Hanji Happenings

My documentary   on  Hanji  has  now been aired in Korea on Arirang TV, an English broadcasting channel, and here it is for you to view.  It was the most  amazing experience and one that I'll never forget.  I met so many wonderful people who will form a large part of my Korean Hanji experiences. I have so many new ideas to work on now that my head is literally spinning with new creative thoughts but with Christmas looming I'm going to have to put them aside for a few more weeks and focus on the family. My Hanji book is the next area that I intend working on more intently in the New Year and with my new found knowledge of Hanji paper, dyes and construction techniques, I have so much more to add. So grab a cuppa, sit back and share my recent Hanji journey with me .......

An interesting evening sleeping in a Korean Traditional home … Typical Korean home with wood stacked underneath the narrow verandah and the stove under the floor, on the right , ready to be stoked On arrival at our accommodation and as I was suppose to be the honoured guest , I was assigned the bedroom that would have been for a high society male from the Joseon Dynasty. There was a small sitting room next to mine then another smaller room, probably for one of the servants to be close by in case the nobleman  wanted anything during the night.  My room was large and empty except for a small section on the floor in a corner of the room where there were tea and coffee making facilities, obviously a modern addition to this very traditional room. There were a couple of power points where I could charge my phone, iPad and  watch, but no Internet; all the same, I was pleased to have a few small concessions to my traditional Korean sleeping arrange...