Happy Independence Day!
Poetry Reading Tonight!
Don’t miss poets Paulann Peterson, Dianne Holland, and Donna Prinzmetal, with photographer Russel J. Young, at Village Frame & Gallery, starting at 7:30 p.m.
July’s featured exhibit will be a collection of photographs and poetry broadsides from In the Mist. Join us tonight to have your book signed by three of the poets and the photographer who created In the Mist. [Read more about tonight’s special First Friday event.]
Poetry Reading and Book Signing First Friday July 1st
Meet Photographer Russell J. Young and poets from In the Mist: Giving Voice to Silence
July’s featured exhibit will be a collection of photographs and poetry broadsides from In the Mist. Join us July 1st at 7:30 pm for a poetry reading and book signing at Village Frame & Gallery, 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219.
About In the Mist
An ode to the ethereal wonder of mist, this spectacular collaboration is comprised of exquisite images from photographer Russell J. Young accompanied by nuanced poems from seven esteemed Oregon poets. With soft, pale breath, the mist casts an undeniable veil of silence wherever it reaches — from the glassy face of a pond to the concrete underbelly of a bridge to the towering shoulders of a pine forest. These mist-clad Oregon landscapes and urban moments, along with their poetic responses, evoke the whisper of stillness. This book binds together poetry and photography in a relationship in which one is not excluded from the other, but rather both are met and bound and emerge as a new wholeness — a wholeness seeking that which is hidden in the mist and that which is revealed: silence, memory, breath. [Read more about In the Mist]
In the Mist Poets: Margaret Chula, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Diane Holland, Andrea Hollander, Paulann Petersen (Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita), Donna Prinzmetal, Penelope Scambly Schott
About the Photographer
Russell J. Young is a commercial and fine art photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Russell has traveled and photographed in over 30 countries. His genres include commercial, fine art, portraiture, fitness, sports, performing arts, landscape, outdoor adventure, travel and culture. Russell believes each genre compliments the end result of the others. The completion of his new SE Portland studio has allowed Russell the space to meet with clients, and an environment to express long held artistic inspirations.
His fine art edition prints are in private and public collections and embassies and have been exhibited in Europe and the USA. His photography is represented by agencies in London Stockholm and Seattle. [Read more about Russell J. Young]
About the Poets
Paulann Petersen, Oregon Poet Laureate (2010 – 2014), and Dianne Holland will be reading their works from In the Mist July 1st.
UPDATE: Local poet Donna Prinzmetal will also be reading her works from In the Mist at this special First Friday event.
About Paulann Peterson
Paulann Petersen, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita, has six full-length books of poetry, most recently Understory from Lost Horse Press in 2013. Her poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Poetry, The New Republic, Prairie Schooner, Willow Springs, Calyx, and the online Poetry Daily. She was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and the recipient of the 2006 Holbrook Award from Oregon Literary Arts. In 2013 she received Willamette Writers’ Distinguished Northwest Writer Award. [Read more about Paulann Peterson]
About Dianne Holland
Diane Holland has been a painter and printmaker, as well as a poet. Her first chapbook, The Hand Stayed From Its Desire, was selected by John Poch, editor of 32Poems, for the 2006 Predator Press chapbook prize and was nominated by Eleanor Wilner for a Pushcart Prize. Her work has also appeared in Lumina where the poem, “How It Happens,” won the 2006 poetry contest, and in Gulf Stream Review where the poem “Of a Certain Age” won the 2005 poetry contest. She was also a finalist for the 2004 Ruth Stone Prize.
In the Mist is Available Now at Village Frame & Gallery
Get your copy on First Friday, or stop by any time in the month of July during regular business hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm.
Celebrating Fathers with Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao
This year, Village Frame & Gallery is looking at the wider body of work that comprises the Pacific Northwest art legacy. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook as we explore art and artists from across the region.
Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao (Universal Peace and Baby Elephant)
It’s hard to find a better tribute to fatherhood than Portland’s 135″ x 77″ x 168″ bronze of a father elephant with his youngster on his back. Like a great dad, the sculpture embodies strength, playfulness, and story; it symbolizes safe and prosperous offspring.
Based on a wine pitcher from the late Shang Dynasty (circa 1200-1100 BC), it is covered with animals from ancient Chinese mythology. If you want to see how many you can identify, here’s a list to get you started: Chinese Mythical Creatures.
Huo Bao Zhu
Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao was given to Portland by Hao Bao Zhu, owner of Shaanxi Yuan Kun Sculptural Arts Company in Xian, China. The sculpture was made in Hao’s foundry, which is licensed by the Chinese government to reproduce antiquities. It then traveled by boat to the United states and was installed in the Portland Park blocks in 2002.
This sculpture is just one of the many gifts Huo Bao Zhu has given to the United States. After a doctor in Portland treated Hao for a rare form of leukemia, he was moved to generosity by his gratitude, his Buddhist faith, and a lifelong desire to increase understanding between countries by sharing Chinese culture.
When plans were being made for the installation of Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao, Huo told the Oregonian he had come to feel an urgency to share the rewards of his successful business with others.
“Based on other people who have had my illness, today I should be dead, or bedridden. But now, I am not only still alive, but I am able to lead a normal life. It’s a wonderful situation,” Huo said. “I want to be loving and good, and to leave positive things with my remaining time.”
In addition to giving Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao to Portland, Huo Bao Zhu donated many of the featured artworks at Astoria’s Garden of Surging Waves.
See Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao
Just look for the big elephant located in the North Park blocks, between W Burnside and NW Couch, near the children’s playground.
If you’re out and about with your Dad today, pay a visit to Da Tung and Xi’an Bao Bao.
