In February we travelled to Chiang Mai in Thailand and we visited Elephant Parade House.
We have been huge fans and supporters of Elephant Parade ever since the parade was held in Singapore in 2011 (for more on this parade, please see our blog post - http://www.samanddavidinsingapore-3.blogspot.sg/2011/11/elephant-parade-singapore.html).
Elephant Parade is the world's largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues and the first parade was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2007. These elephants are created by artists and celebrities and each is a unique piece of art. The life-size baby elephant statues are exhibited in international cities and after each exhibition, some of the parade statues are auctioned.
Limited edition hand-crafted replicas are created from the exhibition elephants and these range in size from 15cm to 75 cm. Net auction proceeds of the exhibition elephants and 20% of the Elephant Parade's net profits are donated to The Asian Elephant Foundation. The Asian Elephant Foundation works to save these magnificent, but endangered animals.
Elephant Parade was founded by father and son Mike and Marc Spits in 2006. It was while they were on holiday in Thailand that Marc met a baby elephant named Mosha. Mosha had lost her leg after stepping on a landmine and Marc was so touched by her story that he and his father created Elephant Parade. Today, Mosha lives at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital" in Lampang and this hospital continues to receive funds from Elephant Parade to take care of Mosha. Mosha was the first baby elephant in the world to receive a prosthetic leg.
We especially wanted to go to Elephant Parade House to paint our own elephant. After spending hours at Elephant Parade House, we finally finished painting our elephant. We brought her home and gave her a spray of lacquer and now she stands alongside our other elephants. In keeping with the tradition of Elephant Parade, we have given her a name and it is "Daisy".
We have been huge fans and supporters of Elephant Parade ever since the parade was held in Singapore in 2011 (for more on this parade, please see our blog post - http://www.samanddavidinsingapore-3.blogspot.sg/2011/11/elephant-parade-singapore.html).
Elephant Parade is the world's largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues and the first parade was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2007. These elephants are created by artists and celebrities and each is a unique piece of art. The life-size baby elephant statues are exhibited in international cities and after each exhibition, some of the parade statues are auctioned.
Limited edition hand-crafted replicas are created from the exhibition elephants and these range in size from 15cm to 75 cm. Net auction proceeds of the exhibition elephants and 20% of the Elephant Parade's net profits are donated to The Asian Elephant Foundation. The Asian Elephant Foundation works to save these magnificent, but endangered animals.
Elephant Parade was founded by father and son Mike and Marc Spits in 2006. It was while they were on holiday in Thailand that Marc met a baby elephant named Mosha. Mosha had lost her leg after stepping on a landmine and Marc was so touched by her story that he and his father created Elephant Parade. Today, Mosha lives at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital" in Lampang and this hospital continues to receive funds from Elephant Parade to take care of Mosha. Mosha was the first baby elephant in the world to receive a prosthetic leg.
We especially wanted to go to Elephant Parade House to paint our own elephant. After spending hours at Elephant Parade House, we finally finished painting our elephant. We brought her home and gave her a spray of lacquer and now she stands alongside our other elephants. In keeping with the tradition of Elephant Parade, we have given her a name and it is "Daisy".
