Day ten was so full, I split it into two posts. After the indigo dyeing workshop we went to one of the most unusual restaurants I’ve ever been to. Here’s what the tables look like before guests are seated. Note the “slot” between the raised sides. The server arrives pushing a cart. On top of […]
Archives for December 2017
Seoul, South Korea–Day Ten
We had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Haneul Mulbit Indigo Workshop in Bukchon in a Hanok, a traditional Korean style home. While I have done much fabric dying using a variety of processes, from dyeing in baggies, to dyeing in large vats, and dye-painting, I have never thought to learn indigo dyeing. When I […]
Seoul, South Korea–Day Nine
As I showed in my post on day one in Seoul, the city is surrounded by mountains, which means there is easy access to nature and hiking. So–we hiked one afternoon in one of the country’s national parks called Baekseokdongcheon Fairyland in Buam-dong. The weather was perfect, dry and warm but not too warm. Not […]
Seoul, South Korea–Day Eight
Shopping again–but this time at the Gwangjang Market, known for its fabrics including ramie, mosi, sambe, and silks. Youngmin Lee, one of our tour leaders, took us to her favorite shop for ramie, which she uses to create Bogaji. Here is Ping Ting, our group member from Singapore buying ramie. She had a sheet with […]
Seoul, South Korea–Day 7
We had two free days out of a twelve day tour and had a number of options of places to go and things to do. On our first free day four of us went to Dongdaemun Market, a huge shopping district comprised of several buildings. One building has nothing but shoes, another clothing, and a […]
World Heritage Sites Exhibition in Springfield
You may recall I participated in a challenge among quilters in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Thirty quilters in each country created 20″ quilts based on a chosen world heritage site, such as the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. I chose Chartres Cathedral in France. I wish I could say I […]
Seoul, South Korea–Bogaji
Youngmin Lee, one of our tour organizers, saw my blog post of November 18th and let me know the Bogaji artist was Dukjoo Choi. There is a wonderful video of her show which took place a few years ago in Vienna. There is an English translation that explains the history of Bogaji also called Pojagi […]
Seoul, South Korea–Day 6
We took a nearly two hour bus ride to the city of Cheongu where we spent the day at the 10th Cheongju Craft Biennale. A number of countries presented exhibitions in this two-story industrial building. We were given a personal tour as an introduction to the exhibits. I was not excited by this work. I’m […]
