nieves tote, in white, yellow, or green ($24)
misaki kawai, blueberry express (nieves, 1st ed., $20)
geoff mcfetridge, recent works (nieves, 1st ed., $16)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
things we love sometimes come from far away
nieves tote, in white, yellow, or green ($24)
misaki kawai, blueberry express (nieves, 1st ed., $20)
geoff mcfetridge, recent works (nieves, 1st ed., $16)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 13
a portrait of nicole mark by christopher pearson
7"x7", framed, SOLD
and
a portrait of nicole mark by zack osterlund
8"x10", framed, SOLD
nicole has been an occasional vendor at the shop this past year. she also got me hooked on tulsi tea as she comes by in the afternoons and soothes my nerves with her calm voice and this magic beverage. there's quite a bit of counseling going on between the two of us. and i wouldn't want it any differently.
a portrait of charlotte reich by nathan preston
7"x5", framed, $45
charlotte used to be part of the rad summer collective next door and this past spring and summer we spent much time on the front stoop watching cars drive by and practicing our cigarette-butts-flipping onto the street. we actually got quite good until i became the wet blanket that i am and quit smoking. charlotte's generous visits also kept me well fed for most of the year. she would always introduce the treats with: "it's only dahl and..."
a portrait of jessi slavich by dale miller
7"x5", framed, $30
one of my oldest portland friends, jessi slavich used to be the only person i knew who worked at stumptown. jump forward to seven years later and we were both steaming milk side by side behind the belmont counter. when i and ten other people got laid off from the cafes in february, jessi came to visit and we overcame our sadness by overdosing on sugar eating french candies all afternoon. dan and zach were there too. the 3 of them made it so ok that day, i'll never forget. as you can see from the portrait, jessi also has supernatural powers and is known to control the meteorological elements whenever she pleases.
she is that special.
a portrait of mike mcgonigal by e*rock
4"x6", framed, $50
mike is the superman behind yeti publishing. we carry his magazines and some of his books. i wish mike could have seen this show but he is traveling the world working on a new project.
bon voyage!
a portrait of jordan dykstra by ashby collinson
8"x10", framed, NFS
yet another young man who has climbed the ladder all the way to success by interning at marriage records. it only takes a quick look at eric gage (of white fang), cole miller (of cole milner isle, NATIONALE, palace, etc.) and jordan dykstra (now VP of marriage) to realize interning for these people is a sure way to conquer the world of independent living. well we at NATIONALE are happy to carry marriage's records, skatedecks, and books, and love at the end of the month when we hand jordan a receipt for everything which has sold.
a portrait of allan wilson by lola kolp-wilson
10"x8", framed, $25
thank you allan for the beautiful shelves you built in the hallway and for bringing back french goodies in your suitcase back in july. the people of portland were able to discover mayonnaise in a tube thanks to you. their summer picnics will never be the same.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 11
a portrait of jo jackson, chris johanson, and raisin
by linda mcallister and jeffrey kriksciun
7.5"x11", in 13"x17" white frame, SOLD
and
a portrait of jo jackson, chris johanson, and raisin
by linda mcallister and jeffrey kriksciun
and
a portrait of jo jackson, chris johanson, and raisin
by linda mcallister and jeffrey kriksciun
7"X7", framed, SOLD
jo and chris are the collaborative authors of our favorite little book, peaceable kingdom, from our favorite little publisher, nieves! we've carried it since day one. sometimes they stop by the shop with their little dog and we talk about life while raisin run to the back in search of who knows what.
it's always so good to see the them.
a portrait of matthew huff by anna weber
7"x14", $80
our old friend matthew huff moved back to kansas city last year to run an awesome venue there. they have art shows and concerts and that's usually where friends from portland (white fang, cole milner isle, etc) play when they're on tour. well matthew was in portland this summer (as part of his absolutely no absolutes project) and helped out a bunch by working at the shop while i was lazy doing summer things. also, this embroidery portrait by anna weber is absolutely stunning in person, sorry it didn't photograph so well.
