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    hot for the holidays

    i know, it’s not even halloween yet, so why are you telling me i should be thinking about the holidays? because you need to think ahead to be ahead of the game, that’s why. if you need a corset for the holiday party circuit (believe me, you NEED one in your closet) or new year’s eve, it’s time to start thinking about it. corsets start at $275. (see example above) and go up from there, but not to worry, credit cards accedpted and payment plans considered. and who deserves a gift more than you? you have worked so hard this year! xoxo, kirsten photo: www.kaizennw.com

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    secrets show

    being that i am the queen of the eleventh hour, i did everything i possibly could to put off working on this piece. mostly because i didn’t have a fully formed idea of it in my head. when it came down to the wire, i set about looking for already drawn birds to save a bit of time, and i came across an envelope full of papers from my previous residence; my grandfather’s condo. i moved in during the fall of 2003 just after my great-grandmother died at 100, one of my best friends and i parted ways, and my grandfather was moved to hospice care with terminal cancer. i…

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    nothing to report…

    the last several weeks, heck the whole year really, has been spent figuring things out and waiting. my inner dialog has been hashing out that where to go/what to do as much as ever. the long slow burn of internal shifting has been happening as quickly as it can, which means sssllllllllloooooooooowwwwwlllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. and then there is the waiting. waiting for photos to come in. waiting for the pieces to fall into place. there are the things i can control, and then there are the things that i can’t. in the mean time i am doing production work and gearing up for the holiday season, research and development, and taking time…

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    left to my own devices

    another artist and i were atalking bout whether we felt supported by our community, and the answer we came up with was “mostly.” we’ve passed the mid-point of august already, and as time marches on, i am still reeling from the winter and spring. if we count september, summer is half over, and i try not to freak out over the impending holiday season. i know you don’t want to hear it. i don’t want to hear it. when i decided not to take on any more weddings, i fully believed that i would be able to make up for it in wholesale. i had my photographer(s) lined up, and…

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    cocoon bird

    hello everyone! here is the information for the dance performance i have been telling you about. it opens this wednesday, and is selling out fast! please read the information below, and click on the link to make reservations. xoxo,kirsten a. moorewww.piperewan.com Theory1:dance presents:Cocoon Bird a pathway of dance installations through a home Inspired by oracles and the trancelike states they would enter the work weaves together movement, voice and original music in a unique environment. Cocoon Bird : August 8-12, with shows at 8:00 at 10:00 pm1414 SE 32nd Ave (off Hawthorne)Reservations Required due to limited seating: cocoonbird@gmail.com$18/$15 students, artists, seniors Conceived by: Tracy BroylesDirected by: Tracy Broyles and Meshi…

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    NOT MADE IN CHINA

    here i have to take issue with a subject that has been eating at me for quite some time now, and i know i am not the only one. here i am amidst the official year ten of my fashion design company. for those of you who know me, or have at least seen my work, you know how much of my life’s blood has been poured into my work; in creativity, attention to details, and time. lots and lots of time. now is a bit of a transition period for piper ewan, and there is a new project/company thrown in for good measure. in this i have been researching…

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    shows 5 & 6 July 2007

    so many shows! i know that it is a holiday week, so i am sending this out a bit early. i have two great shows this week! both are very different, so come to one or both! first thursday: 94/7fm, p:ear, urbaca salon, and widmer brothers brewing present:ALTERNATIVE GALA featuring local artists:piper ewan, brent wear, amy stoner fine art and craft, tim gunther photography, jean mcspadden clothing, eden dawn apparel, cicely b. designs, erin donley art, kara kruse photography, and p:ear kids artwork July 5th, 2007 6p-9p Urbaca Salon 120 NW 9th – Suite 101 Portland, Oregon 97209 PH: 503.241.5030 www.urbacahairsalon.com this event benefits p:ear, a non-profit organization working to…

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    one thing leads to another…

    i made two blanks of this skirt figuring that i could get them both done in one day. this skirt took me over two weeks. so much for making more than two. this skirt’s sister will be made using bigger pieces, and how long it takes for her to come together will determine the cost of the first one. all told (if you remove the time lollygagging) the first skirt took me about 10-12 hours. if i could be paid for resisting, i would be really rich right now. if i could stop resisting, i would have a lot more pieces hanging on my racks. now that this skirt is…

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    portland’s creative capacity

    to my beloved community, i had the privilege of attending the city of portland’s creative capacity meeting on tuesday evening. (for more official information on creative capacity, see below) it was an evening of a segment of the artistic community coming together to begin a series of dialogs about how to help portland’s artistic community thrive. in a room of 300+ people representing a range of portland’s creatives the task seems incredibly daunting. i am not sure many can wrap their brains around the breadth and scope of the creatives who live, and make their living in this town. i could go on a lengthy diatribe about several issues near…

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    a skirt for your statuary?

    apparently i am in an odd job phase right now. it is amazing how much time the weddings ate up every spring/summer. done are my 12-15 hour days with my bi-monthly day off (usually to attend one of said weddings or possibly a funeral). i might make it to the river yet! (it is still early) i made this skirt for this bust my mother made in her ceramics class. i find among the women i have made clothes for, almost everyone dislikes their belly, hips, butt or some combination thereof. it is funny that in creating this bust, she made this section to mimic the parts of her own…