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Wedding Bojagi Workshop with Artist Chunghie Lee

2013 03 15  wedding-bojagi icon2Learn to create traditional Korean wedding Bojagi from artist Chunghie Lee. Chunghie Lee’s work integrates traditional Bojagi motifs into innovative designs with vivid color compositions. Participants in the workshop will learn how to apply auspicious symbols on wedding Bojagi while making two traditional Bojagi for wrapping wedding gifts and documents. 


Evoking the artistic inspiration of the countless anonymous women who made Bojagi through the ages, Lee's art retains a meaningful link to the past. Lee has been teaching at Rhode Island School of Design since 1999 and her works are in permanent collections in numerous museums, including Victoria ∓ Albert Museum, London, U.K. and the Museum of Art & Design, New York, USA. All levels welcome.

 

 Session I: Friday March 15 12-4 PM

Session II: Saturday March 16 12-4 PM


$60 Members/ Per Session
$80 Guests/ Per Session

$100 Members/ Both Sessions I & II 
$140 Guest/ Both Sessions I & II 

 

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.