Meet The Artist

Kris Chau

Meet printmaker, Kris Chau.

Describe what you do: Well, I try very hard to live a life where I get to be as free as I can be. The art I make is my currency as well as an extension of my values. So I paint, I papercut, I am a printmaker, and as of late I have been performing with my band. Some of it is for money to live, some of it is in support of people I care about, and some of it is to support me and ground myself in these times we’re living.

Where do you live? Where do you work? I live in the beautiful Echo Park of Los Angeles. I work out of a very cold or very hot (depending on the time of the year) garage on the side of my home.

Describe a typical day for you: Typically I try to keep my days as open as I can, which never seems to work out. But it feels good to keep life open for the day to move naturally. We all get to be our more authentic selves when not pressed for time. I am a slow riser, I don’t like to rush anything, especially waking up! I make breakfast for my partner and he makes coffee for both of us. Since we are in a band together now we have been asking each other what our day is in case we missed something. Lately the days have been more full with freelance that I feel like I am always playing catch up. I try to take some kind of meditative walk or stretch before the sun goes down. I stopped driving so now I ride my bike or take public transportation. Normally studio hours end around 6 or 7 and I start dinner. Unless it’s a Monde UFO gig day, then this all goes out the window and we just stay relaxed until soundcheck and the show!

Name a book that you read recently and loved: I recently re-read The Last Unicorn. I whipped through it while on a trip in a few days and it was a joy! It felt good to be in a magical world that wasn’t overly described and actually quite funny and sarcastic. Spoiler Alert: They don’t get to be together, but love changes them and saves them.

Favorite snack: Green Mangos and Sweet Sticky Fish Sauce

Favorite color combination: A natural warm white and a rich cool black.

What is your most treasured possession? My body!

Imagination - Biquette

What inspired you to design blankets with Biquette?
I try to not put my art on too many products, no one needs more things. But our world keeps moving us in this direction. So often when I am asked to put my art somewhere, I try to be mindful that it is something that I can’t offer with my own hands and that it will be something of high quality and a small run of a product. Biquette makes a lovely textile with these things in mind and overall it’s a company that felt art and artist forward.

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Can you tell us a bit about the design process and inspiration for the blanket collection?
My blanket collection from Biquette is one of my most treasured images. Inspired by the Bell Hooks book All About Love, the quote Imagination As Resistance really carried me through some harder times being an artist and human in this world. Both take a large amount of courage. Overall I wanted to create something that could be enjoyed by both children and adults while being a guide for humans of all ages.

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I think we live in a world that is constantly “feeding” us information on how to live. Knowing how to create space and care for ourselves is getting confused with over-consumption and achievement. Our Imagination is how we care for and free ourselves. If we can Imagine it we can work towards a life of deep care with rooted values.

I am easy to find! IRL is mostly possible through my Figure Drawing Classes at www.HeavyMannersLibrary.com or through any Monde UFO show!

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