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Jihwa: Korean Traditional Paper Flower Making Workshop

A 2024 CCPL Summer Learning Challenge Program!

2024-06-21 14:00:00 2024-06-21 15:00:00 America/New_York Jihwa: Korean Traditional Paper Flower Making Workshop La Plata Branch -

Friday, June 21
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-21 14:00:00 2024-06-21 15:00:00 America/New_York Jihwa: Korean Traditional Paper Flower Making Workshop The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation will present a hands-on workshop: "Jihwa" - Korean Traditional Paper Flower Making. La Plata Branch -

The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation will present a hands-on workshop: "Jihwa" - Korean Traditional Paper Flower Making.

Jihwa are flowers made from hanji, which is a traditional Korean mulberry paper. They are traditional Korean craftwork usually made for Buddhist rituals and shamanistic or private events in ancient times. Jihwa is often created in the forms of peonies, chrysanthemums, and lotuses.

"This tradition is a legacy of our ancestors, who respected life regardless of whether it was an animal or a plant. If we understand this tradition's significant meaning, we can appreciate it today.?" - Artist Seok Yong

About the Instructor: Jihwa Artist Seok Yong Lee, Executive Director of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation.                                          

Artist: Joo Hwan Lee 

Executive Director of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation

Joo Hwan Lee is a traditional Korean Jihwa (paper flower) artist. Master Lee is designated as Gyeonggi intangible cultural heritage No. 63 Jihwajang function holder and also inscribed on the UNESCO?s representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009. Lee was born in 1967 and became a monk when he was young. His dharma name is Seok Yong.

As a Buddhist cultivation, Seok Yong put all his efforts to make traditional paper flowers from the scratch and achieved the national master level. Lee received numerous prizes and recognitions including Korean National assembly citation, U.S. Member of Parliament award, etc. 

He has held many invited exhibitions and taught Jihwa classes in Kyung Sung University and Kum Kang University in Korea.

The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation is to expose Korean cultural art and heritage to citizens of the United States and to sustain the creative development of artists. The KACAF provides outreach to public libraries in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC areas. The goal of the KACAF education programs is to provide people of all ages with knowledge about traditional Korean art and music, as well as opportunities to have hands-on experiences with master artists from the Republic of Korea.

Established in 2005, KACAF is a non-profit 501c(3) foundation officially licensed by the U.S. government and is affiliated with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and Charles County.


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