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I sat on a panel up in Portland OR, the topic was DIY and will it threaten the livelihood industrial designer.

Since the beginning of time we have been a DIY society. DIY is about saving money by “doing it yourself”, from home repairs to making a sweater for your son. The idea of a homemade dinner brings up nostalgia of a past we might not have ever experienced, but as a shared memory from the collective conscious. We value the craftsman, the hand tailored, the one of a kind item that no one else has, it makes us feel special.  MORE>

Image: Ophelia Chong / Loving & Knowing

On Koloist, small explorations in the Kolo travel book. MORE>

Thank you Heather Covault at Kolo for your support and kindness!

Letterpress work. Printed on the Vandercook with woodblock type. Look for the new work in Impressive by Gestalten Press

New work on Flickr

“Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor” Jorge Luis Borges

Ophelia Chong takes found ephemera and builds a story around the image using one simple shape, a swoosh, which comes from an Exacto No.11 blade, a simple turn of the wrist…MORE>

About W+S+W creative

by Bill Mayr

Thursday, June 3, 2010  02:58 AM

creative cuts

Collage is a many-splendored thing.

Such a lesson is found in “Cut-Ups,” an exhibit featuring five artists, at Mahan Gallery, 717 N. High St.

Nicholas Bohac of San Francisco and Aaron Maurer of New York give strong senses of color to their scenes. Ophelia Chong of Los Angeles, who also uses plenty of color, bases her works on found objects. Alexis Mackenzie of San Francisco produces pieces that reflect the bright and dark sides of life. Garrett Pruter of New York combines drawing with collage.

A reception will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Mahan Gallery

Ophelia’ collages

Steve meets Mao:

“When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.” Mao Tse-Tung

“Nobody has tried to swallow us since I’ve been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste.” – Steve Jobs
( i have entirely too much time on my hands)

I will be a judge at 35th Annual CADC Awards, “Connecticut’s premier creative awards competition returns for its 35th year.” It will be an honor to be a judge and it will be my first trip to the “Insurance Capital of the World”, Hartford Ct.