World-class bronze casting
Patchana Sangket, managing director of Rocla Fine Art Co Ltd, poses beside one of her most celebrated works of a voluptuous woman. PHOTOS BY WIPAWAN THAITHANAN AND PRADYA WUTTHITHUMRONG Artist in a mould all of her own Nauvarat Suksamran A bronze work depicting a sitting girl. " Thai people 's skills are comparable to those of western artisans or may even surpass them. Our works are delicate , ornate and most importantly, labour costs are far cheaper," says Patchana Sangket, a highly successful bronze casting artist from Lop Buri. Here is a long excerpt from a story in today’s Bangkok Post about world-famous artist few Thais know about. The full story, with many more photographs, can be found here: http://bit.ly/wpjlMG Related articles Castle Fine Arts Foundry at Llanrhaeadr YM (insideoutart.co.uk) Designer Interview - Dorus Mhor (boticca.com) Exploring Tamilnadu Handicrafts...