About this Event
Location: This class will be taught in person at SFSNAD, located at 850 Battery Street on the 2nd floor.
Class length: 2 hours
Skill level: all levels
Class Description:
Join exhibiting artists Mariah Bintliff and Youngmin Lee to create your own Mandu (Dumpling) Shaped Mobile. The class will begin with a short presentation on the art of bojagi and on the ACTA Apprenticeship that connected Mariah and Youngmin to preserve Korean Art. During the class, you will learn the Gamchimjil stitch and a simple folding technique to create the 3D shapes for your mobile. Sheer fabrics such as Oksa (sheer and stiff silk), organza, and ramie (bast fiber fabric) are perfect materials for making the Mandu shape and will be provided for you. While at SFSNAD, be sure to visit Mariah and Younmin’s exhibition at the Hanging Threads Gallery, May 27th through July 8th!
Cost: This is a donation-based class. All proceeds go towards supporting community programming at SFSNAD. Participants must register ahead of time to reserve a space in this class.
Provided for you:
- Fabrics (Oksa, organza, ramie),
- Thread
- decorative beads
About the Educators:
was born and raised in Maine and currently resides in Berkeley, California. She attended SCAD, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. She utilizes her degree to create an elevated visual experience for her workshops and community events.
is a textile artist that uses bojagi tradition and techniques to create her work. Her interest in textiles led her to study Clothing and Textile in college and received an MFA in Fashion Design in South Korea. She has researched bojagi making and techniques and endeavor to apply her findings to both in traditional and contemporary art. After she moved to California in 1996, she actively works on preserving the bojagi tradition that embodies the philosophy of recycling and up-cycling, as the works are made from pieces of fabric leftover from other projects.
She is working closely with Asian American community with community engaged projects and workshops at the Asian Art Museum, Oakland Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and San Francisco School of Needle Art and Design.
In addition to teaching in person, Youngmin created the educational DVD, Bojagi: The Art of Wrapping Cloths in 2013 to reach people from afar. She teaches at the local public school to introduce and educate Korean traditional textile art. She received the grant from Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship in 2019 and 2022 as a mentor artist and taught bojagi to her apprentice.
She founded the Korean Textile Tour in 2017 to introduce Korean traditional textile art and culture to bridge broader audiences. Youngmin’s works have been exhibited and collected throughout the United States, South Korea, UK, Romania, and Turkey. The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has her works in the museum collection.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
San Francisco School of Needlework & Design, 850 Battery Street, San Francisco, United States
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