How Vietnamese Pearl Mosaicist Are Keeping The Art Alive

Pearl Mosaic is a traditional Vietnamese art form that embeds pearl shells over various surfaces to create visually striking compositions. Inlaying shells requires a step-by-step process requiring skilled craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail.
We visited Nguyen Xuan Dung in the village Chuon Ngo in Hanoi, Vietnam who has been working as a pearl inlay artisan for nearly 40 years and is the 5th generation in his family dedicated to the craft.
The craft is deeply rooted in the country’s culture with a history of 1000 years!. However, it is struggling to stay alive with changing times. Chuon Ngo holds a reputation as a pearl mosaic village that has developed a knack for pearl mosaic art. Many families have been working on the craft for generations and keeping it alive!
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Beautiful! I don't have the patience or the strength to do that, and certainly not the artistic skill. I admire people that do that. Its hard to belive that is low paying, but I can see why at the same time as I am sure it is costly to produce as well as to sell. I was into quilting for a while and read an explanation why things cost so much...I wish more people understood how much work and dediction it takes to make even simple things like quilts, even with a team that I learned how to make quilts at a church thing.