{"id":58845,"date":"2025-07-12T05:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58845\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:56:15","slug":"from-vietnam-to-nepal-lee-me-kyeoung-expands-the-geographic-bounds-of-her-corner-store-drawings-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58845\/","title":{"rendered":"From Vietnam to Nepal, Lee Me Kyeoung Expands the Geographic Bounds of Her Corner Store Drawings \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tucked into mountainsides and among bustling streets, small corner stores are often a central point in a community. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leemekyeoung.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lee Me Kyeoung<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/lee-me-kyeoung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>), these local shops provide endless inspiration for an ongoing series of drawings. The Korean artist documents the tiny markets she encounters around the world, utilizing pen and acrylic to create exquisite visual odes from Australia to Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Me Kyeoung\u2019s drawings were recently collected into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leemk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a book<\/a>, and you can follow her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lee_me_kyeoung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-1.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop in front of craggy stone\" class=\"wp-image-458590\"  \/>G\u00f6reme Cappadocia, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-2.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with snow\" class=\"wp-image-458591\"  \/>Husei, Japan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-3.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop in front of mountains\" class=\"wp-image-458592\"  \/>Dhampus, Nepal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-6.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree\" class=\"wp-image-458595\"  \/>Chefchaouen, Morocco<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1561\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-7.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree\" class=\"wp-image-458596\"  \/>Hoian, Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-9.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree\" class=\"wp-image-458597\"  \/>Arhangai, Mongolia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-10.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree\" class=\"wp-image-458598\"  \/>Ubud Bali, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-11.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a european store\" class=\"wp-image-458599\"  \/>Ross on Wye, U.K.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lee-5.jpg\" alt=\"a delicate drawing of a small shop with a tree\" class=\"wp-image-458594\"  \/>Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tucked into mountainsides and among bustling streets, small corner stores are often a central point in a 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