Kratie

This weekend I’m bringing a collection of original painted signs from Kratie, Cambodia, and photography of others across the country to A.S. Handover in Stoke Newington, London. The exhibition is completely free and I’ll be there all weekend to discuss the material and sign copies […]

Signs of Cambodia: Free London Exhibition

This entry was posted in Sign Collections and tagged A.S. Handover Battambang Cambodia Exhibition Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie Kratie London Phnom Penh Sam Roberts Stoke Newington UK on December 3, 2014 by Sam Roberts

Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you what many are tipping for this year’s surprise Christmas best seller, my first book, Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie. It is now available to buy in printed and eBook formats (suitable for iPad, Kindle, Nook and most other eReading devices […]

Now published: Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Initiatives Signs in Media and tagged Books Cambodia eBook Khmer Kratie Sam Roberts on November 7, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Hand painted cover for 'Hand Painted Signs of Kratie' book — Here is a preview of the hand painted cover for the ‘Hand Painted Signs of Kratie’ book. You can also see some photos and video of the work in progress on this. Sadly when I went back to see some more painting in action I […]

Cover for ‘Hand Painted Signs of Kratie’

This entry was posted in Sign Making Signs in Media and tagged Books Cambodia Chouk Rachana Design Khmer Kratie on August 10, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Khmer lettering on the cover of Hand Painted Signs of Kratie — Today, after three weeks of checking back on an almost daily basis, I caught Kratie signpainter Chouk Rachana at work on the cover for my forthcoming book, ‘Hand Painted Signs of Kratie’. It has taken a bit of back and forth to get towards a […]

Creating the cover for Hand Painted Signs of Kratie

This entry was posted in Sign Making Signs in Media and tagged Books Cambodia Chouk Rachana Craft Khmer Kratie Lettering Signwriter Video on August 7, 2012 by Sam Roberts

A Khmer letter painted in different ways — Here are some sample pages from my forthcoming book, ‘Hand Painted Signs of Kratie’. It is a study of the hand painted form in a small provincial capital in North East Cambodia, currently my home. (Read more blog posts about hand painted signs in Cambodia.) […]

Sample pages from ‘Hand Painted Signs of Kratie’ book

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Initiatives Signs in Media and tagged Books Cambodia Kratie Sam Roberts Signwriting on August 4, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Flying Pigs hand painted sign in Kratie — I’m planning a book to profile a collection of photos of hand painted signs that I’ve taken in my current hometown of Kratie in Cambodia. As part of this I’m working with a local called Chhay to translate the text from the signs from Khmer […]

What signs say in Cambodia, a selection from Kratie

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged Cambodia Humour Kratie Research on June 21, 2012 by Sam Roberts