a portrait of aaron shepherd by kevin noonan
11"x8", $80
i met aaron years ago through the wonderful all-age venue the artistery, which he runs. wow, that was back when they were on SE 17th and bush. remember? well besides his involvement with the local music scene and dedication to providing a rad place for kids to perform at, aaron also makes gorgeous music under the moniker metal. we carry their LP, so stop by sometime to check it out.
a portrait of mike beavers
by william haswell of beaver county
10"x8", $50
mike moved away just days before NATIONALE opened. he spent his last week in portland helping me get the place ready. scrubbing, sanding, plastering, painting. i think he might even have spent a night sleeping in the shop while it was under construction. little did he know at the time that six months later he would be starting his own business adventure, forgoing law school to open a coffee shop in norman, oklahoma. so next time you are traveling in the middle of america, make sure to stop by the gray owl cafe. i think you might find a little piece of portland hiding in there.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
all the presents
i hope you all had a wonderful holiday. we're back in the shop wearing blankets because it's still so cold in here but i'm loving the winter, especially the crisp, bright days. i'm sharing a few paragraphs below from a book ty got me for christmas. it's air guitar by dave hickey. essays on art & democracy. he said he couldn't think of a book more relevant for me right now. i started it this morning in the sun eating french toast from the left-over bread which never got eaten on christmas eve. i didn't want to stop reading.
"The whole cultural enterprise, when I was growing up, was at once intimate and a little mysterious. It took place at home, in other people's homes, and in little stores. Everywhere my family went to live, there were bookstores and record shops, art galleries and jazz clubs, where otherwise normal people did all these cool things. And nobody knew anything about it. My teachers didn't know about it. The newspapers, my scoutmasters, the television, my friends, nobody knew about it.
I chose to dwell in that underground empire for the first forty-seven years of my life. I lived the freelance life, in other words, until 1987 when, faced with the unavailability of health insurance, I began to take teaching gigs in universities. There I discovered that, according to the masters of my new universe, all the cruelties and inequities of this civilization derived from the greed and philistinism of shopkeepers, the people who ran these little stores, who bought things and sold them, as I had done.
I found this amazing, because the problem for me had never been who sold the dumb object, or bought it, but how you acquired the privilege of talking about it -- how you found people with whom you could talk about it. I wondered what my new masters would have thought of Sumpter Bruton, a tasty jazz drummer by night and shopkeeper by day, who ran the little record store where I learned about everything from bel canto to Blind Lemon to Erik Satie, who loved every kind of noise that human beings made -- with the possible exception of the noises made by Neil Diamond. And what would they have thought of Harold Garner and David Smith, whose bookstore was their baby and the site upon which I discovered Twentysix Gasoline Stations and Logique du Sens, who would order weird books because they thought I might be interested in them, and never tell me if they weren't returnable? The books I didn't buy would just lie around, gathering dust, until I figured that out. And then I would buy them for cost, and cheap at the price.
I know, of course, what my colleagues think of Leo Castelli, Richard Bellamy, Paula Cooper, Klaus Kertess and the Janis brothers, because they are (or used to be) art dealers and, thus, the very embodiment of Satan. Even so, when I was a youngster adrift in Manhattan, these people recognized me the second or third time I wandered into their stores. They came out and talked to me about what was hanging on the walls. They even pulled stuff out of the back so we could talk about that, knowing full well (by my outfit) that I was a cowboy and no kind of a collector at all. That was the best thing about little stores. If you were a nobody like me, and didn't know anything, you could go into one of them and find things out. People would talk to you, not because you were going to buy something, but because they loved the stuff they had to sell. The guy in the Billabong Surf Shop, I can assure you, wants to talk about his boards. Even if you want to buy one, right now, he still wants to talk about them, will talk you out into the street, you with the board under your arm, if he is a true child of the high water."
"The whole cultural enterprise, when I was growing up, was at once intimate and a little mysterious. It took place at home, in other people's homes, and in little stores. Everywhere my family went to live, there were bookstores and record shops, art galleries and jazz clubs, where otherwise normal people did all these cool things. And nobody knew anything about it. My teachers didn't know about it. The newspapers, my scoutmasters, the television, my friends, nobody knew about it.
