Knot Art Class & CCAP

Well, you guys are really going to have to wait a while for the Buddhist temple stay pictures. We're looking at over 200 pictures that I have to rename and with my schedule, it ain't looking too good.

Figured at the very least I could show the pictures from Korean Knot Art class part 2 and some pictures from my 3rd CCAP, since there was only 10 pictures from those events.

So let's see, since the teacher remembered that I really wanted to know how to make the really complicated knots, she decided to do necklaces. However, because the knots are SO complicated, she just showed me like the next level of knot and how to make a new knot. I guess I would have to take knot class for at least 6 times before I would be shown how to do the dragonfly knot.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take an after picture of the necklaces. Oops, will try to get a picture from Angela and Hanna before I leave Korea. Guess which necklace I chose? Come on, just guess.

As you see, the two purple necklaces have a butterfly knot, the green necklace is a flower (forgot the name of the flower) knot and the blue one is the dragonfly knot. I chose the blue one for those guessing.

As I neglected to take pictures of us doing the various knots, here is a picture of some of the teacher's other work.

 I chose this one because this is a special reproduction that she made of a Korean Queen's accessory. She purchased the metal clasps and stuff from an antique market so I'm sure that they belonged to a woman in the upper Korean society. Each strand is a special braid and as you can see 3 is the magic number here. The three different colors and then three strands to the right and three strands to the left. It's all about balance and harmony. The 2nd metal piece has two real very old tiger's teeth (which only the queen was allowed to wear) and the one on the right is actually little metal ear picks (yeah, haven't figured out WHY that would be part of your fancy dress, but ok). It took her a VERY long time to make this.

So on the following Thursday, I went participated in CCAP with Jasmine. We talked about American Thanksgiving and unfortunately, our powerpoint wouldn't come up on their computer! But luckily, Jasmine had recommended we do some sort of activity so we had a little contest to have them draw a Turkey. Which, Korean does not actually have, so a lot of the students were making Roosters, which I found humorous. But, I corrected them and they went on their merry way. Shoot, should have taken a picture of some of their art work.

 Here's a picture of them working hard on drawing their Turkey's. :o) There were 58 middle school students in this class.

Afterward, the teacher asked me if I could help her out. She's having some sort of English camp on December 1st and really needed another person to help her out. Only thing I was going to do was study and do a little shopping that weekend, so I agreed to help her. I'm curious to see what it is that she wants me to help them with, she mentioned something about crafts...where's an Art Major when you need one? ;o)

More pictures HERE.

Heading to Seoul tomorrow for Turkey Day so won't be back until LATE Sunday. Later peeps!