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"Jihwa" - Korean Paper Flower Making Workshop

Presented by KACAF

This workshop will demonstrate the traditional craftwork of jihwa- Korean paper flower making.

Jihwa are flowers made from hanji which is a traditional Korean mulberry paper. They are a traditional Korean craftwork usually made for Buddhist ritual and shamanistic or private events in ancient times. Jihwa are 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, even today.”
- Jihwa Artist, Seok Yong Lee, Director of Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation. Designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property No.63, and also inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. 

This program is presented by KACAF member, Hyun Jung Kim. 

Hyun Jung Kim received her BFA and MFA from the Department of Sculpture at Seoul National University, in Korea, and her MFA from Montclair State University, in the United States, where she went on to teach for nine years. She has participated in numerous exhibitions including at the Newark Museum, Belskie Museum, A.I.R. Gallery, PPOW Gallery, and George Segal Gallery. Recently, Kim has invited for a solo exhibition at Woman’s National Democratic Club, in D. C. and her work became the collections of Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in NY and Capital One headquarter in Richmond. Kim has participated in major international art fairs in Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Palm Beach, and Miami to introduce works to art lovers and professionals. Hyun Jung Kim recently exhibited her works in Athens, Greece, SOFA Chicago and SCOPE New York as well as being selected as an associate artist of Torpedo Factory Art Center in Virginia.

You are welcome to follow along with your own materials, but if you would like to pick up a supply kit, please follow these instructions! Supplies will be available for pickup for this program between June 21st - June 29th at the La Plata Library.

In order to pick up supplies, please make a curbside appointment between June 21st - June 29th at the La Plata Library to pick up the materials kit at the La Plata Library - Please enter in other text field "Paper Flower Program 6/30 and Quantity #". 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to aworden@ccplonline.org

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