I chose to dwell in that underground empire for the first forty-seven years of my life. I lived the freelance life, in other words, until 1987 when, faced with the unavailability of health insurance, I began to take teaching gigs in universities. There I discovered that, according to the masters of my new universe, all the cruelties and inequities of this civilization derived from the greed and philistinism of shopkeepers, the people who ran these little stores, who bought things and sold them, as I had done.
I found this amazing, because the problem for me had never been who sold the dumb object, or bought it, but how you acquired the privilege of talking about it -- how you found people with whom you could talk about it. I wondered what my new masters would have thought of Sumpter Bruton, a tasty jazz drummer by night and shopkeeper by day, who ran the little record store where I learned about everything from bel canto to Blind Lemon to Erik Satie, who loved every kind of noise that human beings made -- with the possible exception of the noises made by Neil Diamond. And what would they have thought of Harold Garner and David Smith, whose bookstore was their baby and the site upon which I discovered Twentysix Gasoline Stations and Logique du Sens, who would order weird books because they thought I might be interested in them, and never tell me if they weren't returnable? The books I didn't buy would just lie around, gathering dust, until I figured that out. And then I would buy them for cost, and cheap at the price.
I know, of course, what my colleagues think of Leo Castelli, Richard Bellamy, Paula Cooper, Klaus Kertess and the Janis brothers, because they are (or used to be) art dealers and, thus, the very embodiment of Satan. Even so, when I was a youngster adrift in Manhattan, these people recognized me the second or third time I wandered into their stores. They came out and talked to me about what was hanging on the walls. They even pulled stuff out of the back so we could talk about that, knowing full well (by my outfit) that I was a cowboy and no kind of a collector at all. That was the best thing about little stores. If you were a nobody like me, and didn't know anything, you could go into one of them and find things out. People would talk to you, not because you were going to buy something, but because they loved the stuff they had to sell. The guy in the Billabong Surf Shop, I can assure you, wants to talk about his boards. Even if you want to buy one, right now, he still wants to talk about them, will talk you out into the street, you with the board under your arm, if he is a true child of the high water."
Thursday, December 24, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 10
it turns out i'm going to have to be a lot shorter with these descriptions or i'll never get to #74 before the end of the month...
a portrait of kersti werdal by may juliette barruel
5"x7", twice, framed, $50
kersti sold a few of her precious possessions at NATIONALE before moving to new york this spring. she was also a great model for shoes, notebooks, and general store feelings. the day before she left we had a picnic behind the desk with chicken liver on salad, asparagus, and red wine. missing that girl like crazy.
a portrait of valerie pensworth by ty ennis
courtesy of new american art union
4.75"x6.75", in 9"x12" white framed, $125
valerie emailed me a while back about having a solo show here. as she had just shown down the street at redux, i offered her a spot in this group show instead. she was so professional and on it, a pleasure to work with. she made beautiful portraits of dane, ryan, carson, denver, my parents, and teryl, three of which have sold already !
a portrait of ilyas ahmed by liz harris
11"x7", $50
ilyas is this guy you see walking everywhere around town. there's something mysterious about that, right? well you may not know this but he's often on his way to or from NATIONALE when you see him walking. he also makes beautiful music under his own name, and that's why we try to always have his CDs/LPs in stock.
a portrait of ryan boyle by valerie pensworth
4"x3", framed, $100
ryan boyle is a fascinating artmaker. i've already gushed all over this blog about him and his work back when he had his solo show, the perfect needle, last march so i'll shut up now.
a portrait of clea partridge and niles armstrong, with cat
by tim root
5"x7", framed, SOLD
clea and niles are always drawing or playing games or so it seems. last year they had a few pieces in our opening group show and people went crazy about their collaborations. more please!
a portrait of michael bunsen by rikki rothenberg
7"x5", framed, $50
once, right before the summer, michael bunsen bought a pink/purple skinny scarf from NATIONALE and it looked really good. i don't remember ever seeing him wear it though.
