, 'Sparkling Sun'
Burning with dazzling fervor, this sun signals warming hope. Wattanawan Kan-Asa reveals this stylized sun with legendary batik techniques, creating a cotton wall hanging of unique allure.
Silk and cotton wall hanging, 'Lavender Butterfly Guard'
Fluttering butterflies illuminate lavender nights while guarding the secrets hidden within this captivating wall hanging. Thanyarat Sananpanich designs this original wall hanging, which is sewn of silk and cotton.
Cotton wall hanging, 'Breeze of Admiration'
A breeze of admiration caresses a young woman as she makes her way to the temple. She carries an offering of flowers which the breeze intends to steal. Alaya Cholprasertsuk composes an inspired scene for this original wall hanging. Includes teak and Siamese sal wood display rods.