portland artists: putting birds on things since the beginning of time

Yeah, I know. Thanks to the TV show Portlandia, the art scene around here has become the butt of a lot of jokes...but there's no denying that Oregonians like nature, and birds are a big part of nature, so it stands to reason that nature-lovin' Portland artists would paint them, photograph them, wear them and sculpt them...

These cute little wooden signs are made with repurposed red oak parquet flooring and the birds and letters are cut from old pulp fiction paperbacks.

What could be more Portland than recycled art with birds on it?

In fact, the studio is practically overrun with little ceramic birds like these chickadees by

  Elisabeth Cook Sullivan...

and a couple of curious baby owls by Michelle Gallagher

Here's a beautiful birdie necklace 

by artist Gretchen Boylan...

and another from jeweler Holly Hestand 

of Hollyhocks Metal and Rocks.

Tonight is our preview evening and artist's reception, so come on by and meet many of our talented artists and learn about their work!

Click on the Summer Sale image in the sidebar to the left for a map to the studio.

gretchen's back

Yay!

 Gretchen Boylan is back with us again, with gorgeous new work.

She combines antique papers, silk ribbons, beads, old jewelry and sterling silver

to create miniature works of art.

They're tiny environments that seem to be

 of another time and place altogether.

Check them out this weekend, but come early, because they disappear quickly!