UNBOUND IV

I make very little if any of my income as a musician/writer/artist. I make most of my living working for Powells Books on Hawthorne Blvd in Portland OR. It is a fairly famous bookstore and calls itself the "largest Independent bookstore". I work in the smaller of the satellite stores. It is a true neighborhood bookstore. As in most retail outlets, our staff consists of people who are over-educated and over-flowing with talent. Four years ago, now defunct staff member, Julie Underhill, began a relationship with Fresh Pot, the coffeeshop inside the bookstore. Once a year the employees of the bookstore are allowed to showcase their collective artistic talents for one month in their "gallery". Each month they showcase a different local artist. It is very gracious of them to lend us such an opprtunity. We call our show Unbound.  ~john longstocking

Unbound has been defined many different ways over the years. As we are booksellers, the idea is that we literally unbind the books and see what magic comes from our artistic sources. Unbound has also been defined through social commentary, familial explorations,  nature, psychology and at times, just plain fun; through photography, painting, collage, dioramas, drawings, and yes, unbound books. In whichever way Unbound is defined by the artist (or better, by the viewer, the true custodian of the project) it has always been at it's heart, an opportunity to bridge the gap, which is often wide, between retailer and customer, bookseller and reader; community members.

UNBOUND IV

Artists : Donna Kane : Betsy Boyle : Anne Wilberton : Denise Dot Dodd : Jan Waldmann : David Scott Ryan : John Longstocking : Jen Wicka

FRESH POT inside Powells Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne 97214

July 2 - July 31

Reception Friday June 25th 5-7pm

Comments

[amanda k]

sounds like a great community event!