For Immediate Release: Exhibition Dates: March 20 through May 31, 2006

Exhibit of Origami and Painting
Honors Asian Branch’s 30th Anniversary

(Oakland, CA) Playful and Reflective: Painting with Origami is a new exhibition of works by Korean-born artist Won-ju Hulse, who now resides in Oakland. In celebration of the Asian Branch's 30th anniversary, Ms. Hulse’s work will hang in the children’s area of Oakland Public Library’s Asian Branch, located at 388-9th Street, Suite 190 (in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza), from March 20 through the end of May, 2006.

Inspired both by nature and dream images, Ms. Hulse’s works incorporate folded paper shapes (origami) with jewel-like glazes of color (acrylic paint) to form playful and reflective paintings that find poetry in a wide variety of subjects. Born and raised in South Korea, she moved to Boise, Idaho in 2001 and came to Oakland in 2004. She has been creating and showing her origami art since 2003.

In addition to presenting this exhibition, Won-ju Hulse plans to present two origami workshops for children during May’s gala celebration of the Asian Branch anniversary. Dates and times will be announced later.

For more information, call (510) 238-3400, or see the Library's Web site: www.oaklandlibrary.org. Please refrain from wearing scented products. The Oakland Public Library is a department of the City of Oakland.

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