a portrait of nathan mckee by tamar monhait
5"x4", framed, $35
nathan is the man behind the fake your own death collaborative publication. he also makes these awesome little pins with portraits of rappers that everyone loves, and he got us in touch with rob doran and jessie vala so we could cary their silk-screened tshirts.
a portrait of jen mccabe, jim youngdahl, and zelda
by jenny inzerillo
3"x4", framed, $25
jen was one of the firsts to shop here last december and write about the shop on her blog for the oregonian. she often visits with her rad husband, jim, and their dog, zelda. they bring me treats and presents and are all so very nice.
a portrait of patricia and jerry rogers
by may juliette barruel
6"x6", SOLD
the first time patricia came in she asked if she could look around. i told her "well yeah, it's a shop", and she went on to tell me how i wouldn't believe the places who turn her away. then she sat down and we talked for a couple hours about her husband jerry, her three children, and life in general. she picked up CDs by ilyas ahmed and liz harris that day, not knowing they were best friends. she came back a week later for more, this time a tara jane o'neil book. hmmm. patricia and jerry know things that most of us don't, and that makes me very happy.
a portrait of kersti werdal by may juliette barruel
5"x7", twice, framed, $50
kersti sold a few of her precious possessions at NATIONALE before moving to new york this spring. she was also a great model for shoes, notebooks, and general store feelings. the day before she left we had a picnic behind the desk with chicken liver on salad, asparagus, and red wine. missing that girl like crazy.
a portrait of valerie pensworth by ty ennis
courtesy of new american art union
4.75"x6.75", in 9"x12" white framed, $125
valerie emailed me a while back about having a solo show here. as she had just shown down the street at redux, i offered her a spot in this group show instead. she was so professional and on it, a pleasure to work with. she made beautiful portraits of dane, ryan, carson, denver, my parents, and teryl, three of which have sold already !
a portrait of ilyas ahmed by liz harris
11"x7", $50
ilyas is this guy you see walking everywhere around town. there's something mysterious about that, right? well you may not know this but he's often on his way to or from NATIONALE when you see him walking. he also makes beautiful music under his own name, and that's why we try to always have his CDs/LPs in stock.
a portrait of ryan boyle by valerie pensworth
4"x3", framed, $100
ryan boyle is a fascinating artmaker. i've already gushed all over this blog about him and his work back when he had his solo show, the perfect needle, last march so i'll shut up now.
a portrait of clea partridge and niles armstrong, with cat
by tim root
5"x7", framed, SOLD
clea and niles are always drawing or playing games or so it seems. last year they had a few pieces in our opening group show and people went crazy about their collaborations. more please!
a portrait of michael bunsen by rikki rothenberg
7"x5", framed, $50
once, right before the summer, michael bunsen bought a pink/purple skinny scarf from NATIONALE and it looked really good. i don't remember ever seeing him wear it though.
a portrait of nathan mckee by tamar monhait
5"x4", framed, $35
nathan is the man behind the fake your own death collaborative publication. he also makes these awesome little pins with portraits of rappers that everyone loves, and he got us in touch with rob doran and jessie vala so we could cary their silk-screened tshirts.
a portrait of jen mccabe, jim youngdahl, and zelda
by jenny inzerillo
3"x4", framed, $25
jen was one of the firsts to shop here last december and write about the shop on her blog for the oregonian. she often visits with her rad husband, jim, and their dog, zelda. they bring me treats and presents and are all so very nice.
a portrait of patricia and jerry rogers
by may juliette barruel
6"x6", SOLD
the first time patricia came in she asked if she could look around. i told her "well yeah, it's a shop", and she went on to tell me how i wouldn't believe the places who turn her away. then she sat down and we talked for a couple hours about her husband jerry, her three children, and life in general. she picked up CDs by ilyas ahmed and liz harris that day, not knowing they were best friends. she came back a week later for more, this time a tara jane o'neil book. hmmm. patricia and jerry know things that most of us don't, and that makes me very happy.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 9
a portrait of linda mcallister and jeffrey kriksciun
by norm sajovie
5.5"x7.5", framed, $75
i met jeff back in 2002 when he, ryan, zach, and casey shared a magical house full of art and silliness on foster and 69th. these guys were different from anyone i had met before and seemed to have invented a world of their own with false characters, furry art creatures, and a lot of giggling. their lifestyle was reflected all over their artwork and vice versa. when i opened the shop last year, jeff brought a few drawings in and we talked about him having a solo show, which happened this past august with brickthrough. since then, jeff has moved to sweden to be with his sweet girlfriend linda and we all miss them so very much.
a portrait of gretchen vaudt and norm sajovie
by rikki rothenberg
4.5"x6.25", framed, $50
i remember frantically calling gretchen and norm last year after visiting this tiny little store front for rent. we sat at crema and i asked them if they wanted to be part of the venture. even though it wasn't the right time for them, they encouraged me to go ahead with the project. since then, and even though we don't have as much time to hang out as friends and have dinner together, they have both contributed to the shop immensely, gretchen with her delicate pinch bowls ceramics and norm with his endless enthusiasm and encouragement.
these two are where it's at if you ask me.
a portrait of cole miller by matthew huff
4.25"x3.75", framed, $40
here's to cole, NATIONALE's main volunteer!!!
thank you for all the help and thanks to your parents for raising you in the spirit of volunteering. WOW.
a portrait of emilly prado and dale miller by cole miller
4.25"x3.25", framed, $30
dale is cole's brother. emilly is dale's girlfriend. they live in the neighborhood and volunteer on first thursday or when i need a couple hours off here and there. they have just moved to portland and are already such a great part of it. i'll deviate from talking strictly about the people to say that this portrait is awesome because it represents what emilly and dale's grown-up child would look like, and it seems fairly accurate too.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
limited edition DVD by eliza fernand
we just received 4 copies of eliza fernand's new DVD, a collection of 9 animations which should give you a taste of her upcoming solo exhibit next month.
add to cart
Saturday, December 19, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 8
a portrait of fox lou wallace knapp by sarah meadows
5"x7", framed, $30 (edition of 5)
fox comes in mostly to eat candy and that's totally fine.
a portrait of rikki rothenberg by may juliette barruel 18"x24", chromira crystal archive, $85 (edition of 10)
rikki was one of the first people to come in the shop last year. she inquired about a john lennon record which i hadn't priced yet. a few days later she came back and bought it for $8. we started talking and she asked about shows because she had been working on new stuff. when she returned with her portfolio, i loved what she showed me and booked her for a solo exhibit. i also found out she was kathleen keogh's dance collaborator and that, together with katie arrants, they formed the group woolly mammoth comes to dinner. for the next few months, she kept checking in with me, bringing new stuff for feedback, discussion, and tea. in june, as her show opened, her 45 lil glitter guise made so many people happy. i watched all month long as moods changed. it was so uplifting to walk in everyday and see the walls shine in all colors. rikki became a close friend and a real muse. i wish my full time job was to follow her around and document her every move. or her therapeutic use of eccentric make-up.
a portrait of honey owens by sarah meadows
8"x13.5", framed, $50 (edition of 5)
sweet and nurturing neighbor. friend of many years. and partner in crime when it comes to running down the street for some drinking chocolate from alma.
a portrait of ashby collinson (with meghan crotty)
by may juliette barruel
4"x6", framed, $25
ashby came in with kersti one day this spring and they modeled for our little rhodia notebooks. remember? this specific photo was taken at the announcement of obama's victory, 8:03pm on tuesday november 4th, 2008, back when everyone was happy.
all the heroes, pt. 7
a portrait of malick and little a by rikki rothenberg
8"x10", framed, SOLD
and
a portrait of malick and little a by may juliette barruel
5"x7", framed, $25
that's right, that's right, twice in the show, cute overload, etc.
my cats are both overweight, completely neurotic, and one of the best things to have happened in my life. so bear with me on this one.
a portrait of anna weber by matthew huff
4.25"x3.25", framed, $40
anna weber's gorgeous necklaces are on everyone's christmas wishlist. it was also so much fun to have her back in portland in october for her solo show at the gallery and to watch her work on the incredible new door at rad summer.
a portrait of blaine kusler by ilyas ahmed
7"x5", framed, $35
blaine helped me waste hundreds of shop-hours this year playing scrabble on facebook. this resulted in him getting very angry at times and me getting dangerously addicted. hence last month's cold turkey exit.
a portrait of woolly mammoth comes to dinner
by may juliette barruel
3"x3", twice, framed, SOLD
woolly mammoth comes to dinner is katie arrants, kathleen keogh, and rikki rothenberg. they are a constant inspiration and stimulation. they make me cry and laugh. their work is exactly what i look for in art, what i want to see more of. their involvement with the gallery this year has opened the door to a rewarding, challenging, loyal, and hopefully long-lasting friendship. now somebody brings me a kleenex.
a portrait of sarah gottesdiener by marian slakie
9.5"x5.5", SOLD
sarah gottesdiener has new hand-dyed and silk-screened tshirts in the shop, so so soft. we also carry her beautiful yoko & moon book made in collaboration with publication studio, as well as plazm magazine that she used to work for. and did we mention that we are a big fan of sarah, the person?
marian slakie recently had a show at twill and was very sweet to make this portrait of sarah at the very last minute. thanks marian!
Friday, December 18, 2009
!!pink alert!!
there are about 10 (i mean 5 now) rose soaps left until after the holidays as this has been everyone's favorite item lately. first come first served...
lost in translation and in the atlantic, too
sadly our apartamento magazines on the way from spain via the netherlands have been lost.
this means more patience, more delays, so sorry.
this means more patience, more delays, so sorry.
all the heroes, pt. 6
THANK GOD IT'S UGLY FACE WEDNESDAY!
a portrait of cari vander yacht by david neevel
go here and use your own keyboard, or stop by the shop for a mind-blowing interactive experience. F and N are some of my favorite keys... i met cari (and portraitist david neevel) through my curating job at stumptown or maybe it was because they were both so funny that the universe led me to them. regardless, they are a blessing to have around when things get too serious and you need to laugh it off. or when you can't take it anymore and just have to hit something. cari used to stop by this summer and her visits always cheered me up. she was also the quickest and fiercest customer to get to that romantic getaway weekends oversize leather bag at sarah meadows' crowded opening last month, and for this alone she deserves to be in our portrait show.
a portrait of cari vander yacht by david neevel
go here and use your own keyboard, or stop by the shop for a mind-blowing interactive experience. F and N are some of my favorite keys... i met cari (and portraitist david neevel) through my curating job at stumptown or maybe it was because they were both so funny that the universe led me to them. regardless, they are a blessing to have around when things get too serious and you need to laugh it off. or when you can't take it anymore and just have to hit something. cari used to stop by this summer and her visits always cheered me up. she was also the quickest and fiercest customer to get to that romantic getaway weekends oversize leather bag at sarah meadows' crowded opening last month, and for this alone she deserves to be in our portrait show.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
all the heroes, pt. 5
a portrait of marjorie skinner by eliza fernand
6.5"x10.5", $50
jump back a year ago. it seemed that marjorie skinner knew i was opening a shop almost before i did. i remember getting a phone call from her mere days after signing the lease and asking for details of what would be found at NATIONALE. she ended up running an extensive interview of me (jeez) in the mercury, and her little write-ups from time to time on MOD are part of the reason we are still afloat today.
a portrait of tom blood and curtis knapp by eliza fernand
7"x10", $70
tom and curtis wrote a poetry book "together". one of the best titles you can think of, if ever then always. i say "together" because the book is designed so that one can't know if curtis or tom or both wrote a specific poem. that's just how it goes. like when they had a poetry reading at the shop back in the spring one night before tom moved to anacortes. we didn't really know who had written what and frankly, it didn't matter. curtis also built all these rad wood boxes that we move around as we wish. and he magically made the walls all sleek and white, so yes, thank you.
i will also take this opportunity to announce that brooklyn/
oakland/chicago darling eliza fernand will be having a solo exhibit at NATIONALE in january 2010. that's next month, which means i have a couple days to write the press release and send it off. so off i go.
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