Gordon sent me this picture that I never saw while researching the book, Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie. It is from Roka Kandal, just South of Kratie town, and reads ‘Repair Television, Tape Player, VCD’ (VCDs are Video CDs). Like Gordon…
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On the Screens of Cambodia’s Hand-Painted Signs
Posted in Enthusiasts, Individual Signs, Sign Features Tagged with: Bantaey Minchaey, Cambodia, Computer, Gordon Congdon, Kampong Cham, Khmer, Kratie, Mobile Phone, Phnom Penh, Ratanakiri, Roka Kandal, TV
Natural Wonders on the West Bank of the Mekong
Soon after publishing Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie I took a tour to the West bank of the Mekong river. After living for two years on the East bank, where Kratie Town is situated, it was odd that I’d never been…
Posted in Individual Signs, Sign Features Tagged with: Animals, Cambodia, Cambodian Pride Tours, Department of Environment, Gordon Congdon, Khmer, Kratie, Mekong, Menagerie, West Bank, Wildlife, WWF
Now Published: Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie
It’s official, Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie is now available to buy from Amazon.com and a number of other retailers. The book comes in a print edition and two different eBook formats for devices like iPad, Kindle, Nook and more. There’s…
Losing hand-painted signs in Kratie
Change in the world of Kratie’s hand-painted signs is rapid. In most cases signs are lost when new digital printed creations replace them. This can happen ‘naturally’ or through the interference of people like me. However, in some instances, the…
Before and after: Dara Music Group
Dara means star in Khmer and this sign for a music group had sufficient star quality to make it onto my acquisitions short list. Following the purchase of the original hand-painted sign, the business owners have taken less than a month…
Posted in Individual Signs, Sign Features Tagged with: Collecting, Dara Music Group, Kratie, Replacement, Star
Collecting hand-painted signs from Kratie
I’d been considering buying a handful of signs that I really like for a couple of weeks and had even got as far as opening negotiations with a couple of the owners. I then had to go to the countryside…
White rabbits on Cambodian signs
White rabbits make an unusually frequent appearance on hand-painted signs in Cambodia. The one above is from the Yeak Loam lake in Ban Lung, Ratanakiri. It turns out that the white rabbit is a symbol of good luck in Cambodia,…
Posted in Sign Features Tagged with: Ban Lung, Cambodia, Khmer, Kratie, Rabbit, Ratanakiri, White Rabbit, Yeak Loam
Guard dogs and film stars
Working on the book has brought me into contact with a number of fellow enthusiasts. One of these, Cassandra Naji, has kindly shared a couple of her photos, so thank you Cassandra. The picture above, from Battambang, shows a number of…
Posted in Enthusiasts Tagged with: Animals, Battambang, Cassandra Naji, Film Star, Guard Dog, Kratie, Phnom Penh
