It's Coming / It's here

I have these two pieces up at Giant Robot's "Year of the Dragon" show right now. Check them out before they come down on Feb 15th.

James Chong

Brown Paper Bag

Today, Sara from Brwn Paper Bag featured Never Press. She wrote some nice things about the books including one I recently released called "Home". Take a look and show her some love at www.brwnpaperbag.com

-James C.

Tinglings

"Tinglings"

Size: 11" x 14"

3 layer silkscreen on paper

Edition of 25

This hand pulled silkscreen print will be in the Printed Matter Show 10 at GR2's new enlarged space. Come out this Saturday for the opening! I'm looking forward to seeing some of these artist's printed works. Click that link above for more info. Many thanks to the good ol folks at GR!

See you there!

-James Chong

Birds' Instinct

2 Color Risograph Print for Hunters Hunt Winter Season 2011.

Post-It 7 Show @ GR2

 

These are my post it's for the Post-It Show 7. Thanks to Mark Todd and Esther Watson for the invite again this year. It opens this Saturday, come through! Always a good time, always an abundance of good work, and always a lot of nice people.

 

-James C.

"Home" Video Preview

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Home

 I just got done with "my long awaited (for me) 12 page risograph print set for Never Press. It was dragged out a little bit longer than expected due to deadlines, technical problems, and 2k11. The print set is called "Home." I am very happy with how each drawing turned out and find this set to be very fulfilling for me.

These drawings/prints were started on the public transit system in Los Angeles while commuting to and from work. "Home" isn't about public transit system, but a lot about the thoughts I was able to have on the public transit. I had recently graduated school and was supporting myself for the first time in my life. In a situation like that a lot of old ideas on "life", career, and priorities are challenged and questioned. These drawings were some recordings of those thoughts, questions and conclusions.

To touch a little on process, I did not make any of these images in order, nor did I know what these drawings were going to turn into (this is evident by the inconsistency in the characters). They were all being made and thought about as singular drawings. As I was wrapping up the drawings, an interesting story arch and common theme came forward (interesting to me at least). To me these drawings speak of leaving and returning, seeking and finding, and living and dying (amongst other things).

You can find and purchase here for $25.

Thanks for reading!

James Chong

Drip

My friend Elizabeth is opening up a cafe called Drip in the heart of Korea Town. It's going to be an awesome space to speak, hear, see, feel, and consume. There's going to be art on the walls by my friends Eunice, Saejean, Jesse, and myself. There will be live music by Monsters Calling Home for the grand opening coming up next week. Above is the poster I just finished for that event and below are some black and white coaster designs I made for them. Come if you can. You don't have to be Korean. I promise.

James C.

The Stranger

My "Yummy" piece is on the stranger cover this week. Art Director Aaron Huffman is rad.

James C.

NeverPress X HuntersHunt

Anna Hunter and Jeane Hunter of Hunters Hunt invited Never Press to participate in their currated webstore. This is my contribution to the 2 color risograph prints Never Press turned in. You can grab these three prints titled, "Man's Morphed Friend" for 10 dollars by clicking here.

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In other Never Press news, we were up at Ape earlier this month. My loose bound 12-set of prints will be coming out soon. There were technical problems with the risograph machine and paper we were using. I'll let you know when that comes out. In the meantime, check out the new zines by Jesse Fillingham, Gabe Gonzales, and Anna Topuriya x Saejean Oh. So good, all of them.

James Chong