Showing posts with label Incite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Incite. Show all posts

Saturday, May 21, 2011

The Night of 5/19 at the Bossanova Ballroom...

Traffic on 26, start, stop, start, stop...
Bright reflections from the colorful metal...
Burnside Bridge.

Darkened ballroom with hardwood floors,
The smell reminds me of a tattoo shop,
Will my cables work to hold the work?  Hoisting with a "Heave Ho!"
Slipping to the ground, crooked paintings...
Genius boyfriend with roll of masking tape...Thank you!

Is the coffee shop open? 
Time to change clothes,
Magenta tights and the big hair,
Now I feel at home.

Interview - "just be yourself, Krystal"...
what did I just say?  "Moving Mountains?...Unicorns and Ponies?" hahaha!
Meeting up with new found friends,
Comraderie,
The doors open.

Voices and footsteps,
People entering in at a steady pace,
Ballroom once with rehearsals, now with the performances about to take place.

Meeting people - good grief, what GREAT people!
Laughing, talking, spilt beer, and now it's officially started.

New familiar faces - thank God you're here!
So amazing to meet you!

A Shirley Temple- I'm going to behave!

A short film, love between macaroni & cheese and marshmallows,
but it's more complicated than that...smoking and prostitution.  Oh my!

A hula-hoop lady and black light - what is this all about?!...earthy music quickens...
She's amazing - cirque du soleil craziness!  Applause and "Woots"!

Guitar playing, good music, great atmosphere,
with every strum the people seem to come more alive

Talking,
Laughing,
Looking,
Discussing,
Everyone fully engaged.

Fashion show - Steam Punk - amazing, fun!
Loved the little red hat and the goggles too!

The night winding down, though the conversations are in full swing.
Saying goodbye to new friends,
Bad music over the intercom as a sign for all to go home,
Unhooking the works,
Driving with directions in hand,
Elated about the fun time,
Recalling the night's fun
with feet aching,
open highway in a full moon sky,
fresh air flying through our hair.

Quote of the night: "Where does one get an outfit like that?" - Mara

Friday, May 20, 2011

Shouting Praises to RAW:PDX and Amazing Oregonians

It has been almost 24 hours since the RAW:PDX "Incite" art show ended.  I owe a big thanks to Mike Surber and RAW for inviting me to show along with the other amazing and talented artists who exhibited and performed.  Thank you so much for everyone who came out to support the artists and this event - I am so grateful for all the interesting and great people I met through this experience!  This was the most fun I have ever had at any opening I have been a part of - I honestly can't say enough!  I didn't have a single dull moment and I believe that, true to form, I laughed or smiled the entire time.  My face definitely hurt after I left - the people I met were THAT amazing and sincerely nice.

Thank you to all for coming out to support all of us, and I hope you all had as great of time as Matthew and I did!



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