Making hanji in Korea: a winter apprenticeship in papermaking

In January 2009, I spent a month working at Jang Ji Bang, a 3rd- and 4th-generation family-run papermill in Gapyeong, Korea. I learned how to make hanji as well as related applications as the student of the eldest son, Jang Seong Woo. He was generous with history, technical guidance, and stories about his family's experience with hanji as the focal point of their lives.

Camera and editing: Aimee Lee
Consulting editor: Cindy Lee
Technical consultant: Bum Lee
Special thanks: U.S. Fulbright Program
© 2009

Category:

Education

Tags:

• hanji
• papermaking
• korea

[moonaimee]

Thank you - and funny you mention it: a book is in the works!

[isis416]

This is very very cool, thanks for sharing!! :D

[melonbarmonster]

That is so friggin amazing. You should write a book on this.