On February 9, Yuna Kim, Korea’s beloved 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist in Women’s figure skating ignited the Olympic Flame during the dramatic opening ceremonies of this year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It is fitting that a spokeswoman for Korea’s ever-increasing contemporary presence on the world stage should light a vessel that symbolizes Korea’s…
I recently attended a beautiful exhibit of Korean pottery at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. The KCC makes a special effort to showcase the work of Korean and Korean-American artists working in many different media, introducing them to local audiences. On this particular night the work of Jong-neung Lee filled both galleries…
Both Debbi and I have been collecting books about Korean art, handicrafts, and culture for years, but for the most part we’ve found them in Korea and lugged them back home. When we set out to write 100 Thimbles in a Box, we did some research to document our impression that there are relatively few…