Para forofos de las manualidades, en este caso hechas de papel, muchos modelos dedicados al anime, cine, papertoys, modelismo en papel, vehículos militares y cosas divertidas. Unique, one-of-kind jewellery and clocks made from recycled vintage Lino.....read all about it!
OMG! This is my town. So funny and kinda true! Portlandia is on tv and on air.
"The 6-part IFC Original short-based comedy series PORTLANDIA, created, written by and starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (vocalist/guitarist, WILD FLAG, Sleater-Kinney), premieres on IFC Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM ET/PT. Each episode's character-based shorts draw viewers into "Portlandia," the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon."
I got asked to participate in a book project called,"Our Portland Story" . Part yearbook, part insider's travel guide, and part collected memoirs, but it's also all about Portland by Portlanders. The project was spearheaded by freelance designer Melissa Delzio, with the goal to capture the spirit of the city. I think she did a great job. The book came out beautifully and there are some wonderful stories.
The curator of the Backspace, chose 17 stories from the book (one of mine made it in) to be on exhibit and last night several authors read their stories. You can purchase the book on line here or at Powells.
So I'm fortunate to live in Portland, OR the city with so many nicknames, (Stumptown, Bridgetown, The City of Roses, Rip City, Beervana, Ptown and PDX to name a few) and I love it! There is so much to do and if your into handcrafts, beer, yoga and tattoos, well you might find Nirvana here.
The other day I had a particularly Portland day by first going to a Nia class (a combination of yoga, martial arts and dance founded in Portland) and then to Portland Poetry Slam at the Someday Lounge where I was gladly entertained by Luara Yes Yes a wonderfully funny and poetic woman. You would think with dancing and then poetry the night should end, but oh no just a few blocks down the road we headed into CC Slaughters (a gay club recommended by my straight friend who happened to be with us that night and said it was a great place to dance...uhh huh!) There was a great Drag Queen show happening instead so we stayed for a few songs before heading back out into the streets where we eventually ended up at Voodoo Donuts and the inspiration for this blog post. I couldn't really just write about Voodoo I had to color it up with all the happenings preceding it!
Anyway, Voodoo Donuts (as seen on the travel channel) is the quintessential Portlandisk place. I posted a bit about going there on Facebook and my friend Chip Morton ( a wonderfully creative chap in San Diego) was like, Voodoo Donuts? So this is for him.
Voodoo Donuts, the magics in the hole (apparently) is opened 24 hours a day and you can even get married there! Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson and Tres Shannon are the owners of this eccentric local mecca, read more about them here. All though ordering can make you blush with names like: Triple Chocolate Penetration, Butterfingering, and Cock and Balls. They also have some easy names to say too, like No Name, Dirt and Grape Ape. My all time favorite is the bacon and maple log, yum yum! They also make vegan donuts!
So if your ever in Portland, this place is a must stop but be warned there's usually a long line!
For the last four months I have been in Doula training and attending these wonderful classes on Sundays with a group of pretty special woman. Our teacher is Hope Medford and she runs the Artemis Healing arts. She has been so inspiring and her class has really opened me up to so many new things. The class is getting ready to come to an end and I'm a little sad. The journey to become a doula is such a powerful and moving one, and I have learned so many things about healing and giving. I'm really excited about moving on towards the next step in fulfilling my path. The last week I have been on a mission to create a Doula Deck, a little gift that I can get out to my clients...it's still in the process but when it''s done I'll post it.
