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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

June 27, 2014Joan Suwalsky100 Thimbles in a Box, Korean handicraftsNo Comments

The very first time I went to Korea in 1985, in connection with my son’s adoption, I spent a week there and had a chance to explore.  Never having been there before, it was all absolutely new and fascinating to me.  My most vivid memory of that trip, other than the time spent at Eastern…

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100 Thimbles in a Box: The Spirit & Beauty of Korean Handicrafts

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