We are incredibly honoured to have Hee Gun Kim travel to Crown Works from Korea to teach two Four Day Workshops.

Hee Gun Kim is a prominent 8th-generation Korean potter specialising in Onggi, the traditional Korean craft of making breathable earthenware vessels. He is recognised by Gyeonggi-do's Intangible Cultural Heritage and belongs to the lineage of Obuja Onggi, a family dedicated to preserving these centuries-old ceramic techniques. 

This will be his first time teaching in the United Kingdom and the workshops are going to be something to truly different and something to remember.

Suitable for those who are at an Intermediate level, as well as those who are more advanced.

Please also note there is also now the option of purchasing your very own Onggi Tool Set and Onggi Wheel.

DATES

Thursday 26th Feb - Sunday 1st March 10:00-16:00 Each Day

or

Thursday 5th March - Sunday 8th March 10:00-16:00 Each Day

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This will be a hands on four day intensive workshop for those who are of an intermediate or advanced level.

You will come away learning many new traditional techniques; ‘TARIM’ ‘SUREJIL’ and ‘GEUNGAEJIL’ as well as understanding the history of the form and its processes.

Hee Gun will be demonstrating on a traditional Onggi Wheel made specifically for the workshop, all students will regularly use the Onggi wheel over the four days, whilst mainly working on their own dedicated electric wheels to improve their own techniques after the key demonstrations have taken place of each key method.

For a full class outline please see below:

DAY 1

Introduction by Hee Gun Kim and Course Overview

Presentation - The History of Onggi, Onggi Masters and Regional Characteristics, Historical Footage Shared

Demonstration - Traditional Onggi Making (Creating a 60cm Jar)

Practice Making the base and coils using clay

Learning the Onggi technique ‘TARIM”

Mission - Build a Straight wall up to 40cm using the Tarim Technique

DAY 2

Learn Onggi techniques “SUREJIL” amd GEUNGAEJIL”

Mission - Make a 45cm straight cylinder using Tarim, Surejil and Geungaejil techniques.

DAY 3

Begin making a 60cm traditional Onggi (Part 1)

Practice making 60cm Jar (Session 1)

Demonstration of traditional Onggi forms used in historical Korea

One on One Feedback

DAY 4

Complete the 60cm traditional Onggi (Part 2)

Group Project with workshop participants (to be discussed with students)

Closing Remarks and Group Photo

You are most welcome to keep the pot(s) you make, but they will need to be picked up and fired outside of Crown Works no more than a week post the class finishing (we have limited space for giant pots!) We imagine that the majority of students will use the course as a way to learn and experiment and that most pots will be sacrificial, but that is up to you. Just as a note, the pots will be extremely heavy and hard to move so please also keep this in mind if you are attempting to take them away! We will be using a Terracotta clay with a high grog content which fires between 1080-1180c

LAUNCHING CROWN WORKS ONGGI TOOLS AND WHEELS

ONGGI TOOL SETS

We also now have beautiful sets of Onggi Tools for preorder. They are made specifically for Crown Works in Korea. They are made in the most traditional way and are as authentic as you can buy and they should last you a lifetime with proper care.

PRICE: £310 for the set. For more information click HERE

THE ONGGI WHEEL

We are also incredibly excited to announce that our Director Giulietta Hextall has been busy bringing together traditional designs and has developed her own Onggi Wheels made to order in Cornwall. These are now available to preorder from our website, they will be made in batches and the next batch will commence being made in March.

Please contactGiulietta@crownworkspottery.com directly with any question and you are also welcome to come into the studio to see and try one in person.

PRICE: £2400 For more information click HERE

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Photo by Iris Humm

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