SHOWCASE

/ ARTIST / 2023

ARTIST: Praewprapha
COUNTRY: Thailand
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Supaluk Praphasiri AKA” Praewprapha”, is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Bangkok. Formerly a landscape architect, she later shifted her focus to illustration and art education.
Her works are inspired by animals, nature, and the environment, combining hand-drawn elements with digital painting techniques. Through her art, she aims to raise awareness about conservation, biodiversity, and ecological issues.
She is the founder of Drawforsea, an art-for-conservation initiative, and is currently developing her character design project called “Wander and Wonder Fox,” which tells whimsical stories of a girl and a fox exploring an imaginative world.

SKY KEY: GURNEY’S PITTA ( The jewel couple in the middle of the forest ground.) นกเเต้วเเล้วท้องดำ คู่รักอัญมณีท่ามกลางพื้นป่า

“ Beautiful and shining amidst the dim light of the forest ”
Gurney’s Pitta is considered to be a very beautiful bird and is called Jewel in the middle of the forest ground Because in a forest full of trees and very little light shining down, but when you see a Gurney’s Pitta walking, it’s so beautiful. The Gurney’s pitta is like an indicator of the quality of the habitat. which is a lowland rainforest. If the population of the gurney’s pitta decreases, it would indicate that the lowland areas are in crisis as well. If a way to preserve the gurney’s pitta can be found. It is considered to conserve lowland forest areas that have biological diversity of both plants and animals.

FOREST KEY : CLOUDED LEOPARD ( The Beauty and Agile Predator of The Forest ) เสือลายเมฆ นักล่าผู้งดงาม ปราดเปรียว เเห่งพงไพร

“Beautiful, Strong, Agile like the wind disappearing into the clouds. Beauty that must be hidden in the forest.The beauty that we should protect before it's too late.”
Clouded leopards are considered to be very efficient hunters. Because it has long and strong fangs suitable for hunting prey. It is a hunter that we can say is agile. Can climb trees fluently and with a pattern similar to clouds This makes the clouded leopard's fur highly sought after by illegal poachers.

OCEAN KEY : LEATHERBACK TURTLE ( The Adventurous Keeper who maintains the balance in the sea ) เต่ามะเฟือง พี่ใหญ่นักพจญภัย ผู้รักษาสมดุลเเห่งท้องทะเล

“Dive into the vast sea. A solitude, adventurous leatherback turtle is swimming around freely. The goal is nothing else but to find a home for the young to spawn and return to the sea.”
Leatherback turtle is a jellyfish hunter who maintains the balance of the marine ecosystem. Leatherback turtles eat about 200 kilograms of jellyfish per day. And their insane appetites Instead, it plays an important role in creating ecological balance. Migration of leatherback turtles They migrate across the ocean and as they eat large quantities of jellyfish. This makes them the top jellyfish hunters in the sea. Leatherback turtles are turtles that love their homeland. They will return to a familiar beach to lay eggs in the same place every time. Cooperation is crucial in preserving the coastal ecosystem for successful nesting and the thriving of the sea turtle population.

SKY KEY: HELMETED HORNBILL ( The forest planter ) นกชนหิน คู่รักนักปลูกป่า

“The symbolic of true love and the forest planter. Helmeted hornbill who grows forest, creates forest for trees to grow and produce oxygen.No hornbills, no tree, no oxygen no humans.”
At present, Helmeted Hornbill has decreased, mainly due to heavy hunting by humans. To take the "hump" part of the body and carve it into jewelry, necklaces, and bracelets according to the belief that it can help enhance good fortune. Also known as "blood ivory" or "golden jade.” The disappearance of the helmeted hornbill has both direct and indirect effects on the forest ecosystem. Both in terms of abundance and biodiversity that are the basis of life for all living things. Including humans

FOREST KEY : SCHOMBURGK’S DEER ( The elegance that will remain in our memory forever ) สมัน ความสง่างามที่อยู่ในความทรงจำ

“The most beautiful things have already left our world and only memories remain.What do we learn from this loss ? Don't let the past repeat itself again and again.”
Schomburgk's deer is a local native deer. Only found in one place in the world. in the central plains of Thailand But now it has become extinct. Only the remains of beautiful deer antlers remain.

