Minier Handmade Landscape & Nature Figurines & Sculptures

The Jaifah Aksornsri Artisan Collection is brought to you by Bloomsbury Market in Association with National Geographic. This beautiful piece was handcrafted by Jaifah Aksornsri in Thailand. An artisan story card will be included with your purchase. Carved by hand, this delightful sculpture is shaped like a fan. Jaifah Aksornsri covers it with sunflowers. A light touch of gilt gives it an antique air. About the Artist: Jaifah Aksornsri; ”My parents started making hill tribe dolls and silverware, and sometimes they sold antiques. My mom told me she’d took her goods in a bicycle basket or sometimes carry them her shoulder to sell at the hotel near the railway station. They wanted to protect many of them so that people from future generations could know about the Bloomsbury Market art, styles and culture. After I graduated from college, I wanted to study for a master’s degree or find a job like all of my friends did, but my parents wanted me to learn their work. They told me, ‘This job is a real-life university.’ I’ve learned by doing it all my life. They wanted me to succeed and try to protect their wisdom. This is my talent. I don’t know where my skill and love for it comes from. My heart says it’s because I’ve seen and been involved with my parents’ work since I was young. Throughout my childhood, my friends were people who helped my parents, like the painter, the carpenter and the woodcarver.”

Features

• Shaped like a fan
• Backside is plain
• Rain tree wood and steel construction