Cheng is dedicated to sustainability, using locally sourced clay to create eco-friendly bricks. Photos: The Star/Art Chen
Artist Cheng Yen Pheng, 42, gets excited whenever she comes across discarded banana tree trunks or clay soil around her neighbourhood. These rather mundane items are valuable for the local artist who is known to turn natural resources into material for her artistic creations.
Recognising their potential, Cheng upcycles banana fibre into paper and also incorporates the fibre into clay bricks that she makes.
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Making art from nature
Cheng is dedicated to sustainability, using locally sourced clay to create eco-friendly bricks. Photos: The Star/Art Chen
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From banana fibre to clay, Cheng turns local resources into sustainable art.
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Cheng plans to hold community workshops in Batu Arang to educate people on sustainable ways of using local resources like clay.
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Cheng mixes clay soil, banana fibre, and sand to create sustainable bricks.
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The process of transforming mulberry branches into paper takes place in Cheng’s garden.
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Mulberry paper is known for its strength, durability, and smooth texture, making it ideal for various artistic and practical uses.
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Mulberry bark pulp is spread evenly and left to dry, resulting in handmade paper.
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The bark of the banana tree is thinly sliced, boiled and pounded to make paper. Photo: The Star/Muhammad Shahril
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Cheng with two youngsters during her workshops at the Tukang Festival at The Spine, Petaling Jaya recently. Photo: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
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