Make Art at Home | Memories

Artists often make art to celebrate and remember past experiences.

Do you have a special memory you would like to hold onto forever?

Watch this fun video and make your own artwork inspired by Hyun-Hee Lee’s artwork Lost Letters II.

Hyun-Hee Lee is an Australian-Korean artist who is interested in how our memories can change over time.

Hyun-Hee’s artwork is part of the Blacktown City Art Collection.

Hyun-Hee Lee, Lost Letters II (detail), 2011.

Lost Letters II  are part of a body of work which explores personal memories of the artist’s home and country, Korea. Hyun-Hee expresses private and public events and rituals in Korean life using a traditional Korean script, written in her own style to write her own stories.

Materials
Cardboard box
Safety Scissors
Glue
Coloured or recycled paper
Coloured pencils or crayons
Blue tack
Any other props or materials that will help recreate your memory.

Artwork credit: Hyun-Hee Lee, Lost Letters II, ink on Hanji paper, each 58 x43 cam, 2011.