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2020.04.27 Youngmin Lee

Celebrating Lunar New Year
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Seollal (Lunar New Year)

Seollal (Lunar New Year; first day of the lunar calendar) is one of the most celebrated national holidays in Korea. This year, Seollal falls on January 28.

More than just a holiday to mark the beginning of a new year, Seollal is truly a special occasion for Korean people. Not only is it a time for paying respect to ancestors, but it is also an opportunity to catch up with family members. During Seollal, Koreans usually wear hanbok (traditional clothes), perform ancestral rites, play folk games and eat traditional foods.

Thank you for interest in the Korea Textile Tour! We are now full for 2017 and have started a waiting list. Mirka Knaster, Lissa Miner and I would be happy to have you join us at another time!
http://koreatextiletour.weebly.com/
Schedule for 2017
February 11- Richmond Art Center
http://richmondartcenter.org/classes/lotus-sang-bo-with-bojagi-technique/
February 12-Oakland Museum's Lunar New Year Celebration 
http://museumca.org/2017/lunar-new-year-celebration-and-other-asian-traditions-year-rooster
February 25- A Verb For Keeping Warm
http://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/collections/frontpage/products/bogaji-patchwork-with-youngmin-lee-february-25th
March 20- Talk at Tamalapis Textile Arts Guild in Marin County
https://tamalpaistextileartsguild.org/ 
March 24-26- Mendocino Art Center
http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/Spring17/Lee.html
April 8- A Verb For Keeping Warm
May 8-9- Foothill Quilter's Guild in Auburn
http://www.foothillquilters.org/youngminlee.html
 


 




 

 

 

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2020.04.27 Youngmin Lee

 

Thank you 2016
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 Welcome 2017!

 

Traditional Korean costumes don't have any pockets therefore people wore small drawstring pouches to carry personal items. Many shapes of pouches were made and used for daily life. Some were embroidered with auspicious symbols such as ten longevity symbols (sun, cloud, rock, bamboo, water, pine tree, mushroom of immortality, turtle, crane and deer). Some were made with 5 directional colors (blue-east, white-west, red-south, black-north, yellow-center). 
Bokjumeoni, "fortune pouch", was worn as a good luck charm. The pouch was a popular gift item for the first Pig Day or Rat Day of the New Year, as it was believed that attaching it to one's clothes on those days would help to expel evil forces and bring good luck for the entire year.

I had a great year meeting many people, sharing bojagi and traveling around the world. I am thankful that I can do what I love. 2017 is just around the corner and I wish for another creative and meaningful year for all of you!  Good fortune and happiness!


In addition to teaching bojagi classes, I will be leading Korea Textile Tour with my textile artist friends during October 16-26, 2017. This is an unique chance to taste of Korean art, foods and rich culture in the heart of Seoul. If you want to know more about this, check this website. I hope to take this adventure with you!
http://koreatextiletour.weebly.com/
Schedule for 2017
Feb.11- Richmond Art Center
http://richmondartcenter.org/classes/lotus-sang-bo-with-bojagi-technique/
Feb.12-Oakland Museum's Lunar New Year Celebration 
http://museumca.org/2017/lunar-new-year-celebration-and-other-asian-traditions-year-rooster
Feb.25- A Verb For Keeping Warm
http://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/collections/frontpage/products/bogaji-patchwork-with-youngmin-lee-february-25th
Mar.20- Talk at Tamalapis Textile Arts Guild in Marin County
https://tamalpaistextileartsguild.org/ 
Mar.24-26- Mendocino Art Center
http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/Spring17/Lee.html
Apr.8- A Verb For Keeping Warm
May 8-9- Foothill Quilter's Guild in Auburn
http://www.foothillquilters.org/youngminlee.html
 


 




 

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2020.04.27 Youngmin Lee

December 2016 Newsletter

It's been a busy year teaching, learning, and traveling. I traveled to Korea this summer to attend the Korea Bojagi Forum in Suwon and met so many wonderful people there. Next year, I am going to lead a Korea Textile Tour in October. If you are a textile lover and want to know about the rich culture of Korea, this will be the right adventure. Here's the website that you can check out.
http://koreatextiletour.weebly.com/
I am grateful for all of your support.
Wishing your happiness!
Youngmin

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