Floral motifs dominate this delightful table runner by Aphi Mina. Working with handloomed cotton, she creates nine panels with fine stitches and intricate designs. The work is representative of textiles from Thailand's Akha tribe and beautifully showcases Mina's skill. Coins adorn each corner. Aphi Mina crafts these textiles like a painter would, each piece representing something that occurs around her at the time. So no two pieces are alike [although they are in essence similar to the picture]. If she wakes up in the morning, after having dreamed of pink elephants, she might just decide to incorporate part (either with a new motif or new color) of this dream in the piece. Because of her age and her unique situation as a keeper of traditional arts, Novica allows for greater variance in her works than with other artists.
Language: English
