Make HANJIGRIM Not War.
http://www.hanjigrim.com/
You will not believe how stunningly beautiful the art of Korean Hanjigrim is. What is it you say? It is the art of taking torn pieces of mulberry bark paper (a bit like paper mache only more fiberous)made historically in korea for a variety of things like clothing, and overlaying it with a special starchy korean glue to make masterpieces of exquisite art. Today at the cultural arm of the Republic of Korea here in DC traditionally dressed women who are students and master teachers at the Soojung Korean Paper-Art Institute in Seoul came to Washington, DC to demonstrate their art- and teach a few of us how to do it.
There is an Exhibit one day only today at the Korus House on Mass. Ave (Embassy Row) and tomorrow, Saturday, June 19th from 11 am -3 pm it will be in Freedom Plaza (fairly next to the White House) after which for the next two weeks it will be at the Budhist Temple here in DC, the Won-Budhism of Washington, DC Temple. Call 202-939-5683 or 301-924-9200 for more details.
There should be a sister institute in DC of this Korean paper art institute- if we make Art together there is no way we can make conflict.
It's all too beautiful.
The Exhibit is destined for the Freer or Smithsonian (some of whose employees were at the Exhibit opening today)- so you want to be sure and see it.
Absolutely exquisite stuff. I got to sit down and have a lesson from a master Kim Se Ran whose monet style Water lillies are featured in the exhibit.
http://www.hanjigrim.com/
You will not believe how stunningly beautiful the art of Korean Hanjigrim is. What is it you say? It is the art of taking torn pieces of mulberry bark paper (a bit like paper mache only more fiberous)made historically in korea for a variety of things like clothing, and overlaying it with a special starchy korean glue to make masterpieces of exquisite art. Today at the cultural arm of the Republic of Korea here in DC traditionally dressed women who are students and master teachers at the Soojung Korean Paper-Art Institute in Seoul came to Washington, DC to demonstrate their art- and teach a few of us how to do it.
There is an Exhibit one day only today at the Korus House on Mass. Ave (Embassy Row) and tomorrow, Saturday, June 19th from 11 am -3 pm it will be in Freedom Plaza (fairly next to the White House) after which for the next two weeks it will be at the Budhist Temple here in DC, the Won-Budhism of Washington, DC Temple. Call 202-939-5683 or 301-924-9200 for more details.
There should be a sister institute in DC of this Korean paper art institute- if we make Art together there is no way we can make conflict.
It's all too beautiful.
The Exhibit is destined for the Freer or Smithsonian (some of whose employees were at the Exhibit opening today)- so you want to be sure and see it.
Absolutely exquisite stuff. I got to sit down and have a lesson from a master Kim Se Ran whose monet style Water lillies are featured in the exhibit.
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