Today, the Art Chicks took Portland by storm, well, a part of Portland and it was more like a “squall”!
Shelia, Thea and I drove the 20 plus miles up I-5 to our Northeast Portland playground. Not, without a hitch, of course….we drove right past our exit, so detour time took us into downtown Portland…..and right past the site of the “Occupy Portland” folks.
If you are familiar with Portland, you know a “river runs through it”, specifically the Willamette River and when your not in the correct lane and you end up downtown….you are on the WRONG side of the river. So, we were much more interested in finding the bridge, to cross said river, than downtown park encampments….so this is a passing photo taken as we waited for the light to turn green!
After our successful river crossing…..whoa…..pay dirt in the form of SCRAPS! What a cool place, a place where businesses, organizations and individuals donate, for resale, amazing stuff like fabric scraps, wallpaper samples, calendars, magazines, hardware, floor samples, art supplies…...rubber bands……..
and books…this is an altered art artist idea of heaven!
From there, we headed north to Alberta Street and Collage….one of the coolest art supply stores around! Sorry, I was so busy browsing and “drooling” I forgot to take pictures but here is what I bought…..
fun stuff like….a new Somerset Apprentice magazine and some Transfer Artist Paper and….
more Speedy Kut for carving stamps, four Jelly roll pens in fluorescent colors and a transfer pen!
O.K. all that shopping works up an appetite, so…….off we go to the French bakery!
After lunch we took a stroll down Alberta and stopped at The Factory, Dig, Tumbleweed and several other unique shops and boutiques.
From Alberta we headed over to Mississippi Avenue to visit the ReStore, which sadly was not open…..they had converted the place into a movie set for the day and were filming the new television series “Grimm” using the business interior for the location. But, I did get some pictures of the building’s exterior and a $25. gift certificate for the inconvenience. We’ll be back!
What a fun day! If, ever you are in Portland take some time to visit the Alberta/Mississippi area…..this north east corner of the city is currently going through a renaissance from run down to gentrification with new and wonderful shops, restaurants, food carts and galleries settling into the area.
6 comments:
It was so cool! So, you ended up with stuff I never even saw... Apprentice Somerset Mag (where were they in Collage), cigar box?? Wow, it looks cool, let me know how you like the TAP and the transfer pen. I forgot to ask, have you tried Citrasolv? It works on wood too... (or so I hear... I haven't found any yet). Thanks for the great day and for lunch! OK, now I see you published the "evidence" of Jordan and I together. Yikes!
Sheila
What a very fun day. Cool guy! Luved hearing/seeing about your day. Itis great to fuel creativity.
Wow, you had a marvelous time. All the neat things you were able to find for the altered books. Glad the detour didn't put a damper on the day. Great fun!
We have a place like the first place you talked about, but it is only open to schools to get supplies from. I have been in there, but only to look...such amazing things there left over from businesses. You guys had a day worth a million bucks!!! WOW.
Looks like you had a great day!!
It was nice to "see" sheila!
I really LOVE that fence that was made using recycled materials. And the front of the building looks like trees. What fun that would be. What I REALLY want are some of those old blueprints. I've looked for some since forever. Too bad all the blueprints I had access to in the late 80s have been destroyed and replaced with computer models. Sounds like a perfect place for me, too. Love those prices.
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