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Starting Spring 2025, Casa Julfa presents a new program inviting artists, makers, and thinkers from around the world to lead workshops, sharing their expertise and knowledge in alignment with our values, all set against the idyllic backdrop of Casa Julfa and its surrounding town and countryside.
Moon Jars, Ancestral Pottery & Antiques with Re Jin Lee
For our inaugural workshop, Casa Julfa presents Re Jin Lee, a Brazilian-born artist of South Korean heritage, currently based in Pound Ridge, NY. Re Jin’s work is inspired by modern Brazilian architecture, Portuguese colonial influences, and traditional Korean arts, blending these elements into unique forms created through a contemplative, hands-on process.
SPRING EQUINOX | March 20 - 25
€2995 per person (private room), €2795 (shared room)
In this workshop, you will:
Learn the fundamentals of creating Dal-hang-ari (moon jars) using hand-building techniques.
Forage and process wild local clay to craft personalized trinkets and totemic objects.
Participate in traditional wood firing, including naked Raku techniques such as Obvara and horsehair decoration.
Witness the magic of kiln-fired transformations and gain a deeper understanding of elemental processes often hidden by modern ceramics.
Suitable for all levels
“As well as being aesthetically pleasing, the moon jar sheds light on Korean identity. They were first made during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). At that time, Korea followed the neo-Confucian belief system. Propagated by Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th to 5th Century BCE, the meditative Confucian ideals of simplicity, humbleness, modesty, purity and austerity had spread beyond China to Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
By the 17th and 18th Centuries, rather than perfection, naturalism and spontaneity were the preferred aesthetic. By then, it was about "the ability to accept the imperfections of nature, and appreciate the beauty in that, The moon jars epitomised this way of thinking. Because while they were minimal, they were not identical” Choi, Curator
About Moon Jars
If you have been seeking time and space that will allow you to both rest and grow, to cultivate your creativity in a way that is more sustainable and aligned with your beliefs this experience is for you.
About your hosts
Re Jin & Casa Julfa founder Corinne Aivazian met as part of a Terra Ancestral research and development in Mexico some years ago, where they instantly connected. They spent hours musing over the ways that clay had helped them reclaim their ancestry and make sense of their diasporadic identities.