Gold cut leather on maroon: a Ramayana scene, carved by hand

Samui Carvings

Hand-carved leather art from Koh Samui

Since 2011

Look closer

Yin and Yang – Fish in Blue

The fish medallion: two painted fish in a ring of cut leather lace
Cut with a knife,
piece by piece
Closer: the fish's head, painted blue and lined in gold
Painted, then
lined in gold
Closest: hand-punched holes in the painted leather, shown pixel for pixel
Every dot
punched by hand

Stories in leather

Ramayana, Chapter 1: a black cut-leather warrior on an elephant, on red

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Ramayana, Chapter 1

The Ramayana (Ramakien in Thai), told in cut leather

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Spirit of Butterfly: a winged figure in teal, pink and black

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Spirit of Butterfly

Carved by hand from buffalo or cow leather, so no two are alike

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The artist

Mr. Choawalit Champathip cutting a large hide that a lamp lights from below

Mr. Choawalit Champathip

He learned from his grandfather at 13, in Surat Thani, southern Thailand.

The craft has been in his family for generations.

Drawn. Punched. Cut. Painted.

Guests at the gallery

Mr. Choawalit and a guest in the gallery, holding a framed Samui Carvings print
Mr. Choawalit and a guest holding a framed Samui Carvings print
Mr. Choawalit with two guests in the gallery
Mr. Choawalit and a guest holding a Samui Carvings bag
Mr. Choawalit shaking hands with a guest in the gallery
Mr. Choawalit and a guest in the gallery, holding a small framed Samui Carvings print
Hands punching an outline into raw hide with a hammer and punch

Leather carving class

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Visit the gallery

Fisherman’s Village,
Bophut, Koh Samui

79/8 Moo 1, Bophut, Koh Samui 84320

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+66 83 173 0911
LINE
Choawalit1515
Email
Mystical.leather@gmail.com