an evening with friends

jim and i have been lucky enough to meet two very talented and very fabulous artists in gwangju who have become new friends. we met them at the festival downtown when jim's mom was here, and we've managed to meet up a few times since then. Young Jeong is a fabric designer and site installation artist. Seol Je is a photographer. both have great talent. jim and Seol Je have been talking about making a book together: jim's poetry and Seol Je's images. should be very cool. Young Jeong will have an exhibition in Daegu beginning on December 27th. I took some shots of the work she will display. I'm in love with these pieces. Delicate, ethereal, beautiful.




we spent the evening eating samgipsol, drinking soju, chatting about art in seattle, new delhi (where they were in January), jakarta (where they will go in February), new york. their little dogs, mochi (big ears) and luki (fluffy white ball) bounced from their home in the suitcase to our feet walking deftly on their hind legs in search of some treats. young jeong used our korean koddodi cards to read our fortune. it was all wonderful. and all in their art studio. i fell in love with that, too. bookshelf bulging with magazines and art books and remnants of this and that. thread, oil paints, dress models, canvases, plants everywhere. photos, patio umbrella in the middle of the room painted with little scenes of korea.