As a member of the Vancouver Weavers and Spinner’s Guild, I had the pleasure of a volunteer shift keeping watch over the most wonderful collection of Hanji in a cooperative exhibition between our Guild and the Jeonju Hanji Artists Association of Korea.
The Colour of Mine
Emily Carr was a perfect backdrop for this impressive exhibit.
This will be a photo heavy post, my apologies, but I wanted to capture as many different translations of the fibre as I could.
Dream and Hope
528 Circles
Papyririne (Tree Hugger)
Hand knit and Dyed Hanji Paper by Louisa Chadwick
Neither myself or Pearl had tickets to the fashion show and settled for a nice sushi dinner instead. This transformative mulberry tree has been used for centuries in Korean clothing, making an incredibly durable and luminous fibre. And in printing has been maintained in books more than 1,000 years old. Sigh.
My bag of knitting seemed very uninspiring tonight.
Wow – that's really neat! Paper making is another one of my secret interests!
Wow – lots of neat stuff. I agree with Heather, though!!!
Hey there! Don't sell yourself short. Yes, hand knit paper is a cool idea, but it doesn't LOOK as good as anything you've created and it's no where near as functional (what if you are out in the rain??).
You do amazing things, Carmen.