Repousse panel - Elephant Family

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Product ID: 77959

Panel:

10.6" W x 7.3" H x 1.4" D

Repousse:

8.3" W x 5.1" H

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Weight: 0.8 lbs

Rain tree wood and aluminum

Clean with a dry cloth

Ships from NOVICA Office in Thailand.

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Repousse panel, 'Elephant Family'

Delivery by December 24th guaranteed if ordered Normal Shipping by 12/10/2009

The stability and nurturing essence of the herd emerges in this beautiful panel. Working in repoussé, Thiva Boonnak depicts a family of elephants traversing a wooded landscape. She applies pitch to a sheet of aluminum and embosses the motifs by hand. Once the piece is engraved, she heats the sheet to remove the pitch and plunges it into a bath of boiling acid. She then washes it in a tamarind fruit solution and polishes it. The repoussé panel is...

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Repousse panel, 'Elephant Family'

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Thiva Boonnak

The Boonnak's home witnessed the birth of silver crafting in Thailand at the turn of the 20th century. King Chulalongkorn was patron of the arts and settled Burmese craftsmen the area.

Thiva Boonnak speaks reflectively of her art amidst the scattered tools and the pieces in progress that fill her family's old-fashioned workshop.

"Our region's...

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Thiva Boonnak

Thiva Boonnak speaks reflectively of her art amidst the scattered tools and the pieces in progress that fill her family's old-fashioned workshop.

"Our region's designs are all special. Each one is unique and grandiose." Her soft words echo the proud sentiments passed on by her family generations before her.

Thiva Boonnak tells how her father taught her and her brothers the silversmith craft, and how he showed them not only the technical, intricate skills, but also transmitted the smith's labor of love. With such passion flowing from their hearts to their hands it is not difficult to understand why the work of Thiva Boonnak's family is so highly esteemed in Thailand.

The Boonnak's home witnessed the birth of silver crafting in Thailand at the turn of the 20th century. King Chulalongkorn was patron of the arts and settled Burmese craftsmen the area. They shared the secrets of their ancient and intricate craft, which the Boonnak family has since elevated to its highest plateau.

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