Its true.  This is the view from my friend Ben Wood’s shop up on Skyline.  We were “working” on building some wardrobes together up there a few weeks ago.  More like vacation!

I sent this pic to my friend in LA with subject line: My view from work.

No better place than Oregon in the summer!

Chaboo 2 is starting to formulate.  Im trying to plan it ahead this time but of course, I know its going to be flying by the seat of my pants organic. Its going to be risky, edgy, revolutionary, experimental and bad ass.

Some random sneak preview thoughts:

>Take the focus off of me and more on the community.  this means people have to step it up and help each other rather than me helping everyone.  If people step up to the plate it will be a stronger project with greater diversity of ideas.

>Involve community in the development of the project- it will morph and grow as users dictate the flow.  Im goin with the flow baby.

>Promote the artists hard core.  Everyone will have a profile page where they can do whatever they want and perhaps ETSY like ability to sell stuff.

>Project pages will be separate and multiple users will be able to join in on a posted project and contribute content, comments, images, etc.  Process will be very public in terms of visibility but also functionally as well.  The new motto: community design.

>I want it to become a forum where artists can offer their services to help other artists.  For example, Plywerk and I are developing a plywerk chaboo so photographers can easily submit a chaboo.

>Laser folding chaboo- artists from around the world will be able to participate digitally.  Yup- super cool thanks to my friend Laser Joe

Weve had an addition to the Project Chaboo lineup all the way from Kansas.  Tom Huang unfortunately did not complete his chaboo in time for the show in March but as they say, better late than never!  His chaboo is pretty amazing.  I met Tom through master bamboo weaver Jiro Yonezawa.  He used some of the techniques he learned from Jiro.  Have a look at his chaboo page!

Ive also added a piece I built a few years ago as the cousin to Takai.  Which design do you like better?  Its almost a Chinese versus Japanese thing. This is going to polarize the world.  Its like Republicans vs Democrats, Pro-life vs pro- choice, Lebron or Kobe….  Here is Hosoi.

photo by Anna Campbell

Here is Takai (the older design)

photo by Alleh Lindquist

Countdown for Project Chaboo part 2 has begun.  I started planning it two weeks ago and we are a few weeks away from an official launch.

Here is a logo set that I am developing for Project Chaboo 2.  The skinny one could be a business card.  The bottom right I see as a sticker that we print 10,000 of and pepper the city with.

Ive shed the “project” from the original logo and changed the slogan from “collaboration and community” to “community design”.  You will see why…. stay tuned…

let the hype begin…..