Oriental Leather Brush Art is a beautiful, ancient art form
originating from Korea, the "Land of Morning Calm." Using a leather tipped
brush and water-based paints, names or messages are delicately painted on
hand-made rice paper or satin silk. Each letter is formed by combining
images of birds, flowers, butterflies, fish, bamboo, sunsets, and other
scenery objects. These represent "good luck" symbols: the birds, flowers,
and butterflies signify love, peace, and joy; the fish represents
prosperity; the bamboo signfies good health and longevity.
In Korea, the oriental leather brush art is limited to only Korean or
Chinese characters. Since the early 1970's, Mr. Yong Kwon Park has created
and copyrighted his own unique style incorporating the English alphabet.
Beautiful messages or names such as "I Love You" or "Welcome" are
exquisitely painted in only minutes.
The demand and appreciation for this unique art work has been
tremendous, drawing many repeat and referred customers from around the
world.