Happy New Year 2026 [Durong Paksin]
Happy New Year 2026! We wish you health, happiness, prosperity, and to living life to the fullest in 2026 and every year after that! Since this is the Year of the Horse, famous horses like Pegasus, Unicorns, or Red Hare from the Three Kingdoms usually come to mind. However, using those for a New Year’s card felt a bit too ordinary, so this year I chose to draw a 'Durong Paksin' - a creature from the Himmapan Forest that resembles a Pegasus. I dressed her in a traditional Kor Krachao shirt and Chong Kraben (Thai traditional lower-body garment), riding Ma Kan Kluay (a banana rib horse ) to give her a Thai theme, As for the text "มั่งมี ศรีสุข" (Wealth & Happiness) on the victory flag, I initially planned to use a computer font. But since 'Happy New Year' is already typed, I decided to handwrite the Thai text instead. (If it looks a bit crooked, just pretend because it’s fluttering in the wind! lol) Last year brought many unexpected changes for littleseal ...