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The next Hip Hop Craft Meet up will be in Portland Or at
The Lotus Seed Yoga School
4635 NE 9th Avenue Portland, OR Phone: (503) 278-3799
http://www.lotusseedschool.org/
Contact Wren to find out more about this Last Thursday Art Show and Yoga/Music Interactive!
The opening will be Wed July 29th and the event will continue into the monthly Last Thursday Art Happening in Alberta Pdx.
We have a previous event blog entry below, the couchsurf and event support network friends and their related online hubs are still in full effect. If you are traveling the country and looking to connect, get at us or them or come through, let us know what is up!
Where you at? What is your situation? Lets skateboard!
Make sure to visit the Namaspirit Label blog for more info about the event, old, new and next next next projects:
http://web.me.com/mediumisthemessage/summer2k9/CRAFTING_OUR_VOICES/CRAFTING_OUR_VOICES.html Look for the “Blog” Entry.
Past Event Entry:
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The event was really helpful to the area…..
It reached a few conscious artists who needed to the info and a refreshing view of things….
Big up to the record store for hosting the show…
Namasteezy made it happen and included a huge art piece that bridged the yoga and hip hop into a mission statement you could look at!
The Meeting Up and extending exchange of info and admiration for our natural dyes on silk was great!
learn about “Peace Silk”
We are attempting to spread a collaborative conflagration of artistic synthesis through the connective capabilities of websites such as Couchsurfing.com, Myspace.com, Facebook.com, etc.
What this group consists of is people who have free studio space for artists available at their disposal in their town.
Furthermore members of this group carry a profound knowledge of the art scene in their local city so that they can further integrate the purpose of this collaboration.
The idea is simple – we, as creating artists, are concerned with the state of art in the world as it stands now.
Many artists have a goal that is geared towards a profitable end. And while I, personally, find no problem in this for others – it is simply not the way that we’ve approached the situation.
The concept, again, is simple.
Artists coming together to not only collaborate their artistic talents but also share the art that is created with the host that they are staying with.
In Pittsburgh, so far, we plan to have gallery exhibitions in our apartment for the traveling artists that come through. We also plan to have, at least, yearly galleries that are open to the public for trade, gifting, viewing, enjoying.
In Pittsburgh we have connections to many artists and have contacted many of them to ask for their hand in this project. They all have, joyously, accepted.
We can connect many artists in our town already including, but not limited to, chefs, poets, photographers, glass blowers, silk screeners, silk screening studios, glass blowing studios, dance instructors, painters, painting studios, painting supplies, poetry tutors, English tutors, language tutors etc.
The idea is to connect you to the artform that you want to experiment with.
For example, if a poet has always wanted to collaborate with, or write poems about, a carpenter. We can make this happen. If a juggler wants to experiment with photography, this is viable. If a painter needs models, we have this.
The main goal is to connect artists, share art, experience the beauty of creation and sharing.
We have started this project in Pittsburgh. It is going very well as it stands.
Never a penny exchanged. Only the beauty of creating and the joy of sharing your creations.
The name hayfire comes from tearing apart a metaphor. This will be like finding a needle in the haystack, only we will now have the chance to burn the hay away and come up with as many needles as we want.
Members: 253
Sub-Groups: 4
Members in Sub-Groups: 10
Posts: 275
http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=15042
Next Hip Hop Craft Meet up should be going down via hawthorne apothecary.
Located at 3135 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in SE Portland, Essential Elements Apothecary specializes in herbal remedies, delicious and healing teas, flower essences and features classes and healing services to the community.
Featuring:
• Over 300 herbs & spices
• Vibrational remedies
• Natural care products
• Incense
• Essential oils
• Gemstones & jewelry
• Metaphysical tools