Mantana Lertkornkitja (nickname: Ping) is an illustrator and visual designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. She created the original IP HUUYAOW and is also the founder of the design studio THE HIDDEN YARD.
The artist behind the character ‘HUUYAOW’. She graduated in Visual Communication Design from Rangsit University and founded The Hidden Yard, a creative studio specializing in branding and graphic design. Her background in design and home styling has shaped her aesthetic sensibility and approach to storytelling through art.
HUUYAOW was inspired by childhood memories and a beloved rabbit doll, taking form as a young girl with brown bangs and distinctive yellow-orange long ears. The character represents warmth, courage, and childhood dreams, offering comfort to adults living in a quiet and lonely world.
HUUYAOW is an original character born in 2009, combining childhood imagination and rabbit dolls with a cute and soothing artistic style.
Creative Development: She resumed her creative career in 2022 and produced nearly 300 NFT artworks within one year. In 2023, she expanded her creation into sculptures and art toys, and started oil painting creation in 2024.
Style Features: Adorable lines and soft color palettes. Her works often integrate Eastern and Western mythological elements, centering on themes of childhood, fantasy and spiritual healing.
She founded THE HIDDEN YARD, focusing on brand design, visual identity and home aesthetics design.She once worked as a graphic designer at well-known Thai institutions including TRUE Digital and Vibulkij Publishing.She won the Thai Illustrator Award in 2011, and her works have been exhibited at major art events such as Thailand-UK Digital Art Festival.