As Makery Mill’s resident designer, and an Industrial Designer by trade, drawing is something I do often for work, and have enjoyed from a young age. I was thrilled to have a lesson with a local artist in Hoi An, Vietnam, who taught me lots of brush techniques in order to produce a beautiful painting of a traditional Vietnamese scene – a house boat floating in the night.
A brush with boar hair bristles is used, along with Chinese ink. Using a textured card and adding my own artist’s mark to the painting resulted in a very special keepsake, and a lovely reminder of my visit.
Carefully painting the final version onto card
