Since a lot of business have gone out around town and left vacant spaces, the phenomenon of "pop-up" shop has been happening. One such shop is in the old historic Millennium Music space on the corner or NW 23 & Johnson. It has been taken over on a temporary basis by Friends of Multnomah County Library and a group of artists and craftspeople who are displaying, and selling their work with part of the proceeds going to our Multnomah County Library. I approached them and we found the perfect rack to display and sell my hand made purses called Remnants, since that is what they are made from! I am excited to "get them out there". I always enjoy sewing them but now they are looking for new homes. I need the space and the library needs new books! A perfect match wouldn't you say? Swing by and check out the pop-up store when you are out and about the neighborhood.
I am a collaborator with nature, often using found objects in my clay sculpture. My greatest inspiration is my motherhood and nature. Working with clay is a tactile, spiritual interaction. It's a dance as the image emerges and takes on a life form of its own. The story gradually reveals itself and not always upon completion of the piece. It is a gradual unfolding.... "What the caterpillar thinks is the end of the world...the butterfly knows is only the beginning!"
I keep my spirit vitalized by creating mixed media sculpture, sculptural drawings, exploring narrative photography, writing, participating in collaborative art projects, volunteering for various Portland organizations, walking in the woods and along the Oregon coast collecting the next sculpture inspiration that nature offers me, enjoying the solitude of the Lake in Washington, kayaking, camping, snorkeling in Hawaii, making my voice heard as a quiet activist for various humanitarian issues, appreciating live theater and music in Portland and enjoying the vastly rich life that Oregon has to offer me, but especially spending time with my family. I am savoring my new journey as I explore the middle road of Buddhism. I try to live an "intentional life" every day with "Jo Y"! I feel like a square peg who has finally found her square hole!
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