'Hanji' is the Korean word for paper and Hanji artists work with this amazingly versatile material in many different ways. The delicate attributes of Hanji paper lends itself to being used in 2 dimensional paintings, using paper instead of paint, and in 3 dimensional art which includes, moulding the paper over cardboard and layering and shaping the paper into highly detailed sculptured objects. I recently came across the work of Cheong-Ah Hwang, a Hanji Artist, in a book called, 'Creative Paper Cutting'. Cheong-Ah Hwang was born in South Korea and now lives in Ohio, USA. Her parents ran a print shop in Seoul and as a child she developed an affinity for experimenting and creating with paper. In the late 1990's she began exploring paper sculptures and studied carefully different artists' works before experimenting and teaching herself a variety of techniques that suited the style of pieces she wanted to achieve. ...
A traditional Korean paper craft .....