2017- ADX, PAM, and KGW8

Posted by anonymous on February 25, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I have not updated since June, which is all because of good things! So here is the news for what I have been up too since last summer:

Shield-Shop is going great! I moved my studio to Portland’s awesome maker’s space ADX, which I found through my makers collective Portland Made. I really like the space and the people and it has been great for the shop.

The ADX staff and volunteers going to teh womens march with sweet lazer-cut signs!

The awesome ADX Fab team finishing a table for the Oregon Dept. of Energy.

My Swan shield on display at the art show at ADX

My new space with orders on the wall, a shield ready to ship, and some wal-art for fighter inspiration from IRL SJwarriors.

Something I am particularly STOKED about is the Portland Art Museum! This fall I was accepted into the Volunteer Docent program, which means a year of tour training and art history, and then I get to give tours on our awesome collection and visiting exhibitions to the public. I haven’t worked at a museum since I volunteered at the High Desert Museum in high school, so I am VERY excited and have loved the classes and community at PAM. Check out some of our current exhibits!:

Constructing Identity focuses on the role, importance, and source of identity, as seen through the lens of Black American artists. This piece is my favorite, and is by Barbara Bullock of Philly

We also have Rodin on display, with an impressive number of bronze sculptures from France

A last little piece of literal news is that I was on the news! I was featured on KGW8 for the Shield-Shop, and also on Portland Made’s newsletter. 🙂 Links below.