Artist Bio: Adahm Mokdah
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Adahm Mokdah is an artist that lives in the southwestern islands of Thailand. There he is accompanied by many other local Thais that are referred to as “chao leh” or “sea gypsies”. These unique and simple people live day to day making their living however they can, whether it be through fishing, crafting, or other various jobs created for the tourist industry. Adahm creates all of his necklaces with a special waxed hemp and all natural stones and shells. These necklaces have a unique look and last longer than most necklaces made of any other kind of rope or string. The waxed hemp is very durable and is mostly unaffected by moisture, which makes the necklace outlast most wear and tear.
The first line in my journal about Fez is: “I’m in the most amazing place I’ve ever been.”
Chiang Mai, Thailand is a wonderful center of arts, culture, and history. Silk making has long been a tradition that the Thai people hold. In many areas around Chiang Mai, tourists and travelers are given the opportunity to see how a silk shirt, skirt, or scarf is made: from the silk worm to the loom, the Thai people love to share how this wonderful textile is created.
The seed of what ultimately has become Fair Trade Culture was planted passing through Istanbul, Turkey in May of 2004.
I sometimes wish my mouth could speak as fast as my mind, or that my fingers could type as fast as my thoughts. Only then would I be able to share with people how much I’ve seen, felt, learned, and experienced since the start of Fair Trade Culture. When Dominic and I decided to start this fair trade business, it felt more like a statement to each other than a business; one that we both knew opened uncountable doors for more people involved than we would ever know. That statement, put simply, is that ‘it’s about freedom’.
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