Elaborate wood carvings are synonymous with the Kathmandu Valley. Our guide Susan Manandhar took us through the narrow alleys of Bhaktapur to meet up with Krishna Maya, the matriarch of the Shilpakar family, who have been making traditional wood carvings for 14 generations.

Having spent my working life in the trade of sign painting, there was a lot of anticipation and curiosity about what kinds of hand painted signs I might be able to discover in Nepal.

When we arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 2nd of 2020, we were met by our guide Susan Manandhar who ended up filling such an important role in our film exploration of traditional craftspeople still working in the Kathmandu Valley.