THE ART TOY DESIGN INSPIRED BY PHRA BUDDHABAT BUA BOK TEMPLE ARCH PATTERNS IN UDON THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

This study aimed to 1) to study the history and patterns of Phra Buddhabat Bua Bok temple arch, 2) to design art toys inspired by Phra Buddhabat Bua Bok temple arch, and 3) to evaluate the participants’ satisfaction towards the designed art toys. The research instruments comprised of an interview for interviewing experts including a Lan Chang artistic pattern expert and an art-toy design expert, and a questionnaire for surveying satisfaction towards the designed art toys of 100 participants who were interested in toys and collectibles. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results illustrated that the designed art toys, which were inspired by patterns of guardian animal located at the temple arches in four directions, consisted of 5 designs including Garuda, Naga, Erawan Elephant, Elephant and Singha. They were made of resin molded by employing 3D Printing technique that generate light weight as well as smooth and paintable surface. The evaluation result of participants’ satisfaction towards the designed art toys elucidated the highest level of satisfaction on the Garuda art toy ({\displaystyle {\bar {x}}}= 4.56), and the Naga art toy ({\displaystyle {\bar {x}}}= 4.53). In addition, there was a high level of satisfaction on Erawan Elephant art toy ({\displaystyle {\bar {x}}}= 4.49), the Elephant art toy ({\displaystyle {\bar {x}}}= 4.49), and the Singha art toy ({\displaystyle {\bar {x}}}= 4.39).