Repousse panel, 'Traditional Thai Village, the Pond' Art Gallery Sculpture Wood - Relief Panels Repousse 
Thiva Boonnak pays homage to traditional Thai customs, eternal gestures
as well as a communal and simple life close to
the soil and nature in this singular repouss panel. Boonnak
engraves with delicacy every minuscule detail, depicting pointed haystacks and
traditional wooden Thai houses in the background. Two men use
their soom to trap fish in the local pond, while
a nearby woman sifts rice for the day. Boonak frames
this vivid scene with an exotic rain tree frame and
may be displayed on a wall from small ring at
the back or atop a shelf from its pivotal stand.
Thiva Boonnak describes the traditional and demanding process she
follows for this remarkable home adornment: for this panel, my
suppliers provide me with 100% aluminum sheets. Once I got
these sheets I heat up a mixture of oil and
pitch, and I apply a coat of this mixture on
a wooden surface. I apply another coat of that mixture
to one face of the sheet. I fix the sheet
to the wooden surface and I start to engrave it
with a wide variety of chisels. Once engraved, I lightly
reheat the piece to remove the pitch and I place
the piece into a boiling acid bath to rinse out
the impurities. I wash the piece into a solution of
washing powder and tamarind. Then I wash with water and
let it dry in the sun. I finally file it
with a brass brush and polish it to a beautiful
high sheen.
Price: $72.95 |
