"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." - Shakespeare


"She felt the loss of Willoughby's character yet more heavily than she had felt the loss of his heart . . ." - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Painting: The Temptation of Psyche by Zephyrus to the Palace of Eros
Pierre-Paul Prud'Hon 1808-09

Creative inspiration can come from anywhere. Music can inspire poetry, interior design can inspire photography, and here, works of prose and painting inspired Ophelia Chong’s exquisite collages.

Ophelia Chong is an award winning artist, photographer and designer in Los Angeles. She created these beautiful works in an archival Kolo Newport album.

Some of her work can be seen in exhibitions this summer, and in two books due out this month:

Wordplay
Letterpress work. Exhibiting with artists Ed Fella and Ken Campbell, curated by Karen Stein of School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, July 2009; at (Scene) Metrospace Gallery in Lansing, Michigan.

The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration
Letterpress and Collage work. July 09. Published by MaoMao Press and Harper Collins International

The Crafter's Devotional: 365 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Unlocking Your Creative Spirit by Barbara R. Call
Collage work. July 09. Published by Quarry Books

You can also see more of Ophelia Chong’s art online at her Flickr page, as well as her blog on LA’s PBS station, KCET.

KD is the Winner of the Moon Soup, Second Helping game. Thanks to everyone who played! KD, if you're reading this, there's a Kolo Riva frame-page photo album here with your name on it. Click on Contact (top right) to provide your shipping address securely. Please write "Kolo Riva Winner" in the subject line.

The correct answers: A3, B5, C1, D6, E4, F2