PAPER – SUMMER SESSION 5
July 14-26, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Jiyoung Chung
Joomchi and Beyond

In this workshop students will explore joomchi, a traditional Korean process for making textured, handmade paper using water and eager hands. We will cover its history, practice, and role in Korean society; learn the basic techniques; and discuss its adaptations into a contemporary art form. The strong and painterly textured surfaces of joomchi are created by layering and agitating hanji (Korean mulberry paper). Its applications are diverse and it can be incorporated into surface design, collage, new ways of drawing, or unconventional body ornaments. Joomchi can also be used to create sculptural objects that may be functional or fine-art oriented. All levels. 

Studio artist; teaching: Arrowmont (TN), Penland, 92nd St. Y (NYC), Pyramid Atlantic Center (MD); 33 solo exhibitions in Korea, US, Australia, France, Finland, Romania, and UK; curator for International Korean/American Joomchi Exhibition in France, Korea, and US; Gold Award at Smithsonian Craft Show (DC), Award of Excellence at American Craft Council Baltimore Show; Silver Prize at 8th Cheongju International Craft Competition (Korea); collection: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC); author of Joomchi and Beyond.

January 15 – Regular enrollment opens