Chi Irena Wong
"Lettuce do Laundry" 2019 watercolor, gouache, and acrylic ink, hot-pressed paper 39" x 42" $1,500
“What if we hang lettuce like laundry? Lettuce are always washed before we consume them, and since they are wet, we should hang them up to dry! Veggies are washed and hang on clotheslines throughout the whole town. It is a beautiful green veggie place!”
"Fresh Delicious Lint" 2019 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold press paper 19" x 29" $750
“What if lint is the new form of cheese and there’s a lint burger joint? This fast food restaurant sells lint-based food. There’s lint burgers, lint beverage, lint pastries, lint burrito, and more!”
"Boiling Noodles' 2020 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold-press paper; 26" x 30"; $950
“What if water boilers was the new way to cook your noodles? A water boiler does not just boil water, it can cook your noodles! A seafood restaurant uses water boilers to cook a bowl of noodles for their customers.”
"Static Evening Show" 2020 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold-press paper; 24" x 30"; $750
“What if static was the new way of watching t.v.? In this world, characters are watching static as their form of entertainment. There are different forms of static. There is Weather Static, Food Static, Drama Static, Sports Static, and many more”
"Watching T.V." 2019 glass, color pencil, fake plants, clay, balsa wood, beads, pencil shaving; 12" in diameter; 5" high; $600
“This sculptural piece goes hand in hand with Static Evening Show. This sculpture depicts a small portion of the drawing. Can you find it in the drawing?”
"Grocery Shopping" 2019 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, artist's markers, cold-press paper; 29" x 31"; $950
“What if we went grocery shopping in claw machines? Groceries are now placed in claw machines. You can no longer touch and grab your groceries. Instead you need to play games! I hope your claw manchine skills are sharp!”
"Breadmaking Studio" 2019 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, artist's markers, cold-press paper; 22" x 30"; $750
“What if we make bread in the glassblowing studio? I am creating a fantastical world that is playful, humorous, and absurd. The glassblowing studio is no longer used for glass. It is a place to make bread. The furnace, annealer, and the heating chambers are used for the purpose to blow bread, cool bread, and reheat bread.”
"Corn Flower" 2020 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold-press paper; 28" x 34"; $1,000
“What if corn was turned into flower? Corn is a flower, a plant. It is not the ingredient you cook with. Send your loved ones some corn flower to brighten up their day! Stop by the Corn Flower floral shop today!”
"Traffic Creme" 2020 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold-press paper; 24" x 30"; $850
“What if traffic lights are the new ice cream machines? This underground market sells traffic ice cream! Traffic lights are the new machine that makes ice cream! This ice cream only comes in three colors - red, green and yellow but there are so many flavors! There’s Angry Red, Violent Yellow, Shatty Green and so on. Many great flavors!”
"My Ice Cream!" 2019 glass, color pencil, oil paint, and clay; 12" in diameter, 4" high; $600
“This sculpture goes along with Traffic Creme where I depict a small group of characters, Croissant Heads.”
"Dryer Lite" 2020 watercolor, gouache, acrylic ink, cold-pressed paper; 22" x 30"; $800
“A hair dryer is no longer a hair dryer. Instead it is a light, a lamp that lights up this bustling street.”