Onggi Intensive Learning Residency '26

21 NIGHTS / 1 MEAL PER DAY / ACCOMMODATION ALL INCLUDED* July 10 - July 31, 2026 Learn the rare art of making onggi, a unique discipline for making large jars and forms. Born out of necessity, onggi jars were developed thousands of years ago on the Korean peninsula and these iconic large jars are still used by Korean people today. Both the monumental jars and the efficient techniques used to build them are a living art. This Learning Residency is a rare opportunity to learn first-hand from Teacher Kwak Kyung Tae (with English translation) traditional Korean onggi-making techniques, including: - forming slabs, discs and coils by hand using the taryeom (타렴) and ba-dak (바닥) techniques; - building high walls of clay quickly and evenly through taryeom-jil (타렴질); - surae-jil (수레질) paddling and geun-gae-jil (근게질) throwing with metal blades; - throwing the rim using the jeon-dae (전대) and finishing your jar with traditional decorations (문양). Over the 21 days, residents will each have an assigned station inside Toroo Studio, with access to unlimited clay for practice, a kick wheel and all necessary tools for making. Each resident will be provided accommodation in Ye's Park within walking distance of the studio. The village in which the studio is located is full of ceramic artists and their studios. Beginners are welcome! *Please note: Check in is between 3pm - 5pm on July 10. We will have dinner together following residents’ arrival. - We will provide lunch each day. Toroo Studio's kitchen will be at your disposal during the Residency where you can prepare your breakfast and dinner, or eat out in the village at your own convenience. We will go grocery shopping together following residents’ arrival and the studio will also provide dinner twice a week. We will provide staple groceries as well as coffee, tea and desserts. - Instruction will start on July 11. Teaching begins each day at 9:30am, complemented by residents’ autonomous practice in the afternoon. - Lunch will be provided at around 1pm. Clean-up each day will be from 5:30pm. - The studio will be closed on the second and third Sundays (July 19 and 26) to ensure residents get sufficient rest. Our last dinner together will be on the evening of July 30. Checkout is at 11am on July 31. Please indicate any dietary restrictions during registration. We look forward to welcoming you!