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From Portland 04/02/08
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From Portland 02/14/08
Holly Stalder permalinkInspired by Marie Antoinette and the Edwardian period, designer Holly Stalder keeps busy with her one off clothing line and co-owning Seaplane, the amazing boutique she runs with fellow designer Kate Towers. As a design collective, they sell garments from all over the world and have sort of become a special spot in Portland to find unique clothing and if you’re lucky, one of Holly’s own pieces. |
From Portland 02/04/08
The IPRC permalinkIn their own eloquent words, The Independent Publishing Resource Center “facilitates creative expression and identity by providing individual access to the resources and tools for the creation of independently published media and art. Since 1998 the center has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work”. (Via VLU.)
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From Portland 01/28/08
Wooly Mammoth Is Large permalinkWoolly Mammoth Comes to Dinner is a dance troupe that turn the silly into the sublime. (Via Ultra.) |
From Portland 11/06/07
ICE ROD permalinkIce Rod, or, um, “the booty census taker” as he calls himself, is sheer genius. There’s probably a Scribble Jam MC that he’ll remind you of but we’re catching shades of MC Serch, Del, and even Kool Keith in this guys flow. He’s at the Stand Up Comedy store this Sunday so act like you know. |
From YOU 10/20/07
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From Portland 10/18/07
Learning to Love You More permalinkHarrell Fletcher will be at Powell’s on October 28th to talk about Learning to Love You More. The book is a collection of some of the 5,000 submissions to Fletcher and Miranda July’s interactive website, Learning to Love You More, which presents a series of assignments to undertake. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you might as well start at #1 (make a child’s outfit in an adult size) and wear it to the event. |
From YOU 09/29/07
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From Portland 09/12/07
Office permalinkOffice products and art for the modern worker. That’s what you get at Office, a Portland design shop/gallery/event space hybrid. Because really, as long as you’re stuck at a desk all day you might as well be employing a paper clip that’s at the height of both form and function.
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From YOU 08/25/07
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From Portland 08/23/07
Field Notes permalinkIf you’re anything like us, you geek out over pocket-sized notebooks. We’re thinking that Field Notes might give our Moleskine’s a run for their money.
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From Portland 08/10/07
Portland Zine Symposium permalinkThe annual Portland Zine Symposium is this weekend, complete with workshops in printmaking, silk-screening and Gocco use, plus tons of zines for sale - think of them as the original, portable blog. |
From Portland 08/08/07
Powell’s Books permalinkPowell’s Books. With more than 1.5 million volumes housed in a store the size of a city block, it’s no wonder they offer guided tours.
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From Portland 08/03/07
Ryan Jacob Smith permalinkRyan Jacob Smith lives in Portland and creates pictures that sometimes employ a lot of pink paint. Does it get any better than that?
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From Portland 07/24/07
Dig Me Out permalinkThis hearty pile of favas comes to you courtesy of Dig Me Out, a blog for those of you who like to get your hands dirty. |
From Portland 07/10/07
Courier Coffee permalinkThis is Portland DIY at it’s finest...Courier Coffee is run by this guy Joel, who roasts his own brand of coffee in a garage in Portland. He hand writes on the packaging, listing the date and time the coffee was roasted and hand delivers every morning on his bicycle. |
From Portland 07/03/07
Kime Buzzelli permalinkThursday July 5th: LA artist Kime Buzzelli’s Initials In Apples and Other Futile Spells at Portland’s Motel Gallery.
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From Portland 05/31/07
Crafty Wonderland permalinkClick your heels a couple of times and hopefully you’ll come to at Portland’s own Crafty Wonderland, hosted monthly at the Doug Fir. With over 40+ independent artists peddling their crafty, handmade and one-of-a-kind wares, you might want to start saving up now.
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From Portland 05/29/07
Carson Ellis permalinkSeen a Decemberists album? Then you’ve probably seen the artwork of Carson Ellis. Go see more in the form of journal scans, scrapbook outtakes and unexpected sketches.
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From YOU 05/19/07
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From Portland 05/15/07
Voodoo Doughnut permalinkThe meaning of life? Easy: Doughnuts. Specifically, deep-fried Bacon Maple Bars from Voodoo Doughnut. Open all night long, the Voodoo Gods will marry you, teach you Swahili and supply you with doughnuts bigger than your head. No, seriously. (Photo via Flickr.)
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From Portland 05/08/07
Dishwasher Frenzy permalinkDishwasher Pete has graduated from zinester to author with Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States and he’s stopping by Reading Frenzy (where he used to volunteer & exhibit back in the day) June 1st for a reading about life lessons learned from the business end of a Hobart dishwashing machine. (Photo via Flickr.) |
From YOU 05/05/07
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From Portland 04/30/07
Motel Gallery permalinkPortland’s Motel Gallery has an impressive roster of artists. A fave from the list is Megan Whitmarsh, whose knitted, intergalactic worlds featuring yetis, crystals, boomboxes, and Flying Vs are pure gold.
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