Printmaking & Artist Books
2018
오간색 (Ogansaek) is a collaborative artist book featuring hanji, the paper of Korea. Five Korean American artists were invited to this project as a way to explore contemporary themes of diasporic culture and historic symbols found in East Asian philosophy. 오간색 (Ogansaek) was produced by Steph Rue and Lars Kim at the Hanji Edition.
'At the Center of the Universe' 8"x10" woodblock print on hanji, 2024. Featured in 오간색 (Ogansaek).
The Jeong Portfolio is a collection of artwork, essays, and poems by 23 Korean American women in the spirit of JEONG (정), a Korean concept that roughly translates to connection and solidarity. The Jeong Portfolio is a physical embodiment of a collective attempt to come together after a devastating 2020-21 marked by a global pandemic and increased anti-Asian hate crimes. Produced by Steph Rue and the Korean American Artist Collective.
'Pungmul Dancers' 8"x10" linoleum block print on hanji, 2021. Featured in The Jeong Portfolio.