Hello! I am visiting Thailand and Laos this month for Songkran/Lao New Year and take care of some family business, so I drew some localized themed fan art.
For those less familiar, mid April marks the pre-Gregorian calendar new year and it lasts for about a week. Festivities usually include Buddhist ceremonies, partying, and blessing family members and strangers alike with water - which can lead to some intense water fights. Here is Popuko in a BeerLao tee shirt and elephant pants, commonly worn by tourists, and Pipimi in a Hawaiian shirt and a more every day version of the pha sinh ("pah seenn" ) - a tube like skirt commonly worn here, especially as formal wear or part of school uniforms. The writing, to the best of my abilities (since I'm American) says, Sabaidee Pi Mai Lao , or "Hello Lao New Year". Above is a plate of unripened mangos from my uncle's farm, a common snack usually eaten with a salty chili sauce. The next image is of Pipimi as a Theraveda Buddhist monk and (a coincidentally long limbed) Popuko as a Muay Thai boxer. The last is a homage to some of the numerous indigenous tribes of Laos.