I too played with colors and papers..

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Previously I posted something about me being so un-artistic, I don't remember trying any kind of ART.. Recently I had a chance to try/create HANJI (Korean) Souvenirs, Hanji sounds more like a dish right (Koonji -Porridge in Korean, Chinese, Tamil)  maybe that's what attracted me.. Haha.. Jokes apart, Hanji is a Korean hand made paper and the things we can do with it amazing.. The paper itself is very delicate, it comes in different natural colors which is then used to form beautiful paintings to Souvenirs.

Hanji art itself is of two kinds-First one is in some form of drawing/painting and another one  in 3D form anything  from LAMP to dolls..

Traditional Korean painting which is done without colors or color paper..its just white paper and black ink(kind of..to my knowledge) and it mainly concentrate on baboo trees, Crane ,flowers or mountains, Korean calligraphy etc., I have tried calligraphy at Hongbeopsa temple , they organize Korean culture learning every month.. Its was fun writing Hangul(Korean language) in  decorative form.

This was done for me by a Chinese student (Chinese calligraphy)

 
Temple organizes Korean Culture learning event for foreigners every month

 
Expert showing us how to write..


Recently my friend introduced me to an Artist who teaches Art-illiterates like me the 3D form of Hanji ..  I made a decorative tray and a small jewel box. I started off with a white cardboard kind of thing all flat, then I have to glue them to make it like tray.. then start to stick colorful HANJI papers (with layers of glue & varnish) and TA-DA I MADE IT.. It sounds so easy, I choose to make something very basic and simple..

 
This is after I glued the sides and made it look like tray

 
This is after I finished sticking all papers.. Ta-Da..
 
 
Some more from the artist..
 







 
Note: like I mentioned all this is only my observation..

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