Origami, Paper Craft Studio Boasts Fun, Creative Way for Children to Learn
Seon Joo So used the craft of Korean origami to simulate her children's minds as they played, and hopes to share the art of transforming a humble square of scrap paper into a masterpiece with her new Shorewood studio So Cool Craft.
After having two children, Seon Joo So stopped studying for a career in the food industry and changed her college major to early childhood education. Spending time with her children brought her the most joy and she wanted to translate that into a living. When she first discovered Jong-Ie Jopgi, Korean origami, it was a way to stimulate her children's minds while playing. Born in South Korea, So moved to the US in 2006, and enrolled her children to Shorewood schools, but as her children neared adulthood in her new home, she sought out another way to share her love of transforming a humble square of scrap paper into a masterpiece. In December, she opened So Cool Craft at 4160 N. Oakland Ave., next to Benji's Deli and Great Clips. The shop…
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