Hey Beautiful People!
I'm pleased to officially announce that the installation is complete! Alice and I put in another 9 hour day yesterday and completed the wall work, put the carpet in place, and called it art. The one thing I needed a bit more time to contemplate before publishing the final pictures was whether I wanted the carpet at all, but my return today confirmed it. The installation is right next to the desk of David Muir, who has seen every single installation in this venue's 15 year run. David is shown here helping adjust the vining parts that extend under the rug, which he took a particular liking to. No wonder he was Spirit of Portland Employee of the Year in 2009!

I recently found out that this month is also the 25th birthday of Portland's most beloved work of art, the brobdingnagian babe Portlandia, who sits above the entrance. This Friday afternoon at 3pm there's going to be a party with cupcakes and a public ceremony, so I decided to come on down and also make it an unofficial opening for my show.
Click here for more information about that event.
Thanks again to everyone who made this show possible--the labors of: Alice Mclean,Tura Sugden, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Junko Iijima, Andrew Lorish, and Matt McCalmott.
A huge shout out to the 96 people who supported this project by pre-purchasing pieces via Kickstarter: Locey Pfeifer, Clarke Green, Beka Amblin, Marthe Le Van, Tom Romero, Abigail Spring, Deena Preston, Donna Sutor, Sylvia Engelman, C. Robertson, Kathe Swaback, Temple Lentz, Jen Neitzel, Hal Pfeifer, Marla H Bane, Teri Thomas, Tina, Samuel Hernandez, Ann Morton, Gretchen Schutte, Cristina Ljungberg, Amber Landgraff, Kierstin Gray, Karon Flage, Jody Creasman, Arthur De Bow, Sara Flemming, Barrie Gillies, Rosmairta Kilara,
Liana Weiland, Jody Lemke, Mindy Tchieu, Heidi, Barb Stark, Mary D Reuter, Amy Ruppel, Renee Hudson, Merrian, Priscilla Nielsen, Karla Reinhardt, Husam Alghamdi, Richard Osborn, Janet Frohnmayer, Heather Shirkey, Mindful Mimi, Caryl Schiavon, Sheila Cannon, Tali Weinberg, Jololove, Heather Sabin, Phoebe Baker, Guido Stein, Kelly Cowing, Margo Thoma, Melanie Van Weelden, Julie Sabatier, , Wyvonne Colombo, Ruth Ross,
Nayla Hadchiti, Namita Wiggers, Penny Craig, Susan Ator, Brea Cali, Jordan Pfeifer, Maria Matson, Mathias Craig, Garth Johnson, Mary Rumsey Dorskind, Lisa Palmatier, Sylvia Riveland, Shir, Nancy Turner, Melissa Matson, James Gourlay, Lisa & Scott Cylinder, Brandon Shelton, Sarah Jesudason, AnnaCaroline Tod Sonier, Jennifer Menken, Patty Sgrecci, Louise Edgerton, Steve Keeble, Brigitte Martin, Lori Kobayashi, Kendel Ratley, Issy Tavares, William Craig, Tracey Waldron, and Rev. Steve Sharp.
And, of course, all the fine folks the Regional Arts and Culture Council.