Craftsmanship

It’s easy to complain about a lack of craftsmanship in Thailand. Pass any half-cocked building site and you will not see much evidence of artisans in residence. But then you stumble upon places that remind you that there are craftsmen working here; they are just not involved in building your condo which may never be finished and will fall to pieces within a year if it is (allegedly).

We found such a place this afternoon. A tiny temple close to Sattahip with quite exquisite wall carvings. We had been there before but I was playing with my pinhole then; so felt the carvings deserved some proper photos this afternoon.

Beautiful. Sadly I expect that the carver who made these is now dead. But if he/she is still alive; you can be sure they are not involved in pouring the concrete to build your “Coming home to your lifestyle” bullshit sloganned heap of crap.

Comments 🔗

2013-11-14 | Clive says

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Really think you should give it a try….

2013-11-15 | ChristianPFC says

What material is this?

2013-11-15 | Ivo says

Beautiful craftsmanship (like at the Sanctuary of Truth) and actually there is a lot skilled craftsmanship in Thailand but management has decided it shall not be used to build houses or condo’s as every satang is 1 satang more for the management.