One of the most unique and fascinating crafts of Chiang Mai would in no doubt be the Lotus Leaves Wall Art and Decor. Handmade from real lotus leaves, they could add to your business portfolio as a modern style home décor item produced by one of the creative artisans in Chiang Mai. Another big plus for your wholesale business is that this product theme fits well with the current customer trend of environmental awareness because instead of throwing away the lotus leaves, they can instead be preserved and used for wall art which in turn creates a pleasantly comfortable feeling of closeness to nature and a warm homy atmosphere. As an environmentally friendly product, the maker actually brings real lotus leaves and cooks them in color, dries them, and process into artwork with a final coating of lacquer. She brought the materials, lotus leaves, from all over Thailand especially from the South and from Chiang Mai itself.
In this episode, we showcase the maker of lotus leaves wall art to explain how she produces these fine works of decor art. One single piece of wall art can take up to ten days for the whole process of manufacturing to complete, attesting to the fact how arduous handcrafted items can be to bring into existence. In general, three to five thousand lotus leaves are harvested each time which the maker can use for her production for a period of time. Among these leaves, the maker must select good quality ones and not all the harvested leaves will be used. A good mixture of sizes of the leaves must also be considered when designing each wall panel. The lotus leaves used at her production facility are organic. After the selection, they will continue with the dyeing process using water-based color. Drying the lotus leaves is one of the important elements which you must dry them under the sunlight, which can be more challenging for the cold and rainy seasons. Next, they will be pasted onto panels, dried again, and finally cleaned for a final touch up.
There are many sizes and different styles of wall art you can select from. For example, these wall arts can be mounted on a canvas frame, MDF wall panels, and even iron mounted as 3D wall art. In terms of colors, the supplier can make any colors and tones, so it really depends on client preferential. Both monotone and multitone sell well and she would be glad to discuss and help consult on color trends so you can make the best decision on your wholesale orders. The wall arts from lotus leaves are best when used indoors and can last five years or longer. No specific cleaning is required apart from dusting them from time to time. We hope this VDO helps you to understand more on the production process done by this manufacturer. She has been creating these wall arts for over a decade, so the quality of the goods is trustable and worth making a visit whenever you come to Chiang Mai on a business buying trip for your Thai exports.
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Lotus Leaves Wall Art Producer Explains the Manufacturing Process
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