{"id":140853,"date":"2019-07-11T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/?p=140853"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:46:53","slug":"hoi-an-vietnam-artist-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/discover\/hoi-an-vietnam-artist-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Diary: An Artist Paints Her Way Through Hoi An, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body_block_1\" class=\"section-video body-block video-container full large-body-media target-b\">\n<div class=\"fs-video\">\n<div class=\"fs-video-container video-wrapper\" data-iframe-id=\"vidframe_body_block_1\">\n<div class=\"video-object\" data-source=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UM_hJTkLozQ\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 video-ratio\">\n                        <!-- Embed Begin --><br \/>\n                        <iframe id=\"vidframe_body_block_1\"  style=\"position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UM_hJTkLozQ?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourseasons.com%2Fmagazine\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>                        <!-- Embed End -->\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_2\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>When Missy Dunaway spent a year in Istanbul on a Fulbright scholarship in 2013, studying Anatolian textiles, she kept a travel journal \u2013 but instead of writing it, she made it visual. Since then, her painted diaries have become a global passport, winning her half a dozen fellowships to travel the world. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/missydunaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, her work stands out in quiet contrast to the barrage of look-alike vacation photos; her mini canvases invite reflection. Recently she journeyed to Southeast Asia as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/envoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Envoy by<br \/>\nFour Seasons<\/a> program, which gives storytellers in a range of genres the chance to immerse themselves in a destination and create work in response to it. Notebook in hand, she navigated the hidden byways and gentle charms of Hoi An, Vietnam, a centuries-old port city.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_3\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-painting.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Missy Painting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-painting.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-painting-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-painting-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_4\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>What attracted you to the travel journal as a medium?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Art and travel intersect in interesting ways, and all of that is really personal. The thing I love most about a journal is that it\u2019s just yours, and it\u2019s a place where you can be free and independent, and you can make creative changes and take things out and put things in. You get a satisfying sense of autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_5\" class=\"body-block body-cta large-body-media body-block-cta-small-body\">\n<div class=\"body-cta-container\">\n<div class=\"cta-text-container\">\n<h3>Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta-btn-container\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/hoian\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\">Check Rates &#038; Availability <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"cta-plp-link visible-xs\">\n        \t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/hoian\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Visit Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai\" class=\"cta-text-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See all you can experience at <nobr>Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai<\/nobr><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_6\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic medium-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-1-missy.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Painting of Hoi An Ancient Town\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-1-missy.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-1-missy-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-1-missy-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"image-block-caption image-caption\">Dunaway illustrated her guided tour of Hoi An Ancient Town, where lanterns festoon the streets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_7\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>Do you paint places as you see them in the moment or as you remember them at a later date?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the best thing about the journal: It\u2019s not just a documentation of a place but also an important emotional journey from start to finish. You\u2019re there in the moment and you have that first impression, but then there\u2019s the long burn \u2013 inspirational topics that come on later. Sometimes I paint months later, because I\u2019m reminiscing about a place. I miss it so much that I\u2019ll just spend some time there before bed, painting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your creative process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like I\u2019m in a little time machine and I just pop back to that spot. I notice the big things first \u2013 time of day, light, atmosphere. Those things set a tone for the entire landscape. Once I have that, I think of the skyline. What is the exact skyline of Hoi An \u2013 that contour line of the buildings? Cities at twilight, I think, are the most beautiful. I loved walking through Hoi An so much. There is so much play between light and dark, with the canopy of leaves and trees and the sunlight coming through.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_8\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-interacting.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Missy Interacting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-interacting.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-interacting-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-interacting-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_9\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>What was your impression of Envoy by Four Seasons when you looked into the program? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was just so excited. It felt like I had a guarantee that I would be exposed to the immediate local culture of a country. All the times that I\u2019ve travelled, I look for those kinds of opportunities, and sometimes I get lucky and sometimes I don\u2019t. With Envoy, I knew that I was going to be creatively inspired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe<\/strong><strong> the experiences that Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai,\u00a0Hoi An created for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d say that it was very personal and tailored to me. It felt like an inspirational storm. I think the only other way I could have gotten this level of engagement is if I were to move here. Of course, it doesn\u2019t exactly feel like I\u2019m living here, because I\u2019m in a beautiful resort and everything is taken care of for me.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_10\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic medium-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-4-missy.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Sketchbook 4 Missy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-4-missy.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-4-missy-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-4-missy-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"image-block-caption image-caption\">Dunaway&#8217;s painting of the Goodnight Kiss to the Earth experience at the Resort.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_11\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>Did you make any strong personal connections during your stay?