Come to my art opening next Thursday!

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come say hello and see my newest pieces next thursday, April 2nd from 7 to 9pm at-
Grace Salon
906 NW Irving St
Portland.

IFCC Do North art exhibit

here are the two new rusted steel pieces that I submitted to the IFCC Do North show. Come see them in person on last Thursday March 26, and vote for me!info here
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St Johns Bridge II. Rust
17"x23"
2009
Portland Gas and Coke(Linnton)
23"x17"
2009

another piece from the show on display at Grace Salon in Portland.

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Disegno.Rust
Rust and acrylic on steel
20"x15"
2009

GRACE show

this is another piece from the Grace Salon show, on display March and April
2009.
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StJohnsBridge.Rust
Rust and acrylic on steel
20"x15"
2009

Call to N.E. Portland artists

IFCC (Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center) is seeking artists who live and/or work in North and Northeast Portland to submit one to two pieces of work for our 2009 IFCC Do North exhibit. All works accepted*. Click here for fillable pdf application

Submissions Deadline: March 13 at 1pm.

Open House and IFCC Do North Informational meeting: March 9 at 5:30pm

Accepted Work Drop off dates:
March 18, 6–9pm (by appointment; submissions@ifccarts.org)
March 19, 11–6pm (by appointment; submissions@ifccarts.org)
March 21, 4–7pm

Exhibit Runs: March 26-April 25

*art works include and are not limited to: drawings, paintings, collage, ceramics, sculpture, installation, textiles, jewelry, knitting, fashion design, spoken word, hip hop theatre, opera, dance, or anything else that involves the creative brain.


If I can get a new rust piece ready in time, I will be submitting to this exhibition. If you know an artist living in NorthEast Portland let them know!
more info here.

new art on display at Grace

i have a new show of rusted steel and etched steel pieces on display in Portland, OR. the newest pieces are a new technique i am working on involving using acrylic paint to mask areas of a piece of sheet metal, and then creating oxidation on the non masked areas of the steel with acids. the open steel rusts and the white acrylic paint stains with varying shades of rust orange.

i am super excited about this new technique i'm working on, and these are just the very first experimental pieces i have done in developing this idea. great new developments are on the way.

come see them in person at Grace Salon , at 906 NW Irving in Portland. a first Thursday reception will be held on APRIL 2nd, but the show is on display now until the end of April.

this is one example of the new pieces in the show

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Urban Iconography
rust and acrylic on steel
18"x24"
2009

yes!

i got this image from woostercollective.com, a pretty decent page that updates daily with street art photos.
this is one of the best examples of what i think street art should always aspire to. so rad!!!

CAP Art Auction

A new steel etching will be up for sale at this years Cascade AIDS Project art auction. The auction will be held Saturday, April 18 at 6pm. Find out more here.

I have donated to this event for the last three years, and this year my donation made it into the auction's printed catalog, which is super exciting! Here is the donated piece -