Hanji Ducks

Korean wedding ducks, usually carved out of wood, symbolize marital fidelity and fertility. Aimee weaves her versions out of hanji and creates colors with natural dyes, to reveal stories beyond hetero marriage and imagine new cultural symbols. Thanks to Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, where these ducks truly took shape. Watch more about the process here.

Mobile duck (2024). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji, wood. 6 x 7.75 x 4”.
Mobile duck
Newborn duck (2023). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji, colored hanji. 4.75 x 5.6 x 3.25”.
Newborn duck
Finally here duck (2023). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. 4.2 x 9.5 x 2.5”. Private collection.
Finally here duck
Pregnant duck (2023). Coreopsis dye on corded and twined hanji, glass egg. 6 x 12 x 3".
Pregnant duck
Talking duck (2016). Corded and twined hanji, dye. 6 x 7 x 3.5". Private collection.
Talking duck
Lid seeking pot duck (2022). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. 4 x 5 x 4”.
Lid seeking pot duck
Wall duck (2021). Natural dye on corded and twined hanji. 4.5 x 2.25 x 4”.
Wall duck
Interior duck (2021). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji; pen and indigo dye on handmade paper and bark lace. Duck: 4 x 6.6 x 2.4”. Book: 2.5 x 1.75 x 0.25” closed, 6.25 x 3.75” open. Private collection.
Interior duck
Funny duck (2017). Corded and twined hanji, natural dyes, custom steel stand. 8.75 x 10 x 6" on stand. Private collection.
Funny duck
A new bird (2021). Natural dye, corded and twined hanji and colored hanji. 6 x 8 x 3” off stand; 9” tall on stand.
A new bird
Grounded duck (2021). Ink, corded and twined hanji. 2 x 4.5 x 1.4”. Private collection.
Grounded duck
Shapely duck (2021). Ink, corded and twined hanji. 2.25 x 4.5 x 1.75".
Shapely duck
Transition duck (2021). Ink on corded and twined hanji, printed and colored hanji. Private collection.
Transition duck
Sweet duck (2021). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. Duck 2.5 x 4.5 x 1”. Height on 3”-diameter stand: 4.8”. Private collection.
Sweet duck
Headless duck (2020). Corded and twined hanji. 1.6 x 2 x 1”.
Headless duck
Duck & duckling teapot (2020). Natural dyes, corded on twined hanji. 5.25 x 8 x 2”.
Duck & duckling teapot
Purple and pink headed ducks (2020). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. L: 3 x 5.25 x 1.25", R: 2.5 x 4.6 x 1.6". Private collection.
Purple and pink headed ducks
Blues ducks (2020). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. L: 2.25 x 3.5 x 2", R: 2.5 x 3.25 x 1.25". Private collection.
Blues ducks
Green face duck (2020). Onion skin dye on corded and twined hanji. 4 x 4.5 x 3". Private collection.
Green face duck
Green head duck (2020). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. 4.5 x 9.5 x 2.6". Private collection.
Green head duck
Pink beak duck (2020). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji. 4.1 x 5.75 x 2.75".
Pink beak duck
Blue talk duck (2018). Indigo powder on corded and twined hanji. 5.5 x 6 x 2.5". Private collection.
Blue talk duck
Here I am duck (2018). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji, copper stand. Private collection.
Here I am duck (2018)
Launch duck (2018). Onion skin dye, corded and twisted hanji. 3.75 x 6 x 4.5". Private collection.
Launch duck
Thirsty duck (2018). Onion skin dye on corded and twined hanji. 4 x 6.5 x 3.25". Private collection.
Thirsty duck
Learning duck (2018). Brazilwood and onion skin dyes on corded and twined hanji. 6 x 9.25 x 5".
Learning duck
Noodle ducks (2017). Ink on corded and twined hanji. Duck dims L: 1.75 x 1.6 x 1.5"; R: 1.75 x 2 x 0.8".
Noodle ducks
Perch (2017). Sumi ink, corded and twined hanji. Duck dims 5 x 1.5 x 1.5". Private collection.
Perch
Black and tan duck (2017). Natural dye and ink on corded and twined hanji. Duck dims 3.5 x 3.75 x 3". Private collection.
Black and tan duck
Tip tail white duck (2017). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji; copper stand. Duck dims 3.75 x 4.5 x 2.3". Private collection.
Tip tail duck
White tailed black banded duck (2017). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji; copper stand. Duck dims 3 x 5 x 1.5". Private collection.
White tailed black banded duck
News duck (2017). Natural dyes on corded and twined hanji; copper stand. Duck dims 4 x 8.5 x 2.25". Private collection.
News duck
Quacking duck (2016). Corded and twined hanji, brazilwood and onion skin dyes. 6 x 8.5 x 4.25". Private collection.
Quacking duck
Flying duck 1 (2016). Corded and twined hanji, natural dyes. 10.5 x 7.5 x 2.5".
Flying duck 1
Flying duck 2 (2016). Corded and twined hanji, natural dyes. 11.75 x 7 x 3.75".
Flying duck 2
Green and purple mini ducks (2016). Corded and twined hanji and washi. 2.9" and 3.2” high, 2.5" and 3” long. Private collections.
Green and purple mini ducks
Antique mini duck (2016). Corded and twined hanji. 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.25". Private collection.
Antique mini duck
6 indigo ducks (2015). Corded and twined hanji, indigo and dahlia dye. Private collections.
Indigo ducks
Curvy duck (2015). Corded and twined hanji, dahlia dye. 3.75” high, 4” long. Private collection.
Curvy duck
3 dahlia ducks (2015). Corded and twined hanji, indigo and dahlia dye. Private collections.
Dahlia ducks
Kozo ducks (2015). Persimmon and fiber reactive dyes on twisted and twined paper mulberry bark. 2.25” high, 3.5” long and 2” high, 3.25” long. Private collection.
Kozo ducks
Bluehead and medium dahlia ducks (2015). Corded and twined hanji, indigo and dahlia dye. Private collections.
Paired dahlia ducks
Silhouette duck (2016). Corded and twined hanji, dahlia dye. 6 x 12 x 3.5". Private collection.
Silhouette duck
Feathertail duck (2015). Corded and twined hanji, dahlia dye. 5.5” high, 10” long. Private collection.
Feathertail duck
Marbled duck gourd (2015). Corded and twined hanji; acrylic paint. 5.25” high, 4.5” base diameter. Private collection.
Marbled duck gourd
Sky duck (2015). Persimmon dye, indigo, corded and twined hanji. 5.25" high, 7.25" long. Private collection.
Sky duck
Midnight duck (2015). Walnut ink, indigo, corded and twined hanji. 5" high, 7.5" long. Private collection.
Midnight duck
She duck (2015). Persimmon dye, corded and twined hanji. 5" high, 7.75" long.
She duck
Duck 2 (2014). Persimmon dye on corded and twined hanji. 5.25 x 8.25 x 2.75". Private collection.
Duck 2
He duck (2015). Persimmon dye, corded and twined hanji. 7.5" high, 7.75" long. Private collection.
He duck

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