In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Yeonsoo Kim. Originally from South Korea, Yeonsoo is a full-time studio artist and educator living in Exeter with a focus on ceramics, in particular Onggi, traditional Korean earthenware used extensively as tableware, as well as storage. Yeonsoo was exposed to Onggi during a workshop his first year of University.

In this episode, we talk about how Yeonsoo’s desire to continue making something new, how his work is influenced by his culture and the various places he’s lived, and how he strives to find balance (shoutout to the Exeter YMCA). Yeonsoo has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics and glass from Hongik University in Seoul and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Georgia. He was named one of the top six emerging artists from the National Council of Education and Ceramic Arts in 2020. 

Check out Yeonsoo’s work at www.yeonsooceramics.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/yeonsooceramics. 

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Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!