Folk Tales in Ink and Paper - Museum of the Home

Part of What the Folk? Fest from Saturday 13 – Sunday 21 June 2026.

This hands-on workshop is inspired by the exhibition Echoing Whispers: A Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales, installed in The Hive at the Museum.

Jeet will guide participants through the process behind his richly textured paintings, exploring how ink, water, paper, and gesture interact to create unexpected forms and imagery; using the same materials found in his artistic practice including washi paper, Dó paper, and sumi ink.

Drawing inspiration from Vietnamese folklore, symbols, and storytelling traditions, participants will experiment with techniques used in the exhibition while creating their own original works.

Open to artists, designers, complete beginners, and anyone curious about image-making across cultures. No previous experience is needed. Participants may take home their experimental artworks.

All materials provided.

Includes a short break.

If the ticket price is a barrier, please contact bookings@museumofthehome.org.uk. We have made a limited number of free tickets available for this event.

This workshop is part of the Treasury of Folk Vietnamese Folk Tales display, installed from Saturday 13 June – 26 July 2026.

About Jeet Zdũng

Nguyễn Tiến Dũng (artist name: Jeet Zdũng) is an award-winning Vietnamese illustrator, comic creator, and author born in Da Nang and raised in Hanoi. He works across picture books, graphic novels, comics, and visual storytelling for readers of all ages.

His practice draws inspiration from folklore, nature, wildlife, and traditional visual cultures, combining contemporary illustration with influences from Vietnamese lacquer painting, Đông Hồ woodblock prints, and Japanese materials such as washi paper and sumi ink.

Jeet is internationally recognised as a Yoto Carnegie Medal-winning illustrator for the acclaimed Chang graphic novel series, created with conservationist Trang Nguyễn.

For Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales, Jeet created a major new body of work that reimagines Vietnamese stories through richly layered, luminous paintings that bridge heritage and contemporary art.