OCEAN KEY : BRYDE’S WHALE ( A kind giant of the sea and who save the world from global warming ) วาฬบรูด้าพี่ยักษ์ใหญ่ใจดีเเห่งท้องทะเล

“Bryde's whales, a lovely family of giants who travel all over the world and have unique and impressive gastronomic characteristics. Everybody is waiting for this family's visit to come again.”
Bryde's whales primarily live in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Because the upper Gulf of Thailand has an appropriate depth level. And most importantly, there is an abundance of small fish, which are a delicacy for Bryde's whales. Whale’ is the largest mammal in the ocean whale is another hero who will come to help alleviate the global warming crisis.

SKY KEY: SARUS CRANE ( King and Queen of Water Birds ) นกกระเรียนไทย ราชันย์เเละราชินีเเห่งนกน้ำ

“The Sarus Crane that has returned from extinction and Wetland Protector”
Symbolically, the crane is a symbol of long life. In addition, cranes are birds that pair only once for life. The meaning of "pair of cranes" means “A couple whose love is as long and stable as a pair of cranes.” Sarus cranes mate for life, but they also express deep feelings of love, attachment, tenderness, anxiety, distress, and other emotions we associate with the human experience. Saras Cranes are natural indicator of the amount of life in the and natural abundance. The cleanliness of water sources and the abundance of aquatic plants are very crucial. Without water and aquatic plants, birds could not survive and had to migrate. Cranes are also therefore a factor in helping the ecosystem operate in a natural way.

DUGONG ( The goddess who protects the sea grass to keep it green forever ) พะยูน เทพธิดาผู้คอยปกป้องผืนหญ้าทะเล

“The vast sea and The sky is clear. Dugongs, sea grass growers, happily go out to find food, eating and planting. The sea grass ecosystem is fertile”
Dugongs eat different types of sea grass along the coast. and spend most of their lives not far from areas with dense and large seagrass beds. Therefore, dugongs can be considered a good indicator of the abundance of the seagrass ecosystem. Moreover, seagrass is very important to the marine ecosystem. It produces oxygen, food source, and provides a habitat which marine life can spawn and hide from predators. Also, it reduces pollution in the sea, improving water quality and preventing coastal erosion. the seagrass ecosystem helps absorb carbon dioxide, which helps reduce global warming.

The presence of Thai dugongs makes the seagrass ecosystem abundant. The seagrass ecosystem helps absorb carbon dioxide. Help reduce global warming.

When dugongs eat seagrasses. They also ingest the seeds of these plants. The seeds will be disperse over large distance through Dugongs’ dung. This process will expand the area of seagrass ecosystem.

FOREST KEY : TAPIR ( The forest restorer) สมเสร็จ นักฟื้นฟูป่าตัวยง

“ Tapir, The forest restorer who loves peace, Important variables that make forest green. ”
Tapirs are considered foresters in the ecosystem. Because of the seeds that tapirs eat and excrete all of this gives an opportunity for those seeds to grow and blossom into tall trees in the forest. Tapirs have a habit of taking advantage of degraded forest areas. It brought seeds of various plants into the destroyed forest. Tapir droppings also help create diversity in the forest area which solves the problem of global warming indirectly. Sadly, their numbers are dwindling.

IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN ( A Smile of the Sea) โลมาอิรวดี รอยยิ้มเเห่งทะเล

“ Friendly face, bright smile, everyone who sees it falls in love with them, but it's such a pity. This smile is getting smaller every day. We must be to protect this smile before it fades away forever. ”
Irrawaddy dolphins are mammals that live in both saltwater and freshwater. They live everywhere along the coast. From South Asia to Southeast. Their population in Thailand is spread across both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman coast. Currently, there are only 14 Irrawaddy dolphins left in the Gulf of Thailand and they are likely to become extinct.