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February 21, 2009, Professor Komelia Hongja Okim - Artist Extraordinaire
On Saturday, February 21, the Senior Artists Alliance had the pleasure of listening to Ms. Okim tell us about her art. Ms. Okim attended Ewha woman’s University in Seoul, Korea and Indiana University in Bloomington. First she was a textile major and then she moved into metallurgy. When Ms. Okim came to Montgomery College she taught weaving before teaching jewelry making which she does currently.
On Saturday, February 21, the Senior Artists Alliance had the pleasure of listening to Ms. Okim tell us about her art. Ms. Okim attended Ewha woman’s University in Seoul, Korea and Indiana University in Bloomington. First she was a textile major and then she moved into metallurgy. When Ms. Okim came to Montgomery College she taught weaving before teaching jewelry making which she does currently.
The Alliance
was treated to many pictures of Ms. Okim’s sculptures, table pieces,
and jewelry. Many of her pieces are abstract landscapes which include
figures. Several of her works show wheat fields and mountains. Other
pieces were wedding sets and coffee pot sets. Her sculpture includes
many with figures in motion. Hair is blowing in the breeze....
Her work is usually done in silver. Some work has gold fused into the
silver. She has experimented with various ways of creating patina. Her
works can be large. Often she then reproduces the large work as smaller
brooches. She has some bronze work. Most of her work shows the Asian
influence. She described framing methods that she said were Korean. She
has printed digital images on silk, mounted the silk and then attached
silver figures to the mounted silk. Extraordinaire!
Ms. Okim’s work is in private, corporate, and museum collections both here and in Korea.
