My Very Own World of Flowers and Butterflies (Session One)
Workshop백지혜 (Baek Jee Hye)
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to Hwahyechochungdo—a traditional Korean painting style featuring flowers and insects. After exploring the unique structure and aesthetics of Hwajeopdo (paintings of flowers and butterflies), children will create their own compositions inspired by the picture book Yellow Butterflies and Me. The activity highlights concepts such as composition, symbolism, and the beauty of “empty space.”
백지혜 (Baek Jee Hye) (Korea)
Baek Jee Hye is a Korean painter who deeply cherishes the beauty and tradition of classical Korean art. She studied East Asian Painting at Ewha Womans University and specialized in traditional Jinchae painting at Hansung University’s graduate school, earning a Ph.D. in Fine Arts with her dissertation, ‘A Study on Portraiture Techniques Applied from Late Joseon Dynasty Portraits’.
Using traditional coloring techniques and materials, she creates portraits and floral paintings on silk, presenting her work through exhibitions, publications, and various media. She has held 17 solo exhibitions, including Garden of Consolation (Gallery Minjung, Seoul, 2022), Capturing People (Insa Art Center, Seoul, 2021), and Certain Times (Gallery Grimson, Seoul, 2018), and has also published three picture books.
Currently, she grows peonies and tree peonies in a small garden, drawing inspiration from the flowers she grew up with. Through her picture books, she hopes to introduce these cherished blossoms to young readers.
Programme dates and times are subject to change.