No matter what I may say
about the Gangjin Experience and tour, those who have actually been there and
traveled with us say it best.
Following are a few of the statements we received.
To Arthur and Mary,
Participating in the Gangjin
Celadon Festival was one of the most inspiring experiences in my ceramics
career. I feel very privileged to
have taken part in the tour facilitated by Morning Earth, and it was a deep
honour to meet, and see working, such accomplished ceramists as those we were
lucky enough to visit. Thank-you
Gangjin and Morning Earth!
Elise Bishop, New Zealand
Having never been to Korea
before, I was excited and somewhat unsure of what to expect.
The entire trip was a
fantastic learning experience with a fun group of like minded artists. Arthur and Mary provided a wide variety
of activities as well as in depth clay experience. We participated in several workshops and got to know many Korean
potters, all who were kind and generous people. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, including the great
friends we made.
Good Luck!
Rachel Garrison, USA
Thank you very much about
everything you did. It’s feeling now like a really good dream that I dreamt…
the Gangjin occurrence. But it is not dream and I did take a part in all this
beauty. Thanks a lot!!! I told and I’m telling everybody about this amazing
opportunity that I had and that they not allowed to miss, I believe next year
you will have a hard time to choose who will join your journey. You will have
lot of potters.
Thanks again, feel free to
upload my pictures.
Shaked Kaplan, Israel /
Canada
One evening her 'friends' convinced Shaked to teach us Israeli Belly dancing. A great spontaneous time was enjoyed by all.
I was one of the lucky 20
invited guests to the International Ceramics Workshop at the 37th Gangjin
Celadon Festival in the summer of 2009.
Arthur and Mary Park of Morning Earth Pottery were responsible for the
entire happening which was an extraordinary experience for me. During those two weeks, we were
celebrated, had our work beautifully displayed, got instruction from master
potters in Korean ceramic techniques, and toured throughout the country with
emphasis on ceramics. Those two
weeks were life changing and eye opening for me. Arthur and Mary Park couldn't have been more accommodating
and knowledgeable. I couldn't
recommend this experience more highly.
Sincerely, Larry Stern, NY, USA
I met Arthur and Mary Park
at the Mungyeong Chassabal festival while I was on a trip to Korea to visit my
daughter.
I knew I had to go back and
was thrilled to be invited to be a part of the Gangjin International Celadon
Festival in 2009, and the accompanying tour.
The Gangjin festival
organizers were generous with their accommodation of the group, subsidizing the
stay, providing thought provoking workshops daily and exhibiting our work in
splendid fashion in the main building and in the excellent exhibition
catalogue.
Arthur and Mary, using their
knowledge, arranged so many wonderful opportunities; museums, visits to well
known artists studios, wonderful meals and entertainment, shopping.Korean/English translation was an integral
part of the trip. I will keep in
touch with my new friends from Australia, Israel, the USA, Korea and Canada. I
have so much to learn from them and from Korea, as I continue my exploration of
clay.
Next time I go Korea I plan
for the time to be a study trip.
Thank you, everyone, for a
wonderful experience.
Heather Hannaford, Canada
. . . The festival was a
celebration of Korean culture, alive with color, food, traditional crafts, warm
friendly people, parades, dances, flowers, tea, and much more, and of course
ceramics, especially celadon. . .
I was amazed to see the
respect that people had for ceramics and the artists. Young children were eager
to throw pots on the wheel; they seemed engaged and knowledgeable while
visiting The Celadon Museum.The following week we went
on a bus tour with Arthur and Mary Park.
The tour was partly subsidized by Gangjin City, US Travel and Morning
Earth Tours. It was terrific. I loved being in the company of fellow artists. .
. .
Many of the people we
visited live in remote villages and small towns. We were welcomed with their hospitality and generosity. We
got to see parts of Korea that most tourists never see. . . .I would definitely recommend
ceramic artists to apply for next year's exhibit and tour. Good luck.
Nuala Creed, Ireland/ USA
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. . . Whoever is reading
this Testimony is obviously interested, so don’t wait another second to fill in
the application as this will be a life changing experience to anyone who loves
CERAMICS.
Robyn Gill, Qld, Australia
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here: Robyn
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