During my stay in ComPeung in December 2010, I wanted to try out something new: printing on fabric by using stencils and brushes. I knew already that the Warorot market in Chiang Mai has a great variety of textiles on offer, and I went there to do my shopping.
Before using it, the cloth needed to be washed; hanging the pieces out to dry, I saw on one of them the shadow of a nearby bush. This inspired me to use plant shapes as stencils, another inspiration was the night sky full of stars and with a bright moon.
On Christmas Eve, friends and neighbors were invited for a barbecue at ComPeung, and I gave them all a chance to print on a piece of fabric a motif of their choice, and to take it home as a Christmas present.