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think I related to Miss Oanh so well because she\u2019s also an artist. We just had an immediate rapport. She\u2019s a musician, so she shared her excitement about her craft. The first experience I had with her was the Goodnight Kiss to the Earth, where I wrote a love letter to Mother Earth and placed it in a floating lantern and sent it out into a pond. The next day I saw her again for a singing bowl lesson. At first I thought of it as a bigger version of singing water glasses, but it was much more powerful, with a deeper, richer sound.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you feel in the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I just felt so incredibly fortunate. Sometimes you can just picture yourself as a grandmother telling that story about that time that you got to play singing bowls in Vietnam with a professional musician. It was one of those moments where I\u2019m telling myself, \u201cTake this in. Be really present, be focused, listen to what she\u2019s saying, don\u2019t let your mind wander, because you know you\u2019re not going to be here again.\u201d Those moments are always the ones that feel so short.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_12\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/missy-casting-net-web.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Missy Casting Net Web\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/missy-casting-net-web.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/missy-casting-net-web-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/missy-casting-net-web-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_13\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>Were you expecting your trip to be so interactive?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be interactive to a degree. But even with my high expectations, it went further. I not only went to a textile workshop but also worked at a loom. I not only went on a fishing boat but also threw a net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does engaging in an activity, like casting a net, differ from hearing someone describe it in words?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You get a more immediate sense of how big the world is, and then also how small the world is. We have fishing in Maine. I see fishing all the time. But then you get onto a traditional Vietnamese boat and you learn about the eyes that are painted on it, which come from local folklore \u2013 they\u2019re meant to scare away sea monsters. Or the particular way that they hold the net in their hands so that it casts evenly into a fan. In every single thing that\u2019s done, there\u2019s so much depth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_14\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic medium-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-5-missy.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Sketchbook 5 Missy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-5-missy.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-5-missy-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sketchbook-5-missy-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"image-block-caption image-caption\">Dunaway embraced the evening ritual of candle lighting in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_15\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><strong>Was anything particularly surprising about your time at the Resort? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I would get home to my villa at night and someone would have come in and lit candles. I love lighting candles; it\u2019s something I do at home. That was such a personal touch. But then I heard that this is a Vietnamese tradition that goes back to before they had electricity. There is this nightly ritual with a family of lighting candles as the sun is going down. It\u2019s a very small detail that reflects something about Vietnamese culture, and that just made it even more significant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you describe your experience as an Envoy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This experience has been mind-opening. It was about having conversations, listening, taking part. A hands-on experience will stay with you; that\u2019s how you should engage with the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>All photography courtesy Muse Storytelling<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_16\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-on-boat-cropped.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Missy On Boat Cropped\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-on-boat-cropped.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-on-boat-cropped-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Missy-on-boat-cropped-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_17\" class=\"body-block large-body-media body-block-cta-large-body text-class\">\n<div class=\"large-body-cta-container\">\n<div class=\"section-head\">\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Your Journey Begins Here<\/h2>\n<p>Discover the beauty of Hoi An<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<picture class=\"cta-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-1024x389.jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-1024x389.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-1024x389.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-300x114.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-768x292.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                <\/picture>\n<div class=\"cta-selector-container\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cta-selector dropdown\">\n                            <button class=\"btn btn-default dropdown-toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"cta-dropdown\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n                                Hoi An, Vietnam (The Nam Hai)                                <span class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/button><\/p>\n<ul id=\"fs-explored-more-cta\" class=\"dropdown-menu\" aria-labelledby=\"cta-dropdown\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/hoian\/\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Hoi-An-Vietnam-1024x389.jpeg\">Hoi An, Vietnam (The Nam Hai)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>                        <a class=\"large-cta-btn btn btn-primary btn-main\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/hoian\/\">Explore<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <script>\n            $(function() {\n                \/\/ Dropdown menu control\n                \/\/ Listen for changes in the dropdown and updated the property image accordingly\n                $(\"#body_block_17 .dropdown-menu li a\").click(function(e) {\n                    \/\/ prevent default behaviors\n                    e.preventDefault();<\/p>\n<p>                    \/\/ change backrgound image\n                    var propertyImage = $(this).data('image');\n                    var container = $(this).closest('.large-body-cta-container');\n                    container.find('picture.cta-image source').attr('srcset', propertyImage);\n                    container.find('picture.cta-image img').attr('src', propertyImage);<\/p>\n<p>                    var propertyShortTitle = $(this).text();<\/p>\n<p>                    \/\/ swap out the image\n                    $(\"#body_block_17 .btn:first-child\").text(propertyShortTitle).append('<span class=\"icon-chevron-down\"><\/span>');\n                    $(\"#body_block_17 .btn:first-child\").val(propertyShortTitle);\n                    $('#body_block_17 .btn-main').attr('href', this.href);\n                });\n            });\n        <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Missy Dunaway spent a year in Istanbul on a Fulbright scholarship in 2013, studying Anatolian textiles, she kept a travel journal \u2013 but instead of writing it, she made it visual. 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