Just back from a quick and fun little trip to Portland over the Holiday weekend.  I had the chance to catch up with painter, Flora Bowley who we are currently working with to develop a new collection of her works from PAPAYA! that will be available next fall.
Visiting her studio is always a breathtaking experience.  She just returned from a three month adventure through Bali, Thailand and Cambodia.  She produced oodles of amazing paintings while away and her studio is full of her tropical, travel inspired works.  
Von and I had so much good food and I was tempted to load up eats for bringing back to town with me.  (We can't eat at the same three haunts anymore!)  We even loved our yummy cheese burgers from the Egyptian food cart at 2 am! Who'd a thunk!  I couldn't resist a snap shot of Von in front of the Mayan painted food truck.  I forget how far he is from his natural Mayan country origins of Belize sometimes.  The "Inspire" picture up there is from a raw foods trolley-cart off Alberta St.  A street car...Called INSPIRE!  How cute.
 And a fabulous highlight was a trippy wonderland of beautiful treasures Ms. Flora showed us on Mississippi St.  FLUTTER has carved themselves an incredible retail gallery of vintage and new items.  It's hard to describe if you haven't been.  Part vintage Hong Kong, part taxidermy goth, part Holly Hobby- entirely fabulous!  Also stumbled upon COMPOUND Gallery  (soon after running from a homeless junkie man trying to attack us with a guitar-sheesh!) I was thrilled with my thrifty prints and originals from their lovely gallery store.  One from Zack Johnsen who has a show currently at Compound. And this wonderful little, canvas original from Gakiya...
Thank You Portland for coming to life  especially over the past decade in such a colorful and delicious way!  I loved every minute of it!

Comments

[Alena]

So can't wait to see what you and Flora come up with together, absolutely love love love both your work. Inspiring gorgeous work.
Gxx

[Gypsy Purple-Chamara]

What a fabulous post!! YOu are always such an inspiration!!

[Elkie]

I am crushing on the Egyptian food cart! Amazing post! Thanks.

[michelle]

You love Portland?? Well Portland loves you!
:-)

[gina armfield]

I love flora's work - just lovely and very filled with motion. Looks like you had a great trip minus the crazy homeless man with the guitar ;)

[Nursing pajamas]

WOW! this are cool! love it! hope i could come on this place too. *sigh* and oh what a stunning beauty you have. :D

[Buy Online Rx]

Yum Yum So so very very cute! I wish could have been there...You booth turned out so darling. I'll be in touch....I'm glad Elliot made it to market again...it's so good to see he's still around, love the tux.