Artist creates snake mascot for Lunar New Year 2025

Currently, artisans in Thanh Ha pottery village, Thanh Ha ward, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province are busy kneading to create snake mascots to serve the Lunar New Year 2025.

Mr. Le Van Nhat is kneading a snake mascot out of clay.

Accordingly, at ceramic production facilities, artisans are diligently completing the final stages to produce complete snake mascots, ready for display to serve people and tourists on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Lam is creating a snake mascot out of clay.

Mr. Le Van Nhat (36 years old), in Thanh Ha pottery village said: "At this time, we temporarily put aside our daily work such as producing cups, bowls, jars and other items to focus on molding a pair of ceramic snake mascots.

Two king cobra mascots are being completed from clay.

According to Mr. Nhat, since November 2024, he has received an order to make a pair of snake mascots from the People's Committee of Thanh Ha Ward. After that, he came up with an idea and sketched the shape of the snake on paper. Next, he prepared the clay and quickly started creating the shape of the snake. This pair of ceramic snake mascots is 50cm high, 40cm wide, and 60cm long. Currently, Mr. Nhat is completing the final step of scaling before firing. It is expected that the firing process will take about 1 day.

The snake mascot is getting scales on its head.

At the pottery production facility of the young craftsman Nguyen Viet Lam's family (28 years old). Mr. Lam is also urgently completing the pair of mascots for Tet At Ty 2025 to hand over to Thanh Ha Ward People's Committee in time.

Mr. Le Van Nhat is creating scales on the snake mascot.

Mr. Lam shared that the pair of mascots he imagined, designed and then started to make were king cobras with one male and one female. Mr. Lam encountered many difficulties in creating the snake mascot due to the erratic rainy weather. Because of heavy rain, the soil was soft and difficult to create the mascot. In addition, making the scales even is a step that requires dexterity and high concentration. It took Mr. Lam 4 days to complete the scaling of this pair of ceramic snakes.

Foreign tourists come to admire two snake mascots made of clay.

Although this pair of ceramic snake mascots has not been completed, however, in recent days, many tourists have come to visit Mr. Lam's facility to visit, take souvenir photos, and check in here. Among them, there are Western tourists who are very interested, attentively watching and admiring the skillful hands of the artisans.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Lam introduces two clay snake mascots.

Mr. Truong Huong, Vice Chairman of Thanh Ha Ward People's Committee said: "On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, the local government ordered potters to make a total of 6 ceramic snake mascots. It is expected that by mid-December of the lunar calendar, all mascots will be handed over to the ward to serve as decorations along the road leading to the pottery village. Hopefully, visitors to Thanh Ha pottery village during Tet will enjoy these unique mascots."

Artisans create snake mascots.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/nghe-nhan-tao-linh-vat-ran-phuc-vu-tet-nguyen-dan-2025-10298254.html