Hanji + Minhwa Two-Day Workshop
Hanji + Minhwa Two-Day Workshop
When: Sat June 22 + Sat June 29; 9am - 3pm, with one hour lunch break each day
Where: Sacramento, CA (address provided upon registration)
Learn the art of minhwa (Korean folk painting), using your own handmade hanji!
On the first Saturday (Day One), we will make our own Korean paper using indigenous sheetforming methods. Each participant will form several sheets of larger webal hanji, and several smaller sheets of ssangbal hanji. We will learn about the history and technique of making hanji, and will discuss both traditional and modified approaches to Korean papermaking. After we make our sheets, we will press and then either brush-dry our sheets on boards or load smaller sheets in the stack dryer. Day One is taught by Steph Rue.
The following Saturday (Day Two), we will use the hanji that we made to learn the traditional art of Korean folk painting (minhwa). The instructor will pre-treat at least two of your hanji sheets so that the surface is ready for painting. The instructor will demonstrate ink mixing techniques and will guide participants in making traditional artwork on their hanji. Participants will go home with at least two paintings. Day Two is taught by Seonyeong Jeong.
This is a hands-on class! All materials provided! Please be prepared to work together as we will be sharing space in a communal setting. On Day One, wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting wet/pulpy, and wear sunscreen and a sun hat as we will primarily be outside.
No previous papermaking or painting skills required. This workshop is suitable for adults and children age 16 and over. Workshop limited to 8 participants.
Please bring your own snacks, water bottle, and lunch.
SLIDING SCALE PRICING (limited # of seats per pricing level):
$225 - reduced rate - please only select if you are unable to pay the standard rate
$325 - standard rate - please select this option if your financial capacity allows!
$425 - solidarity rate - please select this option if you are financially able and willing to contribute to my workshop solidarity fund, which allows me to offer sliding scale pricing and scholarships for multiply marginalized folks.
Scholarships available; please email to inquire at steph.rue@gmail.com.
about the instructors
Steph Rue (she/her) is an artist working primarily with handmade paper and books as her medium. She received her MFA degree from the University of Iowa Center for the Book and BA degree from Stanford University. She is a 2015-2016 recipient of a Fulbright Research Grant to South Korea, where she studied traditional Korean bookbinding, papermaking, and printing. Her artist books and paper works are held in a number of public and private collections, including Yale University, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Steph is a co-founder of the Korean American Artist Collective and a member of the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective. She is also a co-founder of Hanji Edition, a publisher of fine art and print works with/on hanji. Steph teaches workshops and classes on papermaking, bookmaking, and related arts, with an emphasis on East Asian techniques, and has taught at Mills College, Penland School of Craft, and the San Francisco Center for the Book. Steph lives, works, and teaches out of her home studio in Sacramento, CA.
Seonyoung Jeong was born in Busan, South Korea, and studied Fine Art at Kyeong-Seong University. She graduated in 2002, and then got her certification as a colorist. She taught in private academies in Busan before moving to the United States. She has been teaching Minhwa and Fine Art at Korean School of Sacramento since 2017. Her perspective as a part of the Korean Diaspora informs her practice, and she intends to explore this cultural phenomenon and share her knowledge of Minhwa for decades to come.
