"My works generally tell stories of nature… orchids, flowers, paddy fields… I often go up into the hills and admire the beauty of nature. That inspires me."

"My name is Chaiya Wannalert but please call me by my nickname Berm. My father passed away in 1998. We are five siblings and still have our beloved mother. My father was a carpenter. During school holidays, he would take us with him on the construction sites. There we would play and sometimes help him. So much so that I started to get interested in his craft. I made cabinets and toys with teakwood, but I especially liked artistic works and sculptures.

"I studied fine arts for three ...

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