VietNamNet Bridge - Artisan Huu Hanh and her 3D artworksAs 3D TVs, 3D digital image and 3D movies are fashionable in Vietnam, a famous Vietnamese artist has patented and is selling 3D handmade embroideries - embraced by both locals and foreigners alike.

Artisan Nguyen Thi Huu Hanh last week was granted a patent by the National Office of Intellectual property, crediting her with creating 3D embroideries in Vietnam.

She recalled the time when she started to think 3D.

One year ago, on the Lunar New Year while sitting in her house and staring at a fruit tray, she suddenly wondered if she could present paintings as they really are.

She immediately took out embroidery tools and sewed a painting right away. She used colors to create cubic shapes so that her paintings appear in three dimensions.

It took her several weeks to master the techniques.

Due to its complex procedure, a 3D painting takes 3 times longer to complete than a normal one. Its price also doubles or triples.

The cheapest is around VND1 million (US$50) and the highest is VND15 million (US$750).

Expensive as they are, her paintings sell like hot cakes and find new homes in luxurious hotels and villas or overseas in Korea or France.

“French buyers love simple themes such as a dish of food, beautiful dining tables or salt and pepper shakers. They buy and hang them in their living rooms or kitchens to enhance appetites” comments Hanh.

Hanh is best known for her “golden hand” and other awards for her embroidery techniques.

She now aims at producing more 3D paintings with themes revolving around Tet (lunar New Year) 2011 and intends to display them during the upcoming Flower Festival in Dalat.

Source: Tuoi Tre