Join us for a panel discussion on the art and history of Korean wrapping cloths, or pojagi, with Lee Talbot, assistant curator of The Textile Museum; Chunghie Lee, fiber artist; and Seta K. Wehbé, assistant collection manager of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linking pojagi aesthetics to both traditional American quilts and contemporary abstract painting, the panelists will discuss the enduring appeal of pojagi and what they reveal about the lives and times of their creators.

Seta K. Wehbé is assistant collection manager of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was first introduced to piecing and quilting in the late 1970s while living in the Midwest. Wehbé began with the goal of making a baby quilt and quickly grew to love the art form. Since then, she has experimented with many techniques of textile manipulation and surface design (embroidery, appliqué, miniature piecing, felt-making, dyeing and printing), applying them to the wearable and decorative arts.

Chunghie Lee is a fiber artist and writer who teaches pojagi at the Rhode Island School of Design. She will lead special pojagi workshops at The Korea Society Gallery from February 24 to March 17, 2009. Lee's authoritative study and original interpretation of the art, Pojagi and Other Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloths, has inspired various wall pieces, sculptures and wearable works. She has lectured and exhibited extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. Her artwork is on display in the collections of many institutions and museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Kwangju Costume Museum.