Last weekend Cynthia and I went to Seattle to see the Pacific Northwest Quiltfest put on by the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters at the convention center. There were hundreds of entries in a variety of categories but as is often the case for me, the vintage quilts were the stars. These were part of […]
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Bonnie Hull is a painter. Transplanted from the urban mid-west, she works in Oregon's capital city living in a mid-19th century house. Studio, garden, quilting, coffee, preservation, the Oregon art world are among her topics.
A last little “turkey”
Last week Meije came by for a chat. I asked her if I could take her picture and she agreed, but only if I took her kitty first so here they are, Isabella and Meije:
Soapbox Derby: Mt. Tabor
JUST A REMINDER: THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2008, the adult Soapbox Derby will run again. The starting line is up top in the park, Zach Hull’s stirring remarks at 10:00, and then the heats begin. If your goal this year is to have more fun, THIS IS THE PLACE!!! See you at the races. Some […]
Project Space Again
It turns out that just about everybody that walks in wants their picture taken but luckily I don’t always have my camera. Tonight is the opening for the new two week show featuring the work of 5 graffiti artists who painted on the wall. It has been a lively addition with a whole new group […]
Project Space, 7-30-08
Abby Huston came in today to hang some paintings in the “shoestring” part of the gallery–un-juried space where anything goes. Abby collaborates with her brother Sam in making some bright and lively paintings: I don’t think the following was what Abby and Sam had in mind, but I couldn’t resist:
Project Space update
Things are shifting around a bit at Project Space–I put up some things yesterday, Laura Mack is in working everyday. Cynthia Herron painted over the big color field paintings this evening. On we go. Me: The sun grid is proceeding apace:
Found Drawings
Drove up to the beach house the other day and found the kids across the street had been busy making truly fantastic rocket ships: And then tonight, in the underpass under the State Capitol, this popped up:
The Vacation Story III: end of the tale.
After the ride four of us headed down to Mullan, Idaho, in search of a tall cold beer. Years ago George and Jennifer lived in Mullan for a year or so, and George was pretty sure the Outlaw Tavern was still there. It was and we ordered 4 pints of draft beer, total price $4.00! […]
The Vacation Story Part II: The Hiawatha Trail
Friday morning we bought our tickets to ride the Hiawatha Trail at the Lookout Pass ski lodge (freeway exit 0!!) on the Montana/Idaho border and went to Taft, Montana (exit 5) to meet the rest of the family and start the ride. Our group included a four year old, and a six year old–Garret Wade–who […]
The Vacation Story, Part 1
Well we took a few days off and went to Idaho to visit family, old haunts, and ride the Hiawatha Trail (more later on that). All activities were successful. We began by driving around MT Hood to White Salmon to George, Jennifer & Fanny’s house and having a yummy dinner at which we met Fanny’s […]
On The Way 