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Artist's conception: Bicycle racks for "the world's greenest church"

A story of a church bicycle rack

This is a certain large-sized historic church in the Pacific Northwest, with a building that is over a hundred years old.  The church has recently been working on an initiative to make it the "world's greenest" church (as far as its denomination is concerned) and one of the first ideas that came up was to build bike racks, entirely from salvaged, repurposed and recycled materials.  Here I have made a conception design with used bicycle frames that were turned upside down and welded into a visually pleasing piece of public art that also double as durable bike racks.

Graphic made with Inkscape, converted and slightly edited with GIMP.  The name of the church is blurred out by request.

Thanks to ChurchOutreachMinistry.net for the mention.

Sarah Morrigan, IrisCat Designs

Currently on view

Thank you for all who came for the openings!

"Sometimes a great notion" - Siren Nation juried group show, Albina Press Hawthorne, 5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd., until December 1.
* Cascadia Coming Together, 2d mixed media, $105
* Flores aurees, 2d mixed media, $75

"Facing Fear" - open call group show, Launchpad Gallery, 534 SE Oak St, Portland, until November 27.
* Qian li zhi xing, 2d mixed media, $220

The Portland Tarot Show, a juried group show, Splendorporium, 3421 SE 21st Avenue, Portland, until December 31.
* Seven of Pentacles, 3d mixed media, $300

November: Sarah's art all over Southeast Portland! Come to one or all!

By pure coincidence various opportunities opened up for exhibit opportunities this summer, and they are all opening during the first week of November (coming very soon!).

Thursday, November 4 (One day only, only three hours!), 7-10 p.m.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Siren Nation Women's Arts and Music Festival
at Albina Press on Hawthorne
5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 97215
(Event info: http://www.sirennation.com/festival-art/)



Friday, November 5 (the show runs through December 31)
Opening party 7 p.m.-9 p.m.ish
The Portland Tarot Show
at Splendorporium
3421 SE 21st Avenue 97202
(Event info: http://portlandtarot2010.blogspot.com/)



Friday, November 5 (the show runs through the end of the month)
Opening party 6 p.m.-midnight
Facing Fear
at Launchpad Gallery
534 SE Oak Street 97214
(Event info: http://launchpadgallery.org/category/exhibits/

 

More updates follow on Twitter (@SarahMorrigan) or Facebook (search for IrisCat Designs).

Southeast Grind traveller cup is now out!

Only at Southeast Grind, 1223 SE Powell Blvd. Only $14!

Be green, support local business, get a reusable cup.

For those who remember, I have designed this for Southeast Grind back in April 2009. Now you can own this piece of elegance and be green!

It is only $10 a piece and you will get a 25 cents off each time you use it at Southeast Grind (with your first coffee free). It is available only at Southeast Grind, 1223 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, Oregon, just east of Milwaukie Avenue/12th Avenue near the Gideon Street fire station (TriMet lines 9, 17, 19 and 70). It is open 24 hours!

What a busy month!

As many of you already know, I started my post-graduate studies this past spring (majoring in feminist theology -- with a plan to add fine arts major in the near future) and I have fifteen credit hours this fall semester.  Fortunately three of the classes either end early or start in November, so I need to handle only three classes at a given time.

So far I have completed 6 credits

• 02.02.001 - History of Goddess Worship


• 04.01.001 - Ecology and Spirit

and have 15 credits by the end of this term

• 01.01.002 - Anthropology of Shamanism


• 01.01.006 - The Shaman


• 02.02.004 - Introduction to Thealogy


• 03.08.001 - Contextualizing Women in Religion


• 03.08.005 - Feminist Theology 1

(Why are the shamanism courses given 01.01.x prefix?  The college originally was founded as a training centre for shamans, now it is one of very few truly interfaith seminaries that is not tied to any specific religious institution and encompasses many non-mainstream faiths.)

In addition to this, I have two art shows opening in November (coincidence) and potentially one more that I might enter as well:

• Siren Nation group art show: Sometimes a Great Notion (confirmed) Open Thursday, Nov. 4


• Portland Tarot Project group show (confirmed) at Splendorporium Open Friday, Nov. 5


• Facing Fear group show (maybe) at Launch Pad Gallery Open Friday, Nov. 5

And also I have just joined the new curatorial team at the 100th Monkey Studio in Southeast Portland -- this involves the organizing and promotion of the monthly art shows, and gives me a valuable practical experience from the side of those who run a gallery.  (In addition, it gives me a studio membership, which is great, as it is always nice to have a dedicated space to work on art.)

How do I get time for all this?  The fact is I operate almost round-the-clock, except when I am sleeping for about 6 hours.  My biggest challenge is to stay focused on the task at hand and have a determination to get it done.

And yes, I still volunteer as a GED tutor at the Julia West House (4 hours/week).