Soeul Metal Craft

Brass Artist Aeyoung Kim loves the name 'Soeul' which means 'a little village' in Korean. With the degree in Buddhism sculpture from Gyeongju; the capital of the ancient kingdom of Shilla (57 BC – 935 AD), and Masters in Metal craft, she naturally weaves the Shilla era sensibilities and modern day everyday crafts.

Her handle series explores the concept that everyone wants something they don't have and wanting to create a new 'thing' that nobody has yet. So, for a simple functional object such as a cup, depending on what kind of handle craftsman places on a object, it can become a new object to be desired. So the artist started to explore different handle shapes that makes the user to hold the object differently with two hands.

One of the Buddha's teaching is experiencing toil. (고) With her detail brass cutting pieces, she was reminded herself with this lesson of toil and she tried to enjoy the intensive labor of cutting details for vases, crown trays, and mobiles. They truly are the work of art and the results of  labor of love.

She hopes that every piece she makes will gift you a story as you use them everyday.