Two new Korea pages

[Lynn]

I had some time off over the holidays and managed two more pages but I cannot post them here for some reason.



Two of the background papers are from Jenny Binder's Sept kit. I plan on doing at least 1 more double page spread with the museum photos. The template was from Wags (that is her handle on another site).

If you want to see other pages for this project they are here in my Korea album.

[troush]

Wow! Those look great. The blocking layout works so well. I really like them. I especially like how you put the vase in the journaling and typed around it.


-Trish

[Lynn]

Correction on this. The background paper on all of these is from WF 2007 January kit and some of the papers are from Jenny Binder's kit for September, recolored. These kits work well together. The image on the left makes use of more of Jenny's papers.

I reworked the first page a little to take advantage of more photos from the museum instead of the the charm I made which I moved to the Guardian page.

The text on the first page is: "This shows the outside of one of the museum buildings. The guardians shown here are closeups of the ones on the pagoda. They are typically found in male (mouth open) and female (mouth closed) pairs. Trueman, out guide, was joking about the open mouth male who gives the orders while the female listens and obeys. In modern society he feels this should be reversed, the female nags the male. One theory is that the mouth is open to scare off demons or closed to shelter and keep in the good spirits."

The second page text is:
"The upper right corner shows a ridge-end ornament tile. These are placed at the two ends of a roof ridge, represented wished for safety by fighting off evil spirits and symbolized authority and power. The use of such tiles became widespread
in the construction of palaces and temples in the Han Period of China. They were first made on the Korean Peninsula during the Three Kingdoms Period. This ridge-end ornament tile takes the form of an ancient helmet. The broken pieces were collected around the Hwangryongsa Temple Site and restored to their original shape. Given that its lotus flower design differs from roof-end tiles of the Unified Silla Period, it is thought to date from the Silla Period.
These displays throughout the museum show that guardians are used in many different areas."

[Lynn]

We also visited a woodworking shop while we were there. I do woodworking as a hobby. When we were in the museum Trueman, our guide, showed us his web site with our photo from the tour. I showed him my web site with my woodworking because he kept asking questions about hobbies. He asked me if I'd like to see a woodworking shop. He called his friend and arranged for us to stop by on our way to Busan. I was in awe of his work. I'm so glad we got that extra stop. I have more pages to do of the shop to show him and his amazing work.

The papers are from the Mission Possible kit from March 2007 & JBaechtold Father kit from June 2007. Some are altered for color or effect.

[Lynn]

More museum pages. Not sure how I want to finish the second page but it is close.

[tioko]

These are lovely, like something one would see in a magazine! You have been able to include so many pictures, and still provide a lot of journaling. It gives me inspiration for something I would like to try. Thanks!

[Wendy]

Lynn ..

These are totally stunning ... beautifully done

Wendy

[jenzworld]

I love these pictures from Korea. My boys are adopted from Korea so I'm always interested in seeing more of their homeland.

[Auntie Social]

These are absolutely wonderful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing them!

[pjscraps]

Stunning, inspiring layouts. I love the multiple photos per page. The photos are definitely the focus with the supporting journaling. Everything else enhances them perfectly without distracting.