The following slideshow is a collection of images captured during a ceramics tour of South Korea after attending the 38th celadon ceramics festival in Gangjin, South Korea earlier this year.
Korea has a long history of invasion and cultural assimilation, from the Mongols in the 13th century, the Japanese in the 16th century, and the Japanese again in 1910. Since independence in 1948, there has been an emphasis in Korea on revitalising cultural identity: the Celadon Ceramics Festival has become a beneficiary of this Korean government initiative.
I, along with other international ceramic artists, were invited to exhibit and demonstrate their skills during the festival. Afterwards we were treated to a ceramics tour of South Korea. Due to Korean history there was a strong emphasis on tea and teawares, with which I fell in love.
If you are interested in further information about the images there are photo captions on my Facebook site (album one) (album two) or my Flickr site.
Thank you for sharing. I just loved the peaceful simplicity and restraint juxtaposed to the tradition and order. Powerful images!
Posted by Ken | December 3, 2011, 12:37 amWhat stunning images — thank you so much for sharing! I am loving the elegantly simple design of these.
Posted by Sarah Jane | December 3, 2011, 5:03 amLove these images, these pots and would like to know more about the potters and their techniques. Thank you for sharing your trip with us all.
Posted by Molly Schardt | December 15, 2011, 3:28 pmthanks for all the nice comments 🙂
Posted by Dawn Whitehand | December 15, 2011, 4:55 pm