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Branding and the addition of New Cities 2009-01-07 15:39:00 We're going to the Big Apple! Thanks for your support NY!Here's your gift >I knew if I called this company "All Things PDX", I'd be in trouble when I wanted to expand my market.As a quick history of the name "Little Bay Root"...it is a play on words. Little Beirut. See? It is a nickname of Portland and it's "left of center" leanings. I figured it was obscure enough to stay here in the Portland mar Read more:Branding
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From Portland with Love 2009-01-07 00:08:00 What if you sent your Mom a card with this message? I'm not suggesting it, I'm just saying, what if you sent this to her? If she's in Portland, no big deal; otherwise...you're on your own. See the whole Love Letter line.
Madison High is Twilight 2009-01-06 00:29:00 So, what's with a little copyright infringement? Little Bay Root was asked to redesign the product we made for Twilight
because we used imagery and the logo from the movie. So we went above and beyond.A special edition just for Madison
High, one of the filming locations. We also redesigned the previous line that listed the filming locations around Oregon and Washington. Because the font I used i
Cycling in PDX 2009-01-04 00:13:00 Biker Dudes and Chicks Thrive in PDX A coworker of mine used to, and probably still does, ride his bike from North Portland to his job in Hillsboro in almost any weather. No kidding. Another woman I know doesn't even have a license and it's not because she's 15.Portland loves its bike and riders. I decided to celebrate that with a new design...smack dab in the middle of winter! This is a great v Read more:Cycling
Keep Portland Weird (er). 2008-12-31 02:45:00 An update to this Portland Classic. I was trying to go for the Michael Schwab look. He did all the beautiful images that San Francisco uses to raise funds for their parks. My own photos of the St. Johns Bridge and a little phonetics is all it took! Well, I'm not Mr. Schwab, that's for sure. But I did get something close. This image looks great on a Ringer Tee and a plain long sleeve tee. The journ Read more:Weird
Little Bay Root 2008-12-21 02:08:00 There's still time to get your Wintertime in Portland Tee for Christmas. Little Bay Root is in Portland, so you can just pick it up on you way to Grandma's house.To pick up yours, send a quick email to the contact us section Little Bay Root and arrange a pick up.They are located in NE Portland, Alberta/29th. Easy drivin'.
Little Bay Root 2008-12-18 20:52:00 Progress. Finally have got my thoughts together enough to consolidate all of my them in one space. For now, it just springboards you on to my other sites but it's a start.Let's here it for Little Bay Root!Now I have to learn Dreamweaver to make a killer site!What? You need an explanation?Portland Oregon has been has been referred to as the greenest city in the United States. It is known for it's w
BlueCotton Design Studio and Printing Review 2008-12-16 21:33:00 Live and learn. Words to live by. This is one lesson you can get right the first time with a little help. If you've already read my VistaPrint review, you'll know I've been looking for a quality alternative to print my tee shirts. I think I have pinged printing paradise. BlueCotton.About BlueCottonBlueCotton got started in the fall of 1991 in Bowling Green, KY. Two ambitious college roommates work Read more:Printing
Chelsea Cain's Heartsick Tour 2008-12-16 15:17:00 Totally Cool Interview and look at the dark side of Portland by local Author Chelsea
Cain. See more about Chelsea.
Paul Bunyan Statue in Kenton Neighborhood, Portland 2008-12-16 13:21:00 Went out to visit a friend in North Portland yesterday. Took a photo to share. Stop by the Cup and Saucer (Letter C) to warm up after your visit! I did.I love that Florida and New Jersey also have Paul Bunyan Statue
s. It'd be like Oregon having a statue dedicated to "Big Hair" or "Hanging Chads". Read more:Neighborhood
Stumptown Vs. People's Republic of Portland 2008-12-14 22:41:00 Click on the picture to see the designs in better detail. Then vote for your favorite (see voting box on right). I need to print a set of one of these, but which one?As an incentive to vote, I am giving away a People's Republic
of Portland shirt to one lucky voter.Until I can print a supply...Stumptown shirt available here. Republic of PDX shirt available here.READ THIS TOOTo be entered in the raf
Hip Happening Holiday Bazaar-Sellwood 2008-12-12 11:29:00 Almost lost my table at this event, the didn't receive my application! But all is good.The woman running the show said the event center has been all redone, repainted. She has rented monthly for a bazaar like this, and has an espresso cart and a caterer making all kinds of snacks for the event.I have some new items...including Garden Art (these will be only $10 at the show) and some message boards Read more:Bazaar
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A farewell to my Woodie 2008-12-10 21:24:00 I definitely had this Woodie a lot longer than 4 hours.A good friend has helped me get rid of it though. Nancy and I worked together in the Art Department of InfoWorld publishing in San Francisco during the tech boom of the late 90s. We shared a lot of crazy times together both on and off the clock. Nancy has since moved to NYC and I to Portland but we still keep in touch. Nancy has adopted my Woo
VistaPrint Printing Review 2008-12-08 18:34:00 Every day I get an email with an offer for some kind of outrageously cheap printing offer from VistaPrint. They print anything from Business Cards to Custom Magnets and T-Shirts. So I spent $4.74 to get a design of mine printed on a grey Tee. I added this to an order of Business Cards (which printed just fine, BTW), so it was an easy test. I clicked through this coupon from Coupon Cabin to get 50% Read more:Printing
Is this pet abuse? 2008-11-24 23:04:00 Even when he loves it so much? Jetson has done this evil Tasmanian Devil-like noise when you get him riled up since the day we brought him home. Wacko. He was a good pick.
Jetson thinks black makes you look skinny Read more:abuse
First Gift Show 2008-11-06 22:00:00 Instead of shelpping my work down to the sidewalk on Alberta and 29th for Last Thursday, I actually attended a gift fair as a vendor for the first time. It was in the middle of the week at the US Bank tower for two days. Mostly it was targeted for the people who work in the building, but I got a few people who just wandered in. So I went crazy on Merchandise to sell. I not only offered my sculpies Read more:First
Design Polling 2008-10-17 11:03:00 My neighbor (Let's call her Esmeralda for anonymity's sake) was nice enough to invite me to be part of a gift fair at the US Bank Tower where she is the events coordinator. So will I sell the metal sculptures or these Tee's I've been working on? Both, of course!The quandary I find myself in is that I need to get stock in on some designs and I need help deciding which is best. Pictures below and he Read more:Polling
Scootering in St. Johns 2008-10-10 15:30:00 So it looks like Fall is here. The days to ride my scooter without freezing my ass off are few and far between now. My Mom would say, "Colder than a witches tit." My friend Tanya's Mom would add..."in an iron bra." So I took advantage this past Wednesday.Finally got to walk (not bike) across the St. Johns
bridge on a sunny Fall day. I took my camera and made this little slide show (I didn't realiz
Obsession 2008-09-28 15:08:00 I get an idea in my head and sometimes and it just won't come out until it is satiated. I get into gardening and suddenly there are plants arriving in the mail every week. I buy a new desktop to replace my old G3 and viola, a 24" Imac is here. My decisions are well researched for the most part but some are just more emotional responses to something that has given me a tingle.Ever been to "Flutter" Read more:Obsession
National Name the Sculpture Month! 2008-09-24 11:57:00 Pre-Election Polling!Someone had the bright idea that I should stop naming my sculptures myself and see what other people think. Feels like a bit of criticism to me, but I'll go with it.This one is not for sale yet, I just photographed her this morning and she's ready to be named and adopted after the polling is done.Feel free to suggest a name based on that and I'll add it to the poll list to the Read more:Month
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