The event ranges from 27 February until 11 March in Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex as indicated below:
The venue was somewhat elusive. It took me and Cyren over 30minutes and buckets of sweats to find the place. It was worth it though...well, at least for me anyway. As you know, I'm a person who likes to collect various cultural items (my interest in Tomb Raider should have indicated that). However, due to limited resources, I could only salvage two items from the convention.
Item one:
This is a lovely drawn picture on a self-made paper derived from Kedah, northern section of West Malaysia. The intricate details of the art on such a fragile paper is quite impressive and the image really portrays the seller's hometown.
Item two:
This monkey or to be exact, orang utan, used to be a coconut until the an ethnic group known as the Bidayuh from Sarawak (my home-state) craved it up. It functions as a piggy bank in the shape of an eerie yet cute orang utan. This was a pricey bargain but I supposed with good reason. It's not really easy to carve an art out of a coconut and make it looks as lovely as this.
*Note: the minifigures were just there playing with the primate. They were not part of the sale.
Meanwhile,
Although I didn't purchase this but it certainly did catch my attention. The art form is known as Block Batik. Originally, batik is the traditional Malay art of dipping colour onto a piece of cloth with an image and transform it into a beautiful art. Here's a link to an example. Block Batik, on the other hand, the craftsman uses hot wax and metal instead. As you can see by the exquisite details of the hornbill above, this is an arduous task.
That's all the images I took because it was quite crowded and I didn't want to offend the sellers since I'm not buying most of the things from them. So, for those with a taste for arts and crafts, do drop by the complex before the convention closes on 11 March. It's really worth the trip.
The map link designates the venue. It's located in A not B.
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