Korean Tiles Kids' Class!

Korean tiles, kid-style, was fabulous! The kids started out with a 5-inch square wood tile, colorful hanji paper and a hand-cut Korean design. First step: Using traditional paste to cover the tile with paper.

Even our littlest artists could do it this project.

Next: Adding a printed paper to the back of the tile, and adding the cut design.

The finished products were amazing!

Everything but Hanji Paper

When The Hanji Crew was in Madison last week, we took a side trip to the northern suburbs of Chicago to visit Super H Mart, a Korean supermarket extraordinaire. It's reminiscent of the markets in Seoul, only under one gigantic roof. It has all things Korean -- kimchi refrigerators, a Korean food court, tanks of live seafood, unrecognizable produce, Korean cooking utensils... everthing but hanji paper. We have wonderful Korean markets here, but this is entirely different. It's not just a store, it's a destination.

Here's a glimpse of the fabulous things we saw:


A store with an entire section of kimchi has got to be good.

Lots of snacks. Not a Dorito in sight.

Korean convenience food.

So. Much. Squid.

Supermarket recipes

Maddog in one of the seaweed aisles.

This sounds amazing.




Lunch at the Super H Mart was fantastic. My steamed pork dumplings were huge, fresh and absolutely delicious.

This was my favorite find. Fresh, bite-size, warm walnut cakes filled with red bean paste and a half walnut. We watched the owners of the kiosk make them, then gobbled them on the way back to Madison.

Pendant Mania in Madison!

The Hanji Crew is on the road again... in Madison, Wisconsin. The Families Through Korean Adoption group invited us for a couple classes.









Tonight's class was pendant making.












Here's a couple in progress -- the words are love and mom. Sweet!








Here's a cool one done on Japanese Chiogami paper.

The finished pendants were outstanding!

AND, we were able to bring a few things to sell, as well.

All in all, a GREAT night. More to come with Saturday's hanji class for kids. Can't wait!