We support disabled Vietnamese people.
Part of our profit is sent to Phi Long sand painting company to support disabled youth in Vietnam.
Master sandpainting artist "Do Dang Phi Long"
Our sand glass art was originated and established by a Vietnamese lady "Ý Lan.” She fell in love with the beauty of the color and contrast of natural sand when she visited Phan Thiết in the year of 2001. She studied and came up with her own technique and style of sand art.
Do Dang Phi Long was born in 1988 as a normal child. But at the age of 1, he contracted pneumonia, which led to the loss of his hearing and speech. In 2005, Phi Long by chance saw the very unique sand paintings of artist Y Lan. The famous artist’s paintings impressed him so much he ask her to give him an opportunity to be her apprentice. With a tremendous amount of training and hard work, just a year later, Phi Long became a skillful sand painting artist.
Back in Phan Thiet, Phi Long opened a sand painting school for disabled youth. In 2009 Phi Long developed a project of opening a more spacious and better-equipped school for the disabled to learn in better conditions. To support the young man’s kind-hearted determination, Binh Thuan’s Provincial government granted him 50 years’ right of usage to 500 square meters of land. The number of trainees increased and from the opening of the first sand painting class to now, Phi Long has trained over 340 people from all over Vietnam.
Currently, Phi Long Sand Painting Company employs 30 disabled people, including skillful artisans and apprentices. The apprentices are provided with free boarding, food and receive an allowance of Vientamese Dong 3 to 8 million a month, depending on their skill level.
