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Name

Chris1 Ofner

Type of Artist

Spins Flags

Region

New York

My History

What is it about flagging that you enjoy the most?

I can lose myself in flagging, forget all my problems and just totally bliss out. Sometimes I don’t want to stop even if I’m tired.


What was one of your best flagging experiences?

I was on a stage for the first time two weeks ago at Spirit with my friend Jeremy from Boston. What a rush!! It was really exciting!!


Do you make your own sets? Can you describe what kind you make?

I took a class on flag making from David Gosbin, I enjoyed the dyeing part, but didn?t want to sew the weights in. Then I was forced to and now I am glad I did. I broke 15 needles sewing my first set at home, but have gotten much better now.
I make my flags from 8mm habotai silk from Dharma Trading and get my colors from Aljo, Pylam, Dharma and Dayglo. I mostly use a 60 degree airplane fold in making my flags. I mix my colors really strong and keep notes so I can re-create the colors again. My favorite colors to use are yellow, light blue and magenta.
I weight my flags really heavy as they can spin really fast or slowly. I even have an electronic gram scale to make sure each flag weighs the same.


Where do you often like to flag?

I love flagging outdoors, if it’s not too windy. There is lots of room to flag big.


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    Alex Amarosa : February 9, 2012

    Start writing a short message…Hey man I need a new set of flags. Can you lead me in the right direction!  I cannot sew my own!


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    Don Baker : April 30, 2008

    I love your designs almost as much as I can relate to your story


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    visitor : April 27, 2008

    Michael :
    Love the flags,

    would love to find a gay rainbow flag with the starship enterprise right in the middle