Jaeok began her studies in art in Seoul, Korea, as a young child, originally focusing on drawing and watercolor painting. She moved from Korea to the U.S. as a 20-year-old, and began her studies at U.Mass.-Boston. She then fell in love with ceramic arts while taking a course at Framingham State University in her mid 20’s. Later she continued at the Mass. College of Art, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Starting in 1995, she pursued ceramic arts at the Harvard Ceramic Studio, where she focused on hand-built ceramic forms.