Can’t get enough art? You’ll love Village Frame & Gallery!
Exhibits are open to the public, at no charge, Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, at 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219.
Image credits:
Park Blocks Elephant Portland by User:Cacophony (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
Elephant Scupture in Portland by User: Cornfusion (Own work) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr
Summer Fun Has Begun at Village Frame & Gallery!
Lot’s of good stuff going on around here lately!
Right Now: Carrie Moore in the Gallery
If you missed First Friday, stop in during the month of June to see the diverse work of artist Carrie Moore. An Oregonian who loves nature, Carrie creates in chalk pastel, linocuts, copper, and embossed leather. Exhibits are free to the public during regular business hours.
This Week: Gifts for Dads and Grads
Still looking for something special? Consider artwork that evokes shared memories or a favorite interest, a handcrafted tool, or a gift certificate for framing. We have lots of tasteful, unique choices, so come see us this week!
Get Ready: We’re Heating Up First Friday in July
In the Mist photographer Russell Young is teaming up with two of the poets from his book of painterly photography for a poetry reading plus on July 1st. This is a not-to-be-missed event, so watch for details to be published later this month.
First Friday with Carrie Moore June 3rd
This month, we are featuring the work of Portland artist Carrie Moore at Village Frame & Gallery. Come meet Carrie Friday, June 3rd, from 6 pm – 9 pm.
Artist Statement
My early years as a graphic designer helped set the stage for my current work. All my work is centered around line and the environment. Figurative meets floral; fish and water; abstraction of forms and negative space–all intrigue me.
I now find myself mingled in four media: printmaking, pastel painting, sculpture, and embossed leather works. How these things have intertwined has been an organic unfolding and interconnecting of my processes, creativity, and experimentation. And it changes week to week, my focus on which media feels the right one to allow for expression at the time.
Teaching and owning an art center, Carrie Moore Studios, allows me to teach, show, and share my art and craft, and bring other artists from around the country to do the same.
Sneak Peak of Carrie Moore’s Exhibition at Village Frame & Gallery
Can’t make it Friday? Carrie’s work will be on the gallery walls throughout the month of June. Stop in during regular business hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, at 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. Exhibits are always free to the public.
In Remembrance …
Extra Savings May 18 – 31 at Village Frame & Gallery
Featured Artist Rosalyn Kliot
Artist’s Statement
Although I am formally trained, I consider each work an intuitive journey of exploration. I detach from any specific outcome or agenda, and allow the piece to take on a life of its own. I am inspired by the two dimensional surface and am generally surprised by outcome. Nature, physics, and the spiritual experience continue to intrigue and amaze. I explore color and layering of imagery, both representational and abstract. I am told that my art makes people happy–that alone might be justification to create–however, for me, art making is as integral to my life as food and water. Waking up each morning in anticipation of entering my studio is sustenance of the sort that has no equal.
About Rosalyn Kliot, Mixed Media Collage Artist
Rosalyn Kliot is a mixed media painter, working mostly in collage and fiber, and dabbling in ceramics and various paper arts. Her works have been shown and or sold in galleries in juried exhibition, in Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, Chicago and Japan and at the Museum in Salem, Oregon; her mixed media collage and fiber pieces are in private and corporate collections. She studied with Don Baum and Alice Shaddle of the Art Institute of Chicago, and obtained a B.A degree from Roosevelt University.
Learn More About Rosalyn Kliot’s in “Complex Creations”
Dryer lint. Egg shells. Alpaca hair. Her own blood. Any one of these things may appear in a piece of Rosalyn Kliot’s artwork.
Kliot’s collages, paintings and fiber art pieces are interesting and complex–like her life.
Her work [was displayed in 2008] at Sage Cafe in NorthWest Crossing in Bend, among other places.
One piece at Sage Cafe, called “Prov nogt,” erupts with rough, bumpy textures from acrylic gels and sand, cracks in the surface like broken eggshells, geometric images in reds, yellows, purples and pale greens, and overlying smears of gold glitter.
Foreign words stretch across the canvas too: “Prov nogt nvt!”
Which means …?
“I haven’t got a clue,” Kliot said as she hung the piece recently. “If it’s really nasty I hope someone will tell me.” [Read more in Bend Bulletin]
More by Rosalyn Kliot
Verticality! by Rosalyn Kliot and More this First Friday
Come see our newest exhibit and shop for your Mom this Friday, May 6th.
Verticality! by Rosalyn Kliot
This month, we’re featuring local artist Rosalyn Kliot’s new show, Verticality!, a collection of bright, colorful mixed media works that are, frankly, uplifting!
About the Artist
Rosalyn Kliot is an award winning and published artist currently residing in Oregon. Her works have been shown and or sold nationally and in a traveling exhibit in Japan. She studied formally, earning a B.A in studio art while on scholarship at Roosevelt University in Chicago. She is also a Certified Vocational Counselor.
“My art explores various themes, utilizing diverse media: painting, printmaking, ceramics, paper art and fiber art. Although formally trained, my approach is mostly experimental and intuitive. I employ various techniques in my mixed media collages, including stamping, spraying, stenciling and cutting or tearing monoprinted papers. I want the works to engage the viewer, drawing them into the piece”.
She is a juried member of the Oregon Society of Artists, and a member of ORA and Lake Oswego Arts Council.
Meet Rosalyn on Friday, May 6th, during our artist’s reception from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Gifts for Moms
Sunday, May 8th is Mothers Day. Still looking for a gift your Mom will love? Stop by Village Frame & Gallery. We have jewelry by Susan Koch Bead Designs; seam rippers, pens and more by Randy Bonella — all made right here in Multnomah Village. And don’t forget framed art and gift certificates — they make wonderful gifts!