Wood Carvings

“By-product” Wood Carvings

who were both originally from the San Kamphaeng district. At that time, most woodcraftsmen in the village were producing carvings of individual elephants in similar poses. These were sold and became known as a local Chiang Mai craft. During that time, I had to travel to Chiang Mai regularly for various reasons, and I often met up with the pair until we developed a close friendship. Many times, I traveled with an engineer friend who shared my interest in wood carvings. As we became more familiar with the craftsmen, we large and small elephants, carve elephants in various poses such as standing, crouching, sitting, or laying down. I also suggested the the spirit of northern Thai elephants. They took our advice and produced some beautiful pieces. Many people showed an interest in produced carvings of individual elephants, my engineer friend and I suggested they try their hand at carving herd of elephants in a each piece. This was time consuming and not cost effective. I also felt it was a pity that so much of the wood ended up being carved close friends, I felt comfortable enough to suggest that they carve just half of the slab, leaving sections of it intact to display the natural of the woodcarvings of these two craftsmen in this volume.