Chiang Mai Artisans: The Art of Making Traditional Thai Parasols
During my recent trip to Chiang Mai in the northern highlands of Thailand, I visited handicraft workshops to watch artisans making traditional Thai parasols, silk, wood carvings and lacquered pots, boxes and ornaments.
This series of photos shows the parasol workshop and its artisans.
Painted and unpainted parasols in the parasol workshop
Close-up of painted and unpainted parasols
Bundles of unpainted parasols alongside finished, painted ones
Artisans in Thai parasol workshop
Frames of drying sa paper made from mulberry tree bark
Frames of sa paper, made from mulberry tree bark, drying in the sun
Cutting bamboo spokes for parasol frames
Bamboo parasol frames
Close-up of bundles of bamboo parasol frames
Bundles of bamboo parasol frames
Fixing bamboo spokes to make parasol frames
Cutting sa paper to size around a parasol frame
Glueing pieces of sa paper to parasol frame
Close-up of glueing sa paper to parasol frame
Glueing sa paper to parasol frame
Glueing layers of sa paper to parasol frame
Parasols in different stages of production
Glueing sa paper to parasol frame
Glued sa paper drying in the sun
Fixing bamboo spokes on parasol
Finishing touches to parasol
Painted parasols
Parasol workshop
Artisans at work
Parasol paraphernalia
Painted parasols
Painted parasols and artisans at work
Painted parasols
Gorgeous painted parasols
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