First Friday Event at Passionflower

 It's my store and if I want to spend ridiculous amounts of time working on an event because I'm pretty excited about it, well that's my perogative right?  Which is all a long winded way of saying that I hope you will find it in your heart to come visit us before Valentine's Day and find yourself a lovely handmade artist's card.  We have, once again, invited the talented folks from the Eugene Calligraphy Guild to come down and hand address your cards with your choice of red or pink ink. Plus Kristen Walker from Twin Ravens Press will be here letterpressing Valentine's tags like the one shown above(except with red ink).  Edie Robers from the Guild calligraphed the text and Kristen set it and printed them.  I just think it's a lovely collaboration.  They'll both be here on First Friday in February from 5 to 7:30! Please join us.

More Mind Blowing Loveliness from the Talented Susan Goodwin

 Just some super beautiful images that crossed our email this morning as we're getting ready for our May Day Trunk Show with Susan.

Can not wait to see what she's got up her sleeve!

Chocolate Love for First Friday

We have some great customers at the store who, every now and then, bring us goodies.  Top on the list of beloved gifts are CD's (amongst which we find one of the store all time faves Rod Stewarts' Great American Songbook - who knew?) , champagne, and yes sweets!  And  top amongst the sweet givers is our pal Davey Wendt.  When he's not masquerading as our occasional handyman, he's busy whipping up chocolate confections for Rye Restaurant.  You can see their  chocolates list here.  And, enfin, finally we've put together a little event which is happening First Friday.  Davey is going to demo chocolate tempering and talk about combining flavors.  I have always wanted to dip strawberries in chocolate and I think dried pears dipped in chocolate would be exquisite.  But I had a bad experience in my youth and have always been a little wary. So please join us and learn the secrets and taste some chocolate goodness too.  Plus shop some Valentine goodness too.   
photo courtesy Rye Restaurant

Mary Briggs at First Friday

 

Uh oh, what happened?  It's September and I haven't even told you about my trip to NYC and a few other things too.  But before it's over, want to tell you about Mary Briggs's' show coming up this Friday and Saturday.

It's been almost two years since we've had a show of Mary's at the store.  

Couldn't be happier.  She never fails to delight.  And if this platter is any indication, we're in for a treat.

Come down for First Friday and since fall really is in the air, we'll be serving apples and chunks of cheese, which somehow seems just right with Mary's bucolic work.

Mexican Textile Show on First Friday in Eugene

 

 And another little sneak peek at some tablerunners I brought back from Mexico. So very Mexicana with fanciful birds, flowers, and insects...

Love the turkeys and the burros in this one. These pieces have that dramatic exuberance

that could look great in a very modern or a very funky home and lots of places in between.

Come join us Friday April 5th and we'll have lots more to see.

Turkish Textiles at Passionflower

 

We're hoping you can make it down to our First Friday textile show this coming Friday evening from 5 - 8.

Our friend from Portland, Kathy Brock, will be here with a fine selection of pieces she's brought back in her numerous travels to Turkey.

 And she'll have some one of a kind jewelry pieces that she's put together as well as some fun tribal jewelry.

Should be enough to make even the most seasoned belly dancer pretty happy.

Kathy is extremely knowledgeable about textiles and techniques, so if you've got a thing for textiles, like we do, you won't want to miss this.

Why do I love Textiles so Much?

 

Did I tell you we're having a big textile show on First Friday April 5th?  Here's just a little sneak peak in our front window.  It's the slightly crazy side of Passionflower.  And there's so much more to come!!

Kathy Brock will be coming down from Portland with lots of Turkish textiles and jewelry and I'll have lots of goodies from Oaxaca.  Becky calls it our Moorish, Guatemalan Rave!!! PLease join us and if you know someone who loves textiles, let them know. It should be very special.

We're looking forward to First Friday as lots of our neighbors will be open and our friend Jill Cardinal will be having a show over at Oregon Art Supply.  Above is a photo from a time when Jill did our front window a couple of years ago.  You may also know Jill as a brilliant mixed media artist/teacher in town and the person who I lead the trips down to Oaxaca with.  She's actually going to be doing a mixed media piece on the wall at Oregon Art Supply and will have lots of small pieces from her journals for sale. Just one more reason to come downtown and enjoy First Friday.

Every Artist Needs this Book

Feel like you've got a book inside you?  Well my friend, I don't believe you are alone.  

As you know, chez Passionflower we love books.  In fact in my darker moments:

But thankfully, these are just my darker moments, because I'm in retail....

and I really do love people. And,  you know how we can be at Passionflower - any excuse for a party is a good one for us and so we were thrilled when our pal Vicki Amorose agreed to have her book launch at the store during the First Friday Artwalk on Feb 1. 

Vicki's  book, ART-WRITE is  a non fiction piece that teaches artists how to talk about their work. We all know that  hyper talented artist who breaks out into a sweat when you ask them what inpsired them. Well this is the book for them. 

 

 Stop by for a book signing, short reading,  and pick up a copy for yourself or your favorite artist.  We'll also be showing new ceramic work by Betsy Wolfston, whose writing process is featured in ART-WRITE,

I'm really looking forward to this event as I adore both Vicki & Betsy and find Vicki to be one of the funniest people I know. Should be a great crowd and we'll have nibbles and libations.
Click here to find out more about Vicki and her book.

top two images from google and bottom image courtesy Vicki Amorose