Ha Jeongs' elevated status among our demonstrators was immediately apparent :).
Ha Jeung is a Korean ceramic sculptress and educator.
The always fashionable Seul Ki is studying with Ha Jeung in Korea and as well as demonstrating worked tirelessly as a studio assistant for the workshop. Here she is surveying the Rock of Cashill on one of our extra-Glencairn sojourn.
Ha Jeung demonstrated for us one of several forms of an original Korean practice of ceramic decoration called Pun-Chung. Pun-Chung translates 'Make-up' because the principal vehicle for the process is a thick white slip traditionally applied to a dark clay body. Don't quote me on the spelling because I just found [pun‐ch'ang (powder‐decorated)] on the net. Also, I don't know the antiquity of the development process but it came as an answer to the lack of native porcelain (white) clays in Korea and the growth in popularity of imported Japanese porcelains.
There are several variations of the practice exploiting the opportunities of light/ dark contrasting clays using positive and negative space and sculptural techniques.
Below, the clay slip with a variety of Hakame/ Qui-ah brushes.
The composition of the slip ..Hyplas is a Ball Clay.
More Qui-ah brushes.
Ha Jeung demonstrates San-Gam, an inlay technique of Pun-Chung employong a carved plaster mould that makes an impression in the square plates she builds over the mould.
Slip is then poured into the impressions, allowed to set up and then the excess scraped away until the design is exposed against the base clay body.
Seul Ki demonstrates Pac-Ti and Choh ha and decorating with Iron Oxide on slip coated ware.
Seul Ki's bamboo painting!
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