Document Actions
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art hosts Korean textile lecture and workshop
Textiles expert, Jiseon Lee Isbara, to lead special sessions as part of 2007-08 Farwest Steel Lecture Series
EUGENE -- (May 8, 2008) – A special lecture and workshop on traditional Korean wrapping cloths (known as pojagi), will be led by textiles expert Jiseon Lee Isbara on June 7, 2008, at the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art as a part of the 2007-08 Farwest Steel Lecture Series.
The day's offerings will consist of two parts: a free artist's lecture titled "Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloths: The Art of Pojagi" beginning at 1 p.m.; and "Pojagi Workshop with Jiseon Lee Isbara" from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Advanced registration is required for the workshop. Cost is $30 per person.
"Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloths: The Art of Pojagi," Lee Isbara's lecture, will present an illustrated overview of traditional pojagi. These wrapping cloths were first produced by women during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), and have recently been recognized as a uniquely expressive and underappreciated art form.
The "Pojagi Workshop with Jiseon Lee Isbara" will explore the various pattern-making processes of pojagi. In this hands-on workshop, participants will use naturally dyed silk organza and ramie to experiment with piecing techniques and the seam technique called "gekki" before beginning work on their own projects.
Jiseon Lee Isbara is the head of the fibers department at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland. She earned bachelor's and a master's of fine arts degrees from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, and a master of fine arts from Colorado State University. She has exhibited at numerous galleries in the U.S. and Korea. Her piece "Circuits," recently acquired by JSMA, was included in the international exhibition "Pojagi and Beyond" that traveled to the Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, and the Honolulu Academy of Art, in 2007.
About the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a premier Pacific Northwest visual arts center for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Japan, Korea, America and elsewhere as well as changing exhibition galleries.
Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and high school students. Free admission is given to ages 13 and under, JSMA members, college students with ID, and University of Oregon faculty, staff and students. For information, contact the JSMA, 541-346-3027.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact: Debbie Williamson-Smith, 541-346-0942, debbiews@uoregon.edu
Erick Hoffman, 541-346-3162, erickh@uoregon.edu
Link: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, jsma.uoregon